Photo © Austin Auction Gallery — view this lot on Austin Auction Gallery ↗The Narrow-Leaved Kalmia, 1804
Aquatint · Paper
Austin Auction Gallery · Jul 12, 2026$325 ≈ £242 ≈ €284Sign up free to see priceImage courtesy Brunk Auctions
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Publisher
Robert John Thornton (English, 1768–1837) · 1806
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $600 – $900 (≈ £457 – £685) (≈ €541 – €811)
Offered at Brunk Auctions and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Engraving · Prints & multiples all engraving results →As published: “hand colored engraving and aquatint on wove paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Engravings
- Dimensions
- sheet 22-1/2 x 18 in.
- Auction house
- Brunk Auctions
- Sale
- Premier Auction | Session III (4686)
- Date
- December 7, 2019
- Location
- Asheville, United States
- Lot
- 1397
- Estimate
- $600 – $900 (≈ £457 – £685) (≈ €541 – €811)
- Source
- Auction house live.brunkauctions.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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