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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,531–$20,296
- Result
- upcoming — 7 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British and European Art, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 7 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-031611
- Record
- first seen 19 Jul 2026 · updated 19 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-031611 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-031611
Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra, Sunday afternoon by the duck pond. Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 0. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-031611.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
67% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 65% sold.
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Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra, Sunday afternoon by the duck pond. Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 0. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-031611.
From the same sale British and European Art · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigeon | Archibald Thorburn | £1,500–£2,000 | upcoming |
| Swallow | Archibald Thorburn | £1,000–£1,500 | upcoming |
| Bullfinch | Archibald Thorburn | £1,000–£1,500 | upcoming |
| Grouse in grass | Archibald Thorburn | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
| Grouse preening | Archibald Thorburn | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
| Woodcock | Archibald Thorburn | £1,500–£2,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | Study of a Young Man | $16,866 | Sotheby's, May 2014 | |
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | The Keigwin Arms, Mousehole | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | The Inner Harbour - Abbey slip, Penzance | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | Santa Maria Della Saluta, Venice | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | Becalmed | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | The garden figure | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | Summer afternoon - a study of three children | Bonhams, Nov 2017 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | The Morning Room | Bonhams, Jun 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.