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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,791–$6,318
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Guy Bailey Collection of Victorian Art, Online, London, New Bond Street · 24 February 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-087119
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Melhuish Strudwick, A female head study. Bonhams, 24 Feb 2025, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-087119.
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John Melhuish Strudwick, A female head study. Bonhams, 24 Feb 2025, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-087119.
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From the same sale The Guy Bailey Collection of Victorian Art · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossoms | Ra Marcus Stone | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The morning meal | John Anster Fitzgerald | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| The blind abbess | Talbot Hughes, Roi, Ps | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| The creation of Eve | George Frederic Watts, Om, Ra | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Naomi and the Child Obed | Simeon Solomon | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Eve listening to the voice of Adam | Edward Hodges Baily | £20,000–£30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Melhuish Strudwick | Study for an angel in a green dress | $5,269 | Christie's, Jun 2004 | |
| John Melhuish Strudwick | Study of figure and a subsidiary study of a figure in an arc | Christie's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Edward Lear | ´ I shall go south, like the swollers´ | International Autograph Auctions, Sep 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Dahr el Bayree, Thebes | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| John Melhuish Strudwick | Study of a young girl in profile to the right | Christie's, Jun 2004 | ||
| Edward Lear | Santa Maura | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| John Melhuish Strudwick | Study for the Central Figure of Passing Days | Sotheby's, May 2011 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | Children on a Beach, Sennen, Cornwall | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 |
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