Lot 318 · Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
(Sri Lanka, b. 1951) Three figures Untitled (Three Figures)
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,589–$9,224
- Result
- upcoming — 23 October 2017
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, London, New Bond Street · 23 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1372558
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1372558 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1372558
Senaka Senanayake, Senaka Senanayake (Sri Lanka, b. 1951) Three figures Untitled (Three Figures). Bonhams, 23 Oct 2017, lot 318. estimate £5,000–£7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1372558.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
71% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Senaka Senanayake, Senaka Senanayake (Sri Lanka, b. 1951) Three figures Untitled (Three Figures). Bonhams, 23 Oct 2017, lot 318. estimate £5,000–£7,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1372558.
From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Andalusia, late 12th-13th Century (2) | — | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Persia, dated AH 877/AD 1472-73 | — | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Timurid Persia, dated AH 902/AD 1496-97 | — | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Ottoman Turkey, 16th/17th Century | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, late 16th Century | — | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Senaka Senanayake | Untitled (Fish) | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
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| Senaka Senanayake | Untitled (Maidens) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | untitled (women carrying pots) | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Senaka Senanayake | Compassion | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Folio of Four Erotic Drawings | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 | ||
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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.