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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $8,916–$12,736
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, New Bond Street · 14 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1553501
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Michael Ayrton, Carapace 20.3 cm. (8 in.) wide. Bonhams, 14 Jun 2017, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1553501.
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Michael Ayrton, Carapace 20.3 cm. (8 in.) wide. Bonhams, 14 Jun 2017, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1553501.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · Jun 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure: April 23 43.8 x 34.9 cm. (17 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.) | Keith Vaughan | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Portrait of Robert Fowler R.W.S., R.I., A.R.C.A 55.6 x 45.7 cm. (21 7… | David Jagger R.o.i. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Nocturne 14 x 23.9 cm. (5 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.) | Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Tide 37.2 x 57.8 cm. (14 5/8 x 22 3/4 in.) | Paul Nash | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Hilda, Stanley and Child 52.1 x 70.8 cm. (20 1/2 x 27 7/8 in.) | Sir Stanley Spencer R.a. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Pierrette 59.7 x 42.5 cm. (23 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.) | David Jagger R.o.i. | £5,000–£7,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ayrton | Figure with Skein 1972 | $17,575 | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | |
| Michael Ayrton | Invader | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Michael Ayrton | Crouched Minotaur 78.7 cm. (31 in.) wide | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Michael Ayrton | Advancing Figure | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Michael Ayrton | Conversation 91.3 x 71.2 cm. (36 x 28 in.) | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Michael Ayrton | The Track to Chanctonbury | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Michael Ayrton | Triptych III: Emerging Figure | Christie's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Michael Ayrton | Once The City | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 |
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.