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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,348–$2,022
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — HOME & Interiors, London, Knightsbridge · 5 April 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1688098
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1688098 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1688098
Felix Kelly, West African mines largest 14 x 19cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/2in). Bonhams, 5 Apr 2016, lot 488. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1688098.
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Felix Kelly, West African mines largest 14 x 19cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/2in). Bonhams, 5 Apr 2016, lot 488. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1688098.
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From the same sale HOME & Interiors · Apr 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji Period | A Large Japanese Bronze Usabata | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Meiji | A Japanese Bronze 'shishi' Incense Burner, Koro | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A pair of Chinese gilt-bronze figures of Buddhist lions (2) | — | £2,500–£3,000 | |
| Meiji Period | A large Japanese bronze 'elephant and boys' koro | £2,200–£2,400 | |
| Qianlong | Three Chinese Famille Rose Teapots And Covers | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A small collection of Chinese Yixing tea pots (13) | — | £500–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Kelly | 'Nuns floating over a dream landscape, 1958' | $1,691 | Bonhams, Oct 2014 | |
| Felix Kelly | Sketch for the Opera Nelson, Act III, Scene 1 | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Felix Kelly | Act II 'Duel of Angels', Old Vic | Christie's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Felix Kelly | A Mississippi riverboat signed with initials and dated 'FK87 | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Felix Kelly | The Monument, St. Paul's and Nelson's Column | Christie's, Jan 2012 | ||
| Felix Kelly | Bath Abbey and the Pump Room | Christie's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Keith Vaughan | Sitting and Reading, C.1940s | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Felix Kelly | The Summer House, Fort Ticonderoga, John H. Pell 7 1/2 x 8in | Bonhams, Jan 2025 |
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.