Lot 138 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
1945 (three circles)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · oil and pencil on board, relief, on the artist's prepared board
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $80,035–$106,713
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale, London · 23 October 2025
- Dimensions
- 8 x 11 1⁄8 in. (20.3 x 28.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3132779
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3132779 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3132779
Ben Nicholson O.m., 1945 (three circles). Christie's, 23 Oct 2025, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3132779.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., 1945 (three circles). Christie's, 23 Oct 2025, lot 138. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3132779.
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| Anthony Caro | DAVID HOCKNEY, O.M., C.H., R.A. (B. 1937) | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Ida | AUGUSTUS JOHN, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | £50,000–£80,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | March 55 (Sextant) | $104,482 | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | |
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Red to Black | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Project | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Desoglin | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1956 (cloverleaf) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Feb 20 - 52 | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | ben nicholson | aug 1960 (milan) | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
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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.