Lot 15 · Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale
Aug 18-50 (Newlyn)
Ben Nicholson O.m. · oil and pencil on board, on the artist's prepared board
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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $156,407–$234,610
- Result
- upcoming — 16 October 2024
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London · 16 October 2024
- Dimensions
- 13 7⁄8 x 15 in. (35.4 x 38.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3214858
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3214858 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3214858
Ben Nicholson O.m., Aug 18-50 (Newlyn). Christie's, 16 Oct 2024, lot 15. estimate £120,000–£180,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3214858.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
88% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 383 held-out evening-sale lots the model scored about 88%, 90% sold.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Aug 18-50 (Newlyn). Christie's, 16 Oct 2024, lot 15. estimate £120,000–£180,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3214858.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1944 (Cornish Port) | $199,151 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1944 (still life) | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | aug 14-50 (2) : still life (linear) | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Diamond 22.7 x 13.9 cm. (8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.) | Bonhams, Jun 2016 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | aug 63 (metallic) | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Illustration to George and Rufus | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1945 (Three Circles) | Sotheby's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | ben nicholson | may 1955 (green chisel) | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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.