Lot 31 · Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale
Paddle Venus 2
William Turnbull · bronze with a dark brown patina
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $190,384–$317,306
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale, London · 20 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3273636
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Turnbull, Paddle Venus 2. Christie's, 20 Mar 2024, lot 31. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3273636.
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William Turnbull, Paddle Venus 2. Christie's, 20 Mar 2024, lot 31. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3273636.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly in Swamp | SIR SIDNEY NOLAN, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992) | £150,000–£250,000 | |
| 1939 (gouache) | Ben Nicholson O.m. | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Two Watchers V Second Version | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Seated Figure | Henry Moore | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Street Scene with Old Church Tower | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Early Morning | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £800,000–£1,200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Turnbull | Female Figure | $264,587 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | |
| William Turnbull | Female | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| William Turnbull | Horse 2 | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| William Turnbull | Female 194 cm. (75 1/2 in.) high | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| William Turnbull | Metamorphic Venus 2 | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| William Turnbull | Leaf Venus I | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| William Turnbull | Paddle Venus 5 | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| William Turnbull | Metamorphosis | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 |
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.