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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $24,494–$36,741
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 13 December 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3721684
- Record
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William Scott R.a., Composition. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2007, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3721684.
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William Scott R.a., Composition. Sotheby's, 13 Dec 2007, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3721684.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Dec 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landscape with Cable | Prunella Clough | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Last Coke Bottle | Clive Barker | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Little L-Shaped Screen | Kenneth Armitage Cbe, Ra | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of Vanessa Bell | Duncan Grant | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Running Man II | Dame Elisabeth Frink, D.B.E., R.A. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Trawler and Sea Birds | Alfred Wallis | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Scott R.a. | Brown Still Life | $23,551 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| William Scott R.a. | White Square on Black Ground | Phillips, Dec 2022 | ||
| William Scott R.a. | Still Life Orange Theme XVIII/L | Nature morte thème orange | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| William Scott R.a. | Egypt Series Drawing No. II 58 x 79 cm. (22 3/4 x 31 1/8 in. | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| William Scott R.a. | Still Life Dark Theme XXIII/L | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| William Scott R.a. | Seated Girl | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| William Scott R.a. | composition, ochre and brown | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| William Scott R.a. | White Eggs and Pan with Ochre Underline | Christie's, Nov 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.