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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $11,895–$15,860
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Pruskin: Decorative Art 1880-1960, London · 2 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3740568
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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A.r.a. John Armstrong, Passion of the Inanimate. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 284. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3740568.
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A.r.a. John Armstrong, Passion of the Inanimate. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 284. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3740568.
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From the same sale Pruskin: Decorative Art 1880-1960 · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wisdom of Age and The Sailor and the Nursemaid | Rex Whistler | £6,000–£10,000 | |
| The Shell Nature Fossils Cover Design | Tristram Hillier R.a. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Theatregoers use Shell | Hein Heckroth | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Marie-Blanche de Polignac | Christian Bérard | £50,000–£60,000 | |
| Architects Prefer Shell | Hans Feibusch | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Head of a Young Man | Edwin Whitney-smith | £2,500–£3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.r.a. John Armstrong | Fish in a Landscape | $17,450 | Christie's, Dec 2011 | |
| A.r.a. John Armstrong | Leaf Forms | Sotheby's, Dec 2006 | ||
| A.r.a. John Armstrong | Surrealist Landscape | Christie's, Mar 2006 | ||
| A.r.a. John Armstrong | john armstrong, a.r.a. | victory | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Landscape | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| A.r.a. John Armstrong | Battle of Nothing | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
| A.r.a. John Armstrong | The City | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| A.r.a. John Armstrong | Fishpiece | Christie's, Jun 2000 |
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.