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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,867–$11,800
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Scottish Pictures, London · 1 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3755026
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Gear, Yellow Abstract. Sotheby's, 1 May 2008, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3755026.
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William Gear, Yellow Abstract. Sotheby's, 1 May 2008, lot 199. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3755026.
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From the same sale Scottish Pictures · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighouse Bay | Edward Atkinson Hornel | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Two studies of Cassis Harbour | John Duncan Fergusson Rba | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Suliven, Cul Mor | James Morrison, R.S.A, R.S.W. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Late Summer Flowers | Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, R.S.A., R.A. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Flying Kites on the Beach, St Malo | Sir William Russell Flint | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Cecilia & Joanna | Sir William Russell Flint | £12,000–£18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gear | Landscape | $7,313 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| William Gear | Spanish Souvenir | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| William Gear | Study with Yellow, 1969 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023 | ||
| William Gear | Abstract | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| William Gear | peinture | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| William Gear | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| William Gear | Personnage, 1947 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2026 | ||
| William Gear | Black Figure on Red, No.8 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jul 2020 |
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.