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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,051–$7,576
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British & Irish Art, London, Knightsbridge · 27 November 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-377501
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-377501 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-377501
John Hoyland, Letter to R.M. (unframed). Bonhams, 27 Nov 2024, lot 94. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377501.
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John Hoyland, Letter to R.M. (unframed). Bonhams, 27 Nov 2024, lot 94. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377501.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Homburg | Lucy Harwood | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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