Lot 27 · A Life in Pictures - The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough
Harbour with Boats, Plymouth
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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $199,849–$299,774
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Life in Pictures - The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough, London · 11 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3890879
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Burra, Harbour with Boats, Plymouth. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890879.
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Edward Burra, Harbour with Boats, Plymouth. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890879.
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From the same sale A Life in Pictures - The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Striped Shirt | Edward Burra | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Summer comes to Chartwell | Sir William Nicholson | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Nude | William Scott R.a. | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Three Women and a Child | Henry Moore | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Bathers at Highgate | Keith Vaughan | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Still Life with Apples and Scales | Graham Sutherland O.m. | £20,000–£30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Burra | Spanish Dancer in a White Dress | $263,054 | Christie's, Jun 2018 | |
| Edward Burra | flamenco band | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Edward Burra | A Quarry near Buxton | Christie's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Edward Burra | Fish Stall, Glasgow | Christie's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Edward Burra | Susanna and the Elders | Christie's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Edward Burra | Landscape Near Rye 56.6 x 77.5 cm. (22 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.) | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Edward Burra | Still Life, with teeth | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Edward Burra | View at Florence | Christie's, Mar 2025 |
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.