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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,521–$17,282
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 26 May 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3927588
- Record
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Paule Vezelay, Men in a Cafe. Sotheby's, 26 May 2010, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927588.
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Paule Vezelay, Men in a Cafe. Sotheby's, 26 May 2010, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927588.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bullfrog | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Nude Study D (Betty Peters) | Sir Jacob Epstein | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Yellow Butterfly | Mary Fedden R.a. | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Oak and Fir Path | Ivon Hitchens | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Ritzy | Jason Martin | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Maquette VII High Wind | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | £8,000–£12,000 |
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| Paule Vezelay | Construction No. 43, Four Silhouettes | Christie's, Nov 2005 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Mortagne-sur-Mer | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Stonesfield, Oxfordshire, January | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | October Whites | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
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