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- Estimate
- £500–£800 hammer ≈ $700–$1,120
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 20 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4641949
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Margaret Mellis, half circle and shadows. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4641949.
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Margaret Mellis, half circle and shadows. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4641949.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| lake emerald, canada | Winston Churchill | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| rain voices surf (c. 17) | Julian Opie | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| voice footsteps telephone (c. 18) | Julian Opie | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| agecroft power station, salford, 1983 | John Davies | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| valium | Damien Hirst | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| for dolls that do dishes, 2004 | Bob Carlos Clarke | £7,000–£10,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Mellis | Purple, Yellow and White Study, C.1980s | $992 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | |
| Margaret Mellis | Diamond Window | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Trembath Blues, 2000 Printed by Advanced Graphics, co-publis | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Untitled (7 Different Triangles) | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2021 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | San Zobenigo | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Caernarvon Castle I | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Hollyhock and Marigold, 1988 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2020 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Canción de Jinete (Rider's Song), 1989 (Kemp 99) | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2023 |
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.