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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $19,895–$33,158
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British Art, London · 17 November 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4876079
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Study for Birth. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2020, lot 310. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4876079.
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Study for Birth. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2020, lot 310. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4876079.
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From the same sale Modern & Post-War British Art · Nov 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatitude 3: Seeing | Sir Stanley Spencer R.a. | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Wave Form no. 7 | Robert Adams | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled, Abstract | Robert Adams | £1,800–£2,500 | |
| Computer Head | Sir Eduardo Paolozzi | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Madonna and Child | Sir Jacob Epstein | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Hook Torso | William Turnbull | £25,000–£35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Maquette for Madonna and Child | $25,929 | Christie's, Nov 2019 | |
| Sir Jacob Epstein | sir jacob epstein | second portrait of george bernard shaw ( | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | second portrait of george bernard shaw (head) | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | sir jacob epstein | bust of joseph conrad | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Maquette for St Michael and the Devil 54.3 cm. (21 3/8 in.) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | First Portrait of Deirdre (with arms) 62cm (24 7/16in) high | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Rabindranath Tagore | Christie's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Bust of Joseph Conrad | Christie's, Oct 2021 |
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.