Lot 172 · 20th Century British Art
Aphrodite
William Turnbull · bronze with a green and brown patina
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $75,407–$113,111
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London · 17 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5622342
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Turnbull, Aphrodite. Christie's, 17 Nov 2006, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5622342.
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William Turnbull, Aphrodite. Christie's, 17 Nov 2006, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5622342.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constructed painting (Moonlit) | Wilhelmina Barns-graham | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Scorpio Series 3 | Wilhelmina Barns-graham | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Abstract, 1959 | Sir Terry Frost R.a. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Composition: Blue and Red | Adrian Heath | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Abstract with Target | Roger Hilton | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| September, 1960 | Roger Hilton | £18,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Turnbull | Horse 2 | $365,400 | Phillips, Jun 2021 | |
| William Turnbull | screwhead | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| William Turnbull | Leaf Venus 2 | Christie's, Nov 2015 | ||
| William Turnbull | Queen 2 | Christie's, Jun 2018 | ||
| William Turnbull | Large Siren | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| William Turnbull | female | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| William Turnbull | Female 194 cm. (75 1/2 in.) high | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| William Turnbull | Metamorphic Venus 2 | Christie's, Jun 2019 |
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.