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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,474–$3,711
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, Knightsbridge · 12 May 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-718517
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sydney Harpley R.a., Girl on a Swing 86cm (33 7/8in) high. Bonhams, 12 May 2020, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-718517.
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Sydney Harpley R.a., Girl on a Swing 86cm (33 7/8in) high. Bonhams, 12 May 2020, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-718517.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · May 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquette for Parthenope and Egeria 34.5cm (13 9/16in) high, excluding base | Sir Eduardo Paolozzi | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Joy St Ives Epiphany with Art Books & Roses | Linda Weir | £800–£1,200 | |
| The Wife of Bath's Tale | Dame Elisabeth Frink R.a. | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Breton Woman (unframed) | Christopher Wood | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Holy Mountain | Mark Lancelot Symons | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Mountain with Waterfall | Mark Lancelot Symons | £1,000–£1,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | On the Beach 57.5cm (22 5/8in) high excluding base; 62cm (24 | $4,379 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | |
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | Girl on Her Side Reading | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | The Handstand | Christie's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | The Sunbather | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | Seated nude reading | Christie's, Nov 2008 | ||
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | Girl in a Hammock | Christie's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | Girl in the rain the bronze 101cm (40in), overall size inclu | Bonhams, Mar 2015 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | The Garden at Alltsadog, Dyfed, Wales, 1983 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 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.