Lot 10 · British Surrealism
God Help all the Leviathans 24.1 x 15.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 in.)
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,875–$23,812
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British Surrealism, Online, London, New Bond Street · 17 April 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-144531
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Roland Penrose, God Help all the Leviathans 24.1 x 15.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 in.). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144531.
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Sir Roland Penrose, God Help all the Leviathans 24.1 x 15.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 in.). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 10. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144531.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylph Melody 35.5 x 27.8 cm. (14 x 11 in.) | John Banting | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Study for 'Nest of Wild Stones' 13.8 x 22.8 cm. (5 1/2 x 9 in.) | Paul Nash | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Painting 75.5 x 55.9 cm. (29 3/4 x 22 in.) | Ithell Colquhoun | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Aphrodite's Handmaiden 30.5 x 46 cm. (12 x 18 1/8 in.) Painted circa 1963 | John Armstrong | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Resting boats, Malaga 35.5 x 48.9 cm. (14 x 19 1/4 in.) (unframed) | Tristram Hillier R.a. | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Untitled 27.5 x 38.1 cm. (10 7/8 x 15 in.) | John Tunnard A.r.a. | £7,000–£10,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Roland Penrose | Seeing is Believing (L'Ile Invisible) | $19,132 | Christie's, Dec 2008 | |
| Sir Roland Penrose | Painting 1925 | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| Sir Roland Penrose | Femme Phare | Christie's, Sep 2009 | ||
| Sir Roland Penrose | Untitled | Christie's, Jul 2009 | ||
| Duncan Grant | Ka Cox, Standing Nude | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Duncan Grant | Still Life with Flowers | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Sir Roland Penrose | Surrealist composition | Christie's, May 2005 | ||
| Roger Hilton | Boats at sea | Christie's, Oct 2024 |
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.