Lot 18 · British Surrealism
December 24th 1945 11 pm 10.2 x 7.3 cm. (4 x 2 7/8 in.)
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $926–$1,323
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British Surrealism, Online, London, New Bond Street · 17 April 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-144539
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Reuben Mednikoff, December 24th 1945 11 pm 10.2 x 7.3 cm. (4 x 2 7/8 in.). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144539.
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Reuben Mednikoff, December 24th 1945 11 pm 10.2 x 7.3 cm. (4 x 2 7/8 in.). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144539.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sylph Melody 35.5 x 27.8 cm. (14 x 11 in.) | John Banting | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| God Help all the Leviathans 24.1 x 15.2 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 in.) | Sir Roland Penrose | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Mednikoff | Surrealist Forms | $5,672 | Christie's, Nov 2019 | |
| Reuben Mednikoff | Untitled, June 3 | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Conroy Maddox | The Modern Dance 38.1 x 54.2 cm. (15 x 21 3/8 in.) | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Reuben Mednikoff | Oct 27 1946 23.3 x 29.6 cm. (9 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.) | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Alan Davie | The pool at the magic castle. 1959. | Koller, Jul 2025 | ||
| Alan Davie | Hallucination with Mirrored Black Bird, 1984 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023 | ||
| Reuben Mednikoff | Island of Delight 30.4 x 39.2 cm. (11 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.) | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Ken Howard R.a. | The Campanile | Chiswick Auctions, Mar 2026 |
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.