Lot 24 · British Surrealism
Resting boats, Malaga 35.5 x 48.9 cm. (14 x 19 1/4 in.) (unframed)
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,587–$2,381
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British Surrealism, Online, London, New Bond Street · 17 April 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-144545
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tristram Hillier R.a., Resting boats, Malaga 35.5 x 48.9 cm. (14 x 19 1/4 in.) (unframed). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144545.
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Tristram Hillier R.a., Resting boats, Malaga 35.5 x 48.9 cm. (14 x 19 1/4 in.) (unframed). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144545.
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From the same sale British Surrealism · Apr 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Untitled 27.5 x 38.1 cm. (10 7/8 x 15 in.) | John Tunnard A.r.a. | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristram Hillier R.a. | Boatyard 27.4 x 42 cm. (10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.) (unframed) | $1,693 | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | |
| Tristram Hillier R.a. | Estuary at Low Tide, 1954 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2024 | ||
| Tristram Hillier R.a. | tristram hillier, r.a. | thomas william dutton | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Black on Mauve Grey | Rago, Feb 2023 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Blue, Red, Black Vertical Rhythm | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | Venetian Nude | Chiswick Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | King's College Cambridge, View from Trinity | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Composition (Red & Black), 1982 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 |
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.