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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,323–$1,984
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British Surrealism, Online, London, New Bond Street · 17 April 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-144559
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Oscar Mellor, Polly 45.9 x 30.7 cm. (18 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144559.
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Oscar Mellor, Polly 45.9 x 30.7 cm. (18 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.). Bonhams, 17 Apr 2025, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-144559.
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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 | |
| Resting boats, Malaga 35.5 x 48.9 cm. (14 x 19 1/4 in.) (unframed) | Tristram Hillier R.a. | £1,200–£1,800 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Mellor | Iris and Hilda | $3,773 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | |
| Oscar Mellor | The Hot Line | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
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| Oscar Mellor | The Red Bull 60.7 x 45.7 cm. (23 7/8 x 18 in.) | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Montepulciano, Tuscany, 1950/53 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2021 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Goumois (Jura) | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Blue Circle | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Seated Female Figure | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.