Lot 39 · Modern British and Irish Art
Urbino I (Variation on a theme) 36.8 x 33 cm. (14 1/2 x 13 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard)
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,229–$19,844
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, New Bond Street · 22 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1553184
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Urbino I (Variation on a theme) 36.8 x 33 cm. (14 1/2 x 13 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard). Bonhams, 22 Nov 2017, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1553184.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Urbino I (Variation on a theme) 36.8 x 33 cm. (14 1/2 x 13 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard). Bonhams, 22 Nov 2017, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1553184.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Quarry Woods, Cookham 50.6 x 69 cm. (20 x 27 1/8 in.) Painted 1920-21 | Sir Stanley Spencer R.a. | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| The Chinese Coat 50.8 x 40.6 cm. (20 x 16 in.) | David Jagger R.o.i. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Yehudi Menuhin 35.5 cm. (14 in.) high (excluding the base) | Sir Jacob Epstein | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Sir Winston Churchill 30.4 cm. (12 in.) high (excluding the base) | Sir Jacob Epstein | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| The Wheatsheaf 74 x 129 cm. (29 1/8 x 50 3/4 in.) | Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Leading Lady's Day Off 76.5 x 56.5 cm. (30 1/8 x 22 1/4 in.) | Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | £15,000–£20,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1978 (still life with blue + stripes) | $16,405 | Christie's, Oct 2024 | |
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Mauve and Blue, May 1978 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1970 (Goblet & Glass) 53.6 x 49.2 cm. (21 1/8 x 19 3/8 in.) | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 72 (2 forms) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | February 61 (Nauplia) | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Inca | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | White Relief (second version) | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | May 2-54 (still life) | Christie's, Mar 2025 |
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.