Lot 39 · Darkness & Light: Post-War & Contemporary Art in Scotland
Shattered Head - 1956
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $20,225–$26,967
- Result
- upcoming — 30 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — Darkness & Light: Post-War & Contemporary Art in Scotland, Live from Edinburgh & Online · 30 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17769749
- Record
- first seen 2 Sep 2026 · updated 8 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17769749 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17769749
Henry Kondracki, SHATTERED HEAD - 1956. Lyon & Turnbull, 30 Sep 2026, lot 39. estimate £15,000–£20,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17769749.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
76% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 74%, 75% sold.
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Henry Kondracki, SHATTERED HEAD - 1956. Lyon & Turnbull, 30 Sep 2026, lot 39. estimate £15,000–£20,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17769749.
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