Lot 441 · Modern and Contemporary Art | to include the James Birch Collection
'Guinness, The Ideal Summer Resort', 1961
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $809–$1,079
- Result
- upcoming — 7 October 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sworders — Modern and Contemporary Art | to include the James Birch Collection · 7 October 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17796786
- Record
- first seen 11 Sep 2026 · updated 11 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Thomas Young Gilroy, 'Guinness, The Ideal Summer Resort', 1961. Sworders, 7 Oct 2026, lot 441. estimate £600–£800, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17796786.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
70% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 65% sold.
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John Thomas Young Gilroy, 'Guinness, The Ideal Summer Resort', 1961. Sworders, 7 Oct 2026, lot 441. estimate £600–£800, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17796786.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 'Juste Parce Que Je Suis Belle' (Pin-Up No. 9), 2010 | Reuben Mednikoff | £5,000–£8,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (October 5, 1938 no. 4) | Reuben Mednikoff | £1,500–£2,500 | upcoming |
| Untitled (April 24 1944) | Reuben Mednikoff | £1,200–£1,800 | upcoming |
| A night-time view of a house | Reuben Mednikoff | £400–£600 | upcoming |
| Untitled (September 17 1935) | Reuben Mednikoff | £3,000–£5,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Sept 21 1941) | Reuben Mednikoff | £25,000–£35,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | A Doggy Dance - Poster Design for Twenty-One Club and Church | $1,256 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | Coronation | Christie's, May 2003 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | Guinness for Strength | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2020 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | My Goodness My Guinness | Christie's, Feb 1998 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | My Goodness-My Guinness | Christie's, Feb 1999 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | The Pekingese | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | Guinness Time | Christie's, Oct 1998 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | My Goodness, My Guinness | Christie's, Feb 2000 |
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.