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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,353–$2,030
- Result
- upcoming — 7 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British and European Art, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 7 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17802001
- Record
- first seen 11 Sep 2026 · updated 11 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17802001 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17802001
Archibald Thorburn, Swallow. Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 2. estimate £1,000–£1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17802001.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
84% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 82%, 73% sold.
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Archibald Thorburn, Swallow. Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 2. estimate £1,000–£1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17802001.
From the same sale British and European Art · Sep 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday afternoon by the duck pond | Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | £10,000–£15,000 | upcoming |
| Wigeon | Archibald Thorburn | £1,500–£2,000 | upcoming |
| Bullfinch | Archibald Thorburn | £1,000–£1,500 | upcoming |
| Grouse in grass | Archibald Thorburn | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
| Grouse preening | Archibald Thorburn | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
| Woodcock | Archibald Thorburn | £1,500–£2,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Thorburn | Spoonbill | $1,700 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a white bull | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Studies of harrier | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | A mallard landing 9.5cm diameter circular | Bonhams, Jun 2015 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a tiger | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a Sandpiper | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Coal tits | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Herring gull | Bonhams, Mar 2026 |
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.