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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,706–$4,059
- Result
- upcoming — 7 September 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — British and European Art, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 7 September 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17802004
- Record
- first seen 11 Sep 2026 · updated 11 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17802004 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17802004
Archibald Thorburn, Grouse preening. Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 5. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17802004.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
82% 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, Grouse preening. Bonhams, 7 Sep 2026, lot 5. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17802004.
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 |
| Swallow | Archibald Thorburn | £1,000–£1,500 | upcoming |
| Bullfinch | Archibald Thorburn | £1,000–£1,500 | upcoming |
| Grouse in grass | 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 | A dunnock | $3,354 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | |
| Archibald Thorburn | Mallard at the water's edge | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Stalking Country - Poolewe | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Bullfinch and apple blossom | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a Sandpiper | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Sooty Shearwater | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Oyster-Catcher; Redshank; Sanderling; Kentish Plover each 14 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Study of a tiger | Bonhams, Mar 2022 |
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.