Lot 174 · MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics
Hippopotamus
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,338–$2,675
- Result
- upcoming — 30 October 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Lyon & Turnbull — MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics, Live from Mall Galleries, London & Online · 30 October 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17809234
- Record
- first seen 15 Sep 2026 · updated 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-17809234 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-17809234
Gabriella Crespi, HIPPOPOTAMUS. Lyon & Turnbull, 30 Oct 2026, lot 174. estimate £1,000–£2,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17809234.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
87% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 86%, 80% sold.
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Gabriella Crespi, HIPPOPOTAMUS. Lyon & Turnbull, 30 Oct 2026, lot 174. estimate £1,000–£2,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17809234.
From the same sale MODERN MADE: Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Design, Craft and Studio Ceramics · Oct 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Past Glory, 1967 | Alan Green | £500–£800 | upcoming |
| Untitled, 1973 | Harry Thubron | £800–£1,200 | upcoming |
| Sculpture, 1979 | Brian Willsher | £300–£500 | upcoming |
| Yoga Structures No. 20 - January 1978 (Opus G.1392), 1978 | Alan Davie | £1,000–£1,500 | upcoming |
| Light Sculpture | Victor Anton | £500–£700 | upcoming |
| Relief Hanging No. 1 | Jean Spencer | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriella Crespi | Bowl, from the "Gocce Oro" series | $2,032 | Phillips, Feb 2025 | |
| Gabriella Crespi | Wild Boar (sculpture) | Wright, Aug 2026 | ||
| Gabriella Crespi | Picture frame, 1970s | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Gabriella Crespi | Italy, c. 1970, silvered bronze, glass, both with incised ar | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Gabriella Crespi | Centre de table, vers 1970 | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Gabriella Crespi | Pair of "Antivento" ashtrays with rotating lids | Phillips, Feb 2025 | ||
| Gabriella Crespi | Bowl from the Gocce Oro series | Wright, Jun 2025 | ||
| Gabriella Crespi | Pair of small bird-form bowls, from the "Gocce Oro" series | Phillips, Feb 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.