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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $796–$1,114
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Art & Antiques, Oxford · 5 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1964374
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Wells, Cat and bird. Bonhams, 5 Nov 2014, lot 45. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1964374.
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John Wells, Cat and bird. Bonhams, 5 Nov 2014, lot 45. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1964374.
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From the same sale Fine Art & Antiques · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still life and fan (2) | Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder | £500–£700 | upcoming |
| Untitled - blue and black | William Gear | £1,500–£2,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled - red, yellow and black | William Gear | £1,500–£2,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled - black and white | William Gear | £600–£800 | upcoming |
| Untitled - black and white | William Gear | £600–£800 | upcoming |
| 'Autumn Landscape' | Rowland Suddaby | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wells | untitled | $822 | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | |
| John Wells | Untitled | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| John Wells | Untitled, 76/5D, 1976 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 | ||
| John Wells | Cornish Landscape | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| John Wells | Drawing 80/6D, 1968 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| John Wells | Hunter with his hunting birds | Bonhams, Jul 2015 | ||
| John Wells | variations on a simple theme | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| John Wells | Politics | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 |
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.