Lot 177 · 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art
Profile of a circus clown
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,658–$2,488
- Result
- upcoming — 18 March 2014
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art, London, Knightsbridge · 18 March 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2021042
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-2021042 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-2021042
Dame Laura Knight, Profile of a circus clown. Bonhams, 18 Mar 2014, lot 177. estimate £1,000–£1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2021042.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.
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Dame Laura Knight, Profile of a circus clown. Bonhams, 18 Mar 2014, lot 177. estimate £1,000–£1,500, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2021042.
From the same sale 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art · Mar 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Dutch town scene | Jan Hendrik Verheyen | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Burgos Cathedral | Henry Charles Brewer | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Cattle in a meadow | Thomas Sidney Cooper, Ra | £2,000–£3,000 | upcoming |
| Cavalier kittens | Louis Eugène Lambert | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Domestic bliss | Circle Of Edward Charles Barnes | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| A mountain hermit | C. Neumann | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dame Laura Knight | The Gardens at Wyresdale Park, Lancashire | $1,690 | Christie's, Dec 2025 | |
| Dame Laura Knight | Seated Lion | Freeman's | Hindman, Jun 2026 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | Bank Holiday | Lyon & Turnbull, Jul 2021 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | Back Stage at the Old Vic, The Richards | Christie's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | Portrait of Lucien Simon (1861-1945), three-quarter-length | Christie's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | Rocky stream | Bonhams, Sep 2013 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | Dancers in the wings | Chiswick Auctions, Jun 2026 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | Portrait of a Lady | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2021 |
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.