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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,935–$2,580
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British & Irish Art, London, Knightsbridge · 26 March 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-208280
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Louis William Wain, Council for Defendant. Bonhams, 26 Mar 2025, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-208280.
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Louis William Wain, Council for Defendant. Bonhams, 26 Mar 2025, lot 64. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-208280.
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From the same sale Modern British & Irish Art · Mar 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boats and Beach Houses | Mary Fedden R.a. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Landscape Form | Graham Sutherland O.m. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Aberaeron, South Wales | John Piper C.h. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Patagonia | Sir Kyffin Williams R.a. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Lancashire Scene (unframed) | Theodore Major | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Group Series 1048 | John Thompson | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis William Wain | The Tabby Toboggan Club | $18,232 | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | |
| Louis William Wain | Hockey, circa 1904 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2023 | ||
| Louis William Wain | Portrait of an orange cat | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| Louis William Wain | Weeping Cat | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| Louis William Wain | Pensive Puss | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Louis William Wain | Plaintiff | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Louis William Wain | The Maypole | Bonhams, Jan 2014 | ||
| Louis William Wain | To Be Let Unfurnished | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2023 |
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.