Lot 53 · Modern British and Irish Art
The bullfighter 48.9 x 61.3 cm. (19 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.)
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,580–$15,114
- Result
- upcoming — 29 May 2013
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, New Bond Street · 29 May 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2159879
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Minton, The bullfighter 48.9 x 61.3 cm. (19 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.). Bonhams, 29 May 2013, lot 53. estimate £7,000–£10,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2159879.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
68% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 66% sold.
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John Minton, The bullfighter 48.9 x 61.3 cm. (19 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.). Bonhams, 29 May 2013, lot 53. estimate £7,000–£10,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2159879.
From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · May 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byzantine Madonna 57.2 x 45.4 cm. (22 1/2 x 17 7/8 in.) | Harry Kernoff R.h.a. | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| The Custom House, Dublin 15 x 20.2 cm. (6 x 8 in.) | William John Leech R.h.a. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Cadiz Boat 25 x 35 cm. (9 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.) | Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. (1856-1941) | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Moonrise; Tangier 25.1 x 35.3 cm. (9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.) | Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. (1856-1941) | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Portrait of Mrs John W. Davis, née Ellen G. Bassel 82.9 x 57.2 cm. (3… | Philip De László | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Dunford Stream in April, No.1 43 x 144.9 cm. (17 x 57 in.) | Ivon Hitchens | £50,000–£70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Minton | Blast Furnace, 1948 | $11,014 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023 | |
| John Minton | Portrait of a Young Man Reclining | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| John Minton | Cranes at Bankside | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| John Minton | Cornish Landscape | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| John Minton | The Farm Machine | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| John Minton | Widnes Lithopone Plant Rotary Calciner | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| John Minton | St Pancras Interior at Christmas | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| John Minton | Three Figures | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 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.