Lot 71 · 20th Century British and Irish Art
Frightened Bird 15.2 cm. (9 7/8 in.) high (including base)
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,514–$12,685
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — 20th Century British and Irish Art, London, New Bond Street · 14 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2278319
- Record
- first seen 26 Jul 2026 · updated 26 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bernard Meadows, Frightened Bird 15.2 cm. (9 7/8 in.) high (including base). Bonhams, 14 Nov 2012, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2278319.
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Bernard Meadows, Frightened Bird 15.2 cm. (9 7/8 in.) high (including base). Bonhams, 14 Nov 2012, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2278319.
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From the same sale 20th Century British and Irish Art · Nov 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Somerset Towers each sheet 68 x 35 cm. (26 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.); o… | John Piper C.h. | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Font and Flowers, North Grimston 68.5 x 53.4 cm. (27 x 21 in.) | John Piper C.h. | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Marching Men 24.1 x 18.6 cm. (9 1/2 x 7 1/3 in.) | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.r.a. | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| Evening in Oban 35 x 25.3 cm. (13 3/4 x 10 in.) | William Roberts R.a. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Study for 'Bargees' 53.5 x 35 cm. (21 x 13 3/4 in.) | David Bomberg | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Autumn in Banbury 28 x 20.5 cm. (11 x 8 1/4 in.) | Joseph Edward Southall | £7,000–£10,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Meadows | Armed Bust I 48.4 cm. ( 19 1/8 in.) high (including the sla | $9,605 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | |
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| Bernard Meadows | Standing Figure 22.4 cm. (8 3/4 in.) high (excluding the woo | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Bernard Meadows | Four Large Reliefs | Sotheby's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Bernard Meadows | Two Directors Reliefs largest: 71 x 31 x 16cm (27 15/16 x 12 | Bonhams, Jul 2018 | ||
| Bernard Meadows | Pointing Figure, 1967 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2022 | ||
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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.