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- Estimate
- £300,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $553,805–$738,406
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04140 · 2 June 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3055268
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra, The Convent. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2004, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3055268.
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Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra, The Convent. Sotheby's, 2 Jun 2004, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3055268.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04140 · Jun 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man Losing His Head | Allen Jones | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Reclining Horse | Dame Elisabeth Frink, D.B.E., R.A. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Dusk is Growing | David Jones C.h. C.b.e. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Putting on the Ritz | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Face | Allen Jones | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Mother Love | Leonard Campbell Taylor | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | A Safe Anchorage | $489,306 | Sotheby's, Nov 2003 | |
| Dame Laura Knight | Beside the Stream | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Midsummer Night or Iris | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Dame Laura Knight | At the Edge of the Cliff | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | The Quarry Team | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | The Pier Head | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Stanhope Alexander Forbes, Ra | the orchard, quimperlé | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Wandsworth by Moonlight | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 |
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.