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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,068–$10,603
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05142 · 24 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3314577
- Record
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Nicola Hicks, A Dream of Silk and Carnage. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2005, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314577.
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Nicola Hicks, A Dream of Silk and Carnage. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2005, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314577.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05142 · Oct 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Still Life by the Fire | William Ratcliffe | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Landscape with Figure | Keith Vaughan | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Study for a Cathedral | Graham Sutherland O.m. | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| The Argument | Bill Jacklin | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Maquette for seated woman: thin neck | Henry Moore | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Head | Sir Eduardo Paolozzi | £12,000–£18,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Hicks | nicola hicks | bang | $6,181 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | |
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| John Piper C.h. | Table, C. 1957-9 | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2025 | ||
| Nicola Hicks | Horse | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Nicola Hicks | Fru I | Sotheby's, Feb 2006 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Orchard Tambourines A, 1999. | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Maquette for Madonna and Child 35.5cm (14in) high | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Nicola Hicks | nicola hicks | la confidante | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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.