Lot 155 · British and European Art: Online
The hero of the hour
R.o.i. Frederick Morgan · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $36,967–$61,611
- Result
- upcoming — 15 December 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and European Art: Online, London · 15 December 2022
- Dimensions
- in. (90 x 120 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3392557
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3392557 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3392557
R.o.i. Frederick Morgan, The hero of the hour. Christie's, 15 Dec 2022, lot 155. estimate £30,000–£50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3392557.
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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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R.o.i. Frederick Morgan, The hero of the hour. Christie's, 15 Dec 2022, lot 155. estimate £30,000–£50,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3392557.
From the same sale British and European Art: Online · Dec 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy, daughter of F.J. Elliott Esq. | GEORGE SPENCER WATSON, R.A., R.W.S., R.O.I. (BRITISH, 1869-1934) | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| A beach in Southern Spain | EDWARD SEAGO, R.W.S., R.B.A. (BRITISH, 1910-1974) | £15,000–£25,000 | upcoming |
| The Farmyard, Evening | SIR GEORGE CLAUSEN, R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1852-1944) | £15,000–£25,000 | upcoming |
| The basin, Honfleur | EDWARD SEAGO, R.W.S., R.B.A. (BRITISH, 1910-1974) | £15,000–£25,000 | upcoming |
| Montmartre, la rue Cortot | STANISLAS VICTOR ÉDOUARD LÉPINE (FRENCH, 1835-1892) | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
| Mother Goose: illustration to the foreword for 'Mother Goose - The Ol… | ARTHUR RACKHAM, R.W.S. (BRITISH, 1867-1939) | £30,000–£50,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.o.i. Frederick Morgan | Hunt the Slipper | $43,915 | Christie's, Jan 2022 | |
| R.o.i. Frederick Morgan | A Heavy Load | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| R.o.i. Frederick Morgan | A Father's Return | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 | ||
| R.o.i. Frederick Morgan | playmates | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| R.o.i. Frederick Morgan | The Butterfly | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| R.o.i. Frederick Morgan | Yuletide | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Forge Valley by moonlight | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| R.o.i. Frederick Morgan | Motherly Love | Sotheby's, Oct 2007 |
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.