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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $2,248–$3,372
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British and Irish Art · 7 September 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3471769
- Record
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Geoffrey Humphries, The Letter. Sotheby's, 7 Sep 2006, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3471769.
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Geoffrey Humphries, The Letter. Sotheby's, 7 Sep 2006, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3471769.
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From the same sale 20th Century British and Irish Art · Sep 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers | Mark Gertler | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Portland Mason | Sir Jacob Epstein | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Untitled | Lin Shou-yu | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Sun Tree | Sir Terry Frost R.a. | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Old Chelsea | John Frederick Hunter | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Labyrinth of the Minotaur | Robert Medley | £3,000–£5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Humphries | Canal, Venice | $2,094 | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | |
| Geoffrey Humphries | model in a venice studio | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Epping Forest | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2025 | ||
| Ken Howard R.a. | Afternoon Almyros Beach Crete (unframed) | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Geoffrey Humphries | Lucy and Perdie | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Geoffrey Humphries | Lara | Christie's, Sep 2009 | ||
| Geoffrey Humphries | Elisabetta | Sotheby's, Sep 2004 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | By the Sea | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
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.