Lot 166 · Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
Tallulah Bankhead
Frank Dobson R.a. · bronze with a green and brown patina, on a wooden base
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $20,709–$34,515
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale , London · 21 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3513440
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Frank Dobson R.a., Tallulah Bankhead. Christie's, 21 Oct 2021, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3513440.
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Frank Dobson R.a., Tallulah Bankhead. Christie's, 21 Oct 2021, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3513440.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Leaping Salmon | Gertrude Hermes R.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Skye | Eliot Hodgkin | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portland Trio | John Piper C.h. | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Stacks and Sea | Joan Eardley R.s.a. | £12,000–£18,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Reclining Nude Figure 50.8 cm. (20 in.) wide (excluding the | $20,862 | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | |
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Woman Waking | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | frank dobson, r.a. | romantic | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Nude | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | figures in a landscape | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Figure Group (Les Deux Amies) 32.5 cm. (12 3/4 in.) high (in | Bonhams, Nov 2018 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | bather, study for toilet | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | frank dobson, r.a. | freedom from fear | Sotheby's, Nov 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.