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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $2,298–$3,446
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British and Irish Art · 23 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3535328
- Record
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Leslie Hurry, this is the year of our lord 1939. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2006, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3535328.
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Leslie Hurry, this is the year of our lord 1939. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2006, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3535328.
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From the same sale 20th Century British and Irish Art · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors of Avebury | Sean Crampton | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The 1994 Royal College of Art Portfolio of Prints | Six Artists | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Fisherman | Mick Rooney | £800–£1,200 | |
| Jane's Journal | Robert Lenkiewicz | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Study for Cape Family | Peter Lanyon | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Standing Nude | Bernard Meninsky | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Hurry | Figure subjects, three works (largest) (3) | $2,747 | Bonhams, Mar 2015 | |
| Leslie Hurry | Folio of Costume Designs and a Stage Set Design for 'The Beg | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2025 | ||
| Leslie Hurry | 'Edinburgh evening' | Bonhams, Oct 2016 | ||
| Leslie Hurry | Imaginary Figure | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Leslie Hurry | A set design for Lac Des Cygnes, Act III, circa 1952 | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Leslie Hurry | Unrelenting Heritage | Bonhams, Jun 2016 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Pink and Black Space | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Leslie Hurry | The dream | Bonhams, Mar 2022 |
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.