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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,659–$11,488
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British and Irish Art · 23 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3535519
- Record
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John Wells, painting 1965-66. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2006, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3535519.
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John Wells, painting 1965-66. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2006, lot 247. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3535519.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wells | Variations | $14,958 | Christie's, Mar 2022 | |
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| John Wells | Landscape | Rago, Mar 2021 | ||
| John Wells | Painting, 1967 | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| John Wells | Boscastle | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| John Wells | Discs and Circles | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| John Wells | Disc and Circle | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| John Wells | Relief on a Seventh Module (Homage to Ben and Gorin) Please | Bonhams, May 2020 |
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