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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,963–$2,945
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British & Irish Art · 1 March 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3584572
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Wells, Circle composition. Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2007, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3584572.
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John Wells, Circle composition. Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2007, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3584572.
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From the same sale 20th Century British & Irish Art · Mar 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | John Piper C.h. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Sailing Boat | Maxwell Ashby Armfield, R.w.s. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Gate in Hyde Park | Keith Baynes | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Elapse | Bridget Riley | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Gola Islander | R.a. Henry Lamb | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Mother and Child | Dora Carrington | £3,000–£4,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wells | Red Dancer | $3,153 | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | |
| John Wells | Composition | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| John Wells | Untitled | Bonhams, Dec 2018 | ||
| John Wells | Untitled, 73/8D 24.5 x 33 cm. (9 3/4 x 13 in.) | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| John Wells | Painting, 1976 | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| John Wells | Drawing 68/17D, 1968 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| John Wells | 68/17D | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| John Wells | Abstract Relief (unframed) | Bonhams, Jul 2024 |
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.