Lot 157 · Modern British Art
Girl in a Deck Chair
Sydney Harpley R.a. · bronze with a dark brown patina
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,719–$10,292
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British Art , London · 29 September 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3607249
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Sydney Harpley R.a., Girl in a Deck Chair. Christie's, 29 Sep 2020, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3607249.
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Sydney Harpley R.a., Girl in a Deck Chair. Christie's, 29 Sep 2020, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3607249.
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From the same sale Modern British Art · Sep 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of a Girl | Gerald Leslie Brockhurst | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Figure Composition | Percy Wyndham Lewis | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Henry Thomas | Glyn Warren Philpot | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Children by the Sea | John Minton | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Portrait of Eileen Mayo | Edith Lawrence | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Dark Hillside | Graham Sutherland O.m. | £15,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | Girl on a chair or 'Babette' | $24,831 | Christie's, Nov 2016 | |
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | Girl in the Rain 163cm (64 3/16) high excluding base | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Sydney Harpley R.a. | Girl on a Swing | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Two Ferns, Two Pots | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Pointe Du Chateau, Brittany, C.1960 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | ||
| John Bratby R.a. | footsteps in the snow | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Still Life with Drawers | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | The Forum, Rome, 1961 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2021 |
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.