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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $12,525–$16,700
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 6 November 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3699467
- Record
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James Butler, The Bather. Sotheby's, 6 Nov 2007, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3699467.
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James Butler, The Bather. Sotheby's, 6 Nov 2007, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3699467.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Nov 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Tambourines | Sir Terry Frost R.a. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Welsh Landscape | Sir Kyffin Williams R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Composition | Alastair Morton | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| London in the Rain | Ronald Ossory Dunlop | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Little Farm, Martha's Vineyard | Josef Herman R.a. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Lighthouse, St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly | Fred Uhlman | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Butler | Dancer | $12,442 | Strauss & Co, Mar 2018 | |
| James Butler | Young Girl | Strauss & Co, Jun 2015 | ||
| James Butler | Girl, Hands Folded | Strauss & Co, Mar 2018 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Pentre Ifan, Prescelly Hills, Pembrokeshire | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Blue and Yellow Squeeze | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| James Butler | Little dancer in leotard 65cm (25 1/2in)(high) | Bonhams, Jun 2014 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Ca' d'Oro, Venice | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Study for 'Marsh landscape, France' | Christie's, 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.