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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $6,053–$10,088
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 18 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3737938
- Record
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Frank Dobson R.a., Head of Linda. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2008, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3737938.
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Frank Dobson R.a., Head of Linda. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2008, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3737938.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Mar 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falconer 1 | Michael Ayrton | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Painter and Critics | Alan Lowndes | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Horse | Bill Harling | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Red and Black Spiral | Sir Terry Frost R.a. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Industrial Landscape | Theodore Major | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Neptune | Reginald Brill | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dobson R.a. | frank dobson, r.a. | study for leisure ii | $5,827 | Sotheby's, May 2020 | |
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Rising Figure 25.4 cm. (10 in.) wide | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Study for Sculpture | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Portrait of a Man | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Arthur Houghton Jnr 39.5cm (15 9/16in) high | Bonhams, Dec 2018 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Margaret Kennedy | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Seated Nude | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Frank Dobson R.a. | Head of a man | Christie's, Dec 2011 |
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.