Lot 7 · 20th Century British Art
s selwyn of bloomsbury preaching to the young barbarians
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,045–$6,742
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 18 March 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3738000
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Max Beerbohm, s selwyn of bloomsbury preaching to the young barbarians. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2008, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3738000.
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Sir Max Beerbohm, s selwyn of bloomsbury preaching to the young barbarians. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2008, lot 7. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3738000.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Max Beerbohm | King Edward VII | $6,662 | Sotheby's, Nov 2009 | |
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Lord Berners | Christie's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Henry Chaplin | Christie's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | S. Selwyn of Bloomsbury Preaching to the Young Barbarians; a | Christie's, Dec 2011 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Mr Walter Long | Christie's, Sep 2015 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Sir Edward Lawson | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Herbert Henry Asquith | Christie's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Sir Max Beerbohm | Amarath and Amurazzle | Sotheby's, Mar 2009 |
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.