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Lot 135 · The Irish Sale

Apples and Pear

Roderic O'conor

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Estimate
£120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $161,799–$242,699
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Irish Sale, London · 7 May 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3755935
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Roderic O'conor, Apples and Pear. Sotheby's, 7 May 2008, lot 135. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3755935.

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A Wet Day, Concarneau Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. £40,000–£60,000
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Lough landscape William Conor, R.H.A., R.U.A. £7,000–£10,000

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