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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $31,650–$43,959
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 8 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3794120
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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David Shepherd, Resting Zebra. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2008, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3794120.
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David Shepherd, Resting Zebra. Sotheby's, 8 Oct 2008, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3794120.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Trunk | John Bratby R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Beside the Bridge | Carel Weight R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Country Station | Julian Trevelyan R.a. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Back Alley Girl | Alan Lowndes | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| After Auschwitz | Tim Threlfall | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Garden Gate | Fred Yates | £3,000–£5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Shepherd | Gentleman of the Jungle | $32,157 | Christie's, Jun 2024 | |
| David Shepherd | The mud bath | Christie's, Dec 2019 | ||
| David Shepherd | Burning Bright | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| David Shepherd | david shepherd | lone wanderers (polar bears) | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| David Shepherd | Tiger Resting | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| David Shepherd | Three Happy Jumbos and Friends, the Luangwa Valley National | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| David Shepherd | jumbo on guard | Sotheby's, Feb 2019 | ||
| David Shepherd | The Gentle Giant | Christie's, Jun 2024 |
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.