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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $105,732–$151,046
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Irish Sale, London · 7 May 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3858153
- Record
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SIR William Orpen, digby cave no.1. Sotheby's, 7 May 2009, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3858153.
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SIR William Orpen, digby cave no.1. Sotheby's, 7 May 2009, lot 26. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3858153.
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From the same sale The Irish Sale · May 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Netter, Arklow | A.r.h.a. Lilian Davidson | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| The Lough of Tears of the Sorrowing Woman | Paul Henry, R.H.A., R.U.A. | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Waveform I | Donald Teskey | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Shadow Puppets | Diana Copperwhite | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Toilet | Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Melodeon Player | William Conor, R.H.A., R.U.A. | £35,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIR William Orpen | A Woman Thinking - Portrait of Miss Sinclair | $109,534 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| SIR William Orpen | study for nude pattern: the holy well | Sotheby's, Jan 2018 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | The Bar in the Hall-by-the-Sea, Margate | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Kit 61 x 50 cm. (24 x 19 1/2 in.) | Bonhams, Nov 2023 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Lady Marriott | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | The Swinton Family 111.3 x 149.2 cm. (43 3/4 x 58 3/4 in.) | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | Portrait of Mrs Georgiana Alice Drum | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| SIR William Orpen | miss annie mary geraldine 'dolly' harmsworth: interior portr | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
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.