Lot 48 · A Life in Pictures - The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough
Three Forms (Tokio)
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $83,271–$116,579
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Life in Pictures - The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough, London · 11 November 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3890887
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Barbara Hepworth, Three Forms (Tokio). Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890887.
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Barbara Hepworth, Three Forms (Tokio). Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 48. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3890887.
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From the same sale A Life in Pictures - The Collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough · Nov 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Striped Shirt | Edward Burra | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Summer comes to Chartwell | Sir William Nicholson | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Nude | William Scott R.a. | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Three Women and a Child | Henry Moore | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Bathers at Highgate | Keith Vaughan | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Still Life with Apples and Scales | Graham Sutherland O.m. | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Hepworth | Three Oblique Forms (February) | $190,500 | Christie's, May 2026 | |
| Barbara Hepworth | Squares (June) | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Maquette (One Eye) | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | figure (imprint) | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Miniature of Winged Figure | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Two Forms (Gemini) | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Disc with Strings (Sun) | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Barbara Hepworth | Forms in Echelon on an Orange Ground | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
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.