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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,320–$7,201
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 26 May 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3927556
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Roberts R.a., The Swimming Lesson. Sotheby's, 26 May 2010, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927556.
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William Roberts R.a., The Swimming Lesson. Sotheby's, 26 May 2010, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3927556.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · May 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullfrog | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Nude Study D (Betty Peters) | Sir Jacob Epstein | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Yellow Butterfly | Mary Fedden R.a. | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Oak and Fir Path | Ivon Hitchens | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Ritzy | Jason Martin | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Maquette VII High Wind | Lynn Chadwick R.a. | £8,000–£12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| William Roberts R.a. | The Something Road Group (Red Slippers) 14 x 24 cm. (5 1/2 x | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Muchelney | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
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| John Piper C.h. | Calle del Paradiso | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
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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.