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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,313–$9,470
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century British Art, London · 16 November 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4050156
- Record
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Robert Adams, ovoid variation no. 2. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2011, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4050156.
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Robert Adams, ovoid variation no. 2. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2011, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4050156.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Nov 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Figures, Two Seated, One Standing | Percy Wyndham Lewis | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A Moon Flask | Shoji Hamada | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Heroic | Percy Wyndham Lewis | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Composition | Edward Burra | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| A 'River' Pattern Plate | Michael Cardew | £800–£1,200 | |
| Study after an Italian Master | Christopher Wood | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Adams | Loveland, CO, early 1990's , 1995 | $7,500 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Feb 2022 | |
| Robert Adams | Crest 24.5cm (9 5/8in) high (excluding base); 27.5cm (10 13/ | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Adams | 'Weld County, Colorado' (The Pawnee National Grasslands, Col | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Adams | Lakewood, Colorado | Lempertz, Dec 2025 | ||
| Robert Adams | Concrete and Ice, Missouri River, Clay County, South Dakota | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Adams | 'North of Briggsdale, Colo.' | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Adams | Slim Bronze / Hatchet Form, 1971 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Adams | Polarity, 1968 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2021 |
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.