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- Estimate
- £7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,099–$15,856
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12142, London · 14 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4123830
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Wells, CHALICE. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2012, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4123830.
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John Wells, CHALICE. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2012, lot 107. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4123830.
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From the same sale L12142 · Nov 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carved Relief (No. 162) | Robert Adams | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Square Forms (Two Sequences) | Barbara Hepworth | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Teeming Pit, 1941 | Graham Sutherland O.m. | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Key II (Self Portrait) | Shani Rhys James | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Abstract | Victor Pasmore R.a. | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Tolver | Denis Mitchell | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wells | Figure | $7,500 | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2024 | |
| John Wells | Relief on a Seventh Module (Homage to Ben and Gorin) Please | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| John Wells | Untitled (1957) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| John Wells | Painting, 1960 | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| John Wells | Abstract Relief (unframed) | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| John Wells | Black Sea & Demilune, 1973 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2020 | ||
| John Wells | Composition | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| John Wells | Variations | Christie's, Mar 2022 |
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.