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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $37,678–$52,749
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L13132, London · 23 May 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4170677
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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George Elgar Hicks, Buttercups. Sotheby's, 23 May 2013, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4170677.
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George Elgar Hicks, Buttercups. Sotheby's, 23 May 2013, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4170677.
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From the same sale L13132 · May 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait - Girl in a Bonnet | Gerard Dillon, R.H.A., R.U.A. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Boy in the Woods | Patrick Swift | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Allegory | Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Tulip Pickers | Harold Harvey | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| View of St. Denis from the River | R.w.s. Edward Seago | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Capital and Labour | Henry Stacy Marks, R.a. | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Elgar Hicks | The General Post Office, One minute before six | $98,907 | Christie's, Jul 2016 | |
| George Elgar Hicks | the children of sir h. hussey vivian, bt, m.p. | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | The Return Home | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | the general post office, one minute before six | Sotheby's, Dec 2010 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | Haymaking | Christie's, Nov 2003 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | November Morning on the River Wharfe, Yorkshire | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| George Elgar Hicks | The Bayeux Tapestry | Sotheby's, Jul 2007 | ||
| John William Godward R.b.a. | The Tiff | Christie's, Jul 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.