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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $98,631–$131,508
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Abstraction, London · 10 December 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4223247
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4223247 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4223247
Alan Davie, Underwater Swimmer No. 2 [Ochre], 1956. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2013, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4223247.
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Alan Davie, Underwater Swimmer No. 2 [Ochre], 1956. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2013, lot 12. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4223247.
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From the same sale Abstraction · Dec 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue and Black Still Life | William Scott R.a. | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Untitled | Roger Hilton | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| North Coast, 1952 | Peter Lanyon | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Black and White with Red, January 1962 | Roger Hilton | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Sculptural Organisms, 1950 | Alan Davie | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Study for the white Magician No. 3 | Alan Davie | £70,000–£100,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Davie | the entry of the white diamond | $100,524 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
| Alan Davie | Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Alan Davie | Anthropomorphic Figure No. 2 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Alan Davie | Mad May Day | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Alan Davie | Untitled female | Christie's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Alan Davie | peter's joy-pit | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Alan Davie | Love in the Bones | Sotheby's, Jun 2016 | ||
| Alan Davie | Untitled Film Set | Christie's, Jun 2016 |
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.