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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $38,712–$54,196
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British Art, London · 10 June 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4371388
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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William Turnbull, Heavy Insect. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2015, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4371388.
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William Turnbull, Heavy Insect. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2015, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4371388.
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From the same sale Modern & Post-War British Art · Jun 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red with Green After Image | Michael Kidner R.a. | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| The Greeting | R.a. Cecil Collins | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Still Life with Fruit | Louis Le Brocquy H.r.h.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Brown and Orange | Sir Terry Frost R.a. | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| la Rue st Jacques, Dieppe | Walter Richard Sickert A.r.a. | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Armoured Man | Dame Elisabeth Frink R.a. | £40,000–£60,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Turnbull | Mask | $135,338 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| William Turnbull | Sculpture | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| William Turnbull | Siren | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| William Turnbull | Small Female Figure | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| William Turnbull | Horse 3 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| William Turnbull | Female 194 cm. (75 1/2 in.) high | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| William Turnbull | 12-1960 ( Expanding Red) | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| William Turnbull | Erato | Christie's, Mar 2021 |
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