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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $121,741–$182,611
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British Art, London · 18 November 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4414856
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Banks Head. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2015, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4414856.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Banks Head. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2015, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4414856.
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From the same sale Modern & Post-War British Art · Nov 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocus Aurea | Winifred Nicholson | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| White form | William Scott R.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Iron Birds | Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Barge | Laurence Stephen Lowry R.a. | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Still life with hyacinths, plaice and lemon | Patrick Heron | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Seated Woman Holding Child | Henry Moore | £80,000–£120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | July 13-49 (Isle Tristan, Tréboul) | $123,643 | Christie's, Mar 2023 | |
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1940 (painting) | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | March 55 (Sextant) | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1943 (Towednack, Cornwall) | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Oct 10-52 (pendulum) | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Feb 13 - 52 (salmon + grey) | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Painting, 1942 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | ben nicholson, o.m. | 1933 (girl in a mirror) | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
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.