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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $318,393–$445,751
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British art, London · 13 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4575694
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Two Fishes. Sotheby's, 13 Jun 2017, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4575694.
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Ben Nicholson O.m., Two Fishes. Sotheby's, 13 Jun 2017, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4575694.
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From the same sale Modern & Post-War British art · Jun 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Mill Pool | Ivon Hitchens | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Kelly in Landscape | Sir Sidney Nolan | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The Pink Cabin | Patrick Heron | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Study of a Seascape | Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., F.R.S., HON. R.A. | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| Black Form | Peter Lanyon | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Rounded Form in Colours on two shades of Green | Alastair Morton | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Nov 11-51 (oval) | $716,944 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | Sept 29-53 (Fiesole) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1934 (White Relief) | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1938 (white relief) | Christie's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1945 (painting) | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1928 (Pill Creek) 50.8 x 60.9 cm. (20 x 24 in.) | Bonhams, Jun 2016 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | 1971 (Obidos 2) (Portugal) | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Ben Nicholson O.m. | December 1942 - April 1944 (abstract painting) | Christie's, Oct 2025 |
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