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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,099–$3,499
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 20 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4641953
- Record
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Margaret Mellis, aldeburgh boats. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4641953.
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Margaret Mellis, aldeburgh boats. Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 92. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4641953.
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|---|---|---|---|
| lake emerald, canada | Winston Churchill | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| rain voices surf (c. 17) | Julian Opie | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| voice footsteps telephone (c. 18) | Julian Opie | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| agecroft power station, salford, 1983 | John Davies | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| valium | Damien Hirst | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| for dolls that do dishes, 2004 | Bob Carlos Clarke | £7,000–£10,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Mellis | House on Sand - 1974-75 | $7,183 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2020 | |
| Margaret Mellis | Bottles 63.2 x 75.7 cm. (24 7/8 x 29 3/4 in.) | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | boy | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Pharos 116.8 x 82.6 cm. (46 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.) | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | View of San Giorgio Maggiore - C.1948 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2021 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Still with fish in a pan | Bonhams, Mar 2016 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Boats, Garoupe 46.5 x 61.3 cm. (18 1/4 x 24 1/8 in.) | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Margaret Mellis | Check Table | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 |
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.