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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,944–$6,574
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 18 September 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4684545
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Grayson Perry, hold your beliefs lightly. Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2018, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4684545.
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Grayson Perry, hold your beliefs lightly. Sotheby's, 18 Sep 2018, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4684545.
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From the same sale Made in Britain · Sep 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| the bull | Mary Fedden R.a. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| wave rave no. ii | Gwyther Irwin | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| lovers (b. 62) | After Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, A.R.A. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| monsoon (h. 79) | Sir Howard Hodgkin | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| intaglio | John Milne | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| frost (h. 103) | Sir Howard Hodgkin | £7,000–£9,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Perry | England as seen from Lockdown in Islington | $7,664 | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | |
| Grayson Perry | Recipe for Humanity | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Our Power is in Fun | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Niceness Is Sloth And Evil | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Grayson Perry | All that Matters is Money | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Hold your beliefs lightly | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Normal Life | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Untitled | Bonhams, Jun 2026 |
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.