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- Estimate
- £18,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $23,224–$32,255
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Post-War British Art , London · 20 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4787210
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Turnbull, william turnbull | oracle. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2019, lot 183. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4787210.
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William Turnbull, william turnbull | oracle. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2019, lot 183. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4787210.
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From the same sale Modern & Post-War British Art · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| eric kennington, r.a. | bell tents | R.a. Eric Kennington | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| john latham | identity parade | John Latham | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| euan uglow | the lightest painting on earth | Euan Uglow | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| augustus john, r.a. | dorelia in a headscarf | Augustus Edwin John O.m., R.a. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| allen jones, r.a. | standing figure (hatstand) | Allen Jones | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| henry moore | maquette for mother and child: arms | Henry Moore | £250,000–£350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Turnbull | Head 2 | $28,857 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | |
| William Turnbull | Head 3 | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| William Turnbull | Venus | Rago, May 2025 | ||
| William Turnbull | Head , 1994 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2022 | ||
| William Turnbull | Arrowhead Torso | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| William Turnbull | Metamorphosis 1 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| William Turnbull | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2015 | ||
| William Turnbull | Head I | Christie's, Jan 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.