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- Estimate
- £3,500–£4,500 hammer ≈ $4,681–$6,018
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Irish Art, London · 23 November 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4979871
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Melita Denaro, Surging with enchantment, yet made quiet by it. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2021, lot 118. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4979871.
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Melita Denaro, Surging with enchantment, yet made quiet by it. Sotheby's, 23 Nov 2021, lot 118. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4979871.
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From the same sale Irish Art · Nov 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Toil | Mildred Anne Butler, R.w.s. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Boat Builder | Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| The Beach Comber | Jack B. Yeats R.h.a. | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| West of Ireland Landscape | Daniel O'neill | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Heaven Is A Place On Earth | Jack Coulter | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Five Musicians | John Vallely | £15,000–£25,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melita Denaro | melita denaro | venetia & i painting together through the st | $6,472 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Melita Denaro | The Power of Friendship – Bridies Hand in Mine | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Melita Denaro | I saw the danger and still I passed along the enchanted way | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Melita Denaro | Bilbo's Place, Bin Crois | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Melita Denaro | hughie + our shadows looking over his wall at old mother + c | Sotheby's, Oct 2006 | ||
| Hughie O'donoghue | Descent VII | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Melita Denaro | melita denaro | winter storm, isle of doagh | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Daniel O'neill | Choir Boy | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 |
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.