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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $8,102–$12,154
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Twentieth Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 6 December 2007
- Dimensions
- 18¼ x 30 in. (46.4 x 76.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5495523
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5495523 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5495523
Ruskin Spear R.a., By the River. Christie's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5495523.
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Ruskin Spear R.a., By the River. Christie's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5495523.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century British Art · Dec 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Yevgeny Ivanov | Stephen Ward | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Betsy | Edward Burra | £600–£800 | |
| Woman with Donkeys | Josef Herman R.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Man at Work | Josef Herman R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Gypsy and Pony | John Rattenbury Skeaping R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Carousel | Augustus Lunn, A.R.C.A. (1905-1986) | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | Night Out for Muriel | $18,325 | Chiswick Auctions, Jun 2026 | |
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | Hopscotch | Sotheby's, Jul 2005 | ||
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | "The Life Class" - After Thomas Rowlandson | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | The Darts Player | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | Waves on the Beach | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | Bourbon Street Blues | Bonhams, Mar 2018 | ||
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | the pool winners (with acknowledgments to "le paris match") | Sotheby's, Sep 2004 | ||
| Ruskin Spear R.a. | Public House | Chiswick Auctions, 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.