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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $8,184–$12,276
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Twentieth Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 24 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 24¼ x 18¼ in. (61.6 x 46.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5518393
- Record
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Peter Howson, The Dunce. Christie's, 24 Oct 2007, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5518393.
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Peter Howson, The Dunce. Christie's, 24 Oct 2007, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5518393.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century British Art · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boating on the river | William Alfred Gibson | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Europe So Far | Ken Currie | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The Pines | Sir William George Gillies, R.S.A., P.R.S.W., R.A. (1898-1973) | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| The road to the village | Ernest Archibald Taylor | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Landscape at Les Vans | Alexander S. Burns (1911-1987) | £500–£800 | |
| Gondolas, Venice | William W. Wilson, R.S.A, R.S.W. (1905-1972) | £1,500–£2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Howson | Green Dosser | $9,103 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | |
| Peter Howson | peter howson, o.b.e. | tiger | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Peter Howson | peter howson, o.b.e. | flag of despair | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Peter Howson | false sanctuary, 1992 | Sotheby's, Aug 2005 | ||
| Peter Howson | peter howson, o.b.e | o miracle! | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Peter Howson | The Silent Scream | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Peter Howson | Underground | Phillips, Sep 2019 | ||
| Peter Howson | Henrik | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 |
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.