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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $5,115–$7,161
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Twentieth Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 24 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 19¾ x 23¾ in. (50 x 60 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5518467
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Geoffrey Humphries, Laura sewing. Christie's, 24 Oct 2007, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5518467.
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Geoffrey Humphries, Laura sewing. Christie's, 24 Oct 2007, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5518467.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Humphries | tying a shoe | $5,713 | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | |
| Geoffrey Humphries | Lara | Christie's, Sep 2009 | ||
| Geoffrey Humphries | Laura in Red Stockings | Sotheby's, Sep 2005 | ||
| Geoffrey Humphries | Rhapsody in Blue | Sotheby's, Nov 2005 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Still life with pumpkin | Sworders, Mar 2026 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Auch Cathedral | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Geoffrey Humphries | Nude with crimson stockings | Christie's, Feb 2008 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Reclining Nude, circa 1930 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023 |
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.