Lot 139 · Modern British and Irish Art
Pensive Child 117.5cm (46 1/4in) high excluding base; 139.5cm (54 15/16in) high including base
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,335–$2,003
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 9 March 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-056123
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Butler R.a., Pensive Child 117.5cm (46 1/4in) high excluding base; 139.5cm (54 15/16in) high including base. Bonhams, 9 Mar 2026, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-056123.
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James Butler R.a., Pensive Child 117.5cm (46 1/4in) high excluding base; 139.5cm (54 15/16in) high including base. Bonhams, 9 Mar 2026, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-056123.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.