Lot 1593 · British and Continental Watercolours
My goodness, my Guinness
John Thomas Young Gilroy · pencil and bodycolour
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $349–$524
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 22 March 2006
- Dimensions
- 12¾ x 9¾ in. (32.5 x 24.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5706614
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5706614 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5706614
John Thomas Young Gilroy, My goodness, my Guinness. Christie's, 22 Mar 2006, lot 1593. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5706614.
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John Thomas Young Gilroy, My goodness, my Guinness. Christie's, 22 Mar 2006, lot 1593. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5706614.
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From the same sale British and Continental Watercolours · Mar 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The peaks of Skye | P. Macgregor Wilson (Scottish, d.1928) | £200–£300 | |
| On the Neapolitan coast | M. Gianni, 20th Century | £500–£700 | |
| The Children of Israel passing over Jordan into the Promised Land | Heaton, Butler and Bayne, 19th/20th Century | £200–£400 | |
| Lake views | Franz Graessel (c.1785) | £400–£600 | |
| Lost in thought | George Whyatt, 19th Century | £300–£400 | |
| A white-backed night heron | Robert Gillmor (b.1936) | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | Guinness for Strength | $556 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2020 | |
| David Hockney | Vide-poche, No 370. 2nd May, 2020 (Ashtray) | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| John Thomas Young Gilroy | Ballerina | Christie's, Jul 1999 | ||
| David Hockney | Letter R from "Hockney's Alphabet" | Dane Fine Art, Sep 2023 | ||
| David Hockney | Portrait of Cavafy in Alexandria, from Illustrations for Fou | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| David Hockney | Letter Y from "Hockney | Dane Fine Art, Feb 2023 | ||
| David Hockney | Letter A from "Hockney | Dane Fine Art, Jul 2023 | ||
| David Hockney | Letter B from "Hockney | Dane Fine Art, Oct 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.