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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,448–$5,172
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH ART, London (South Kensington) · 24 November 2005
- Dimensions
- 3 x 5 7/8 in. (7.6 x 13.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5746233
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Wells, In Flight. Christie's, 24 Nov 2005, lot 371. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5746233.
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John Wells, In Flight. Christie's, 24 Nov 2005, lot 371. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5746233.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century British Art · Nov 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gondola on the key; and nine others by the same hand | Alide Goldschmitt (1885-c.1967) | £200–£300 | |
| Sophie | Graham Ovenden | £600–£800 | |
| Apple | Jiri Kolar | £400–£600 | |
| Untitled | Robyn Denny | £300–£500 | |
| Street in Wimbledon | Ronald Ossory Dunlop | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Farm Near Gareg | Nadia Benois | £700–£1,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wells | Painting, 1967 | $11,484 | Christie's, Oct 2024 | |
| John Wells | Relief on a Seventh Module (Homage to Ben and Gorin) Please | Bonhams, May 2020 | ||
| John Wells | Black Sea & Demilune, 1973 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2020 | ||
| John Wells | Composition | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| John Wells | Variations | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| John Wells | Untitled (1957) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| John Wells | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2016 | ||
| John Wells | Constructed Landscape | Sotheby's, Jun 2016 |
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.