Lot 54 · The Male Form
A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy', 67cm high (26 3/8in high) overall.
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,300–$16,951
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Male Form, London, New Bond Street · 16 June 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-603553
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir William Reid Dick, A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy', 67cm high (26 3/8in high) overall. Bonhams, 16 Jun 2021, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-603553.
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Sir William Reid Dick, A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy', 67cm high (26 3/8in high) overall. Bonhams, 16 Jun 2021, lot 54. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-603553.
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Nobleman | Henry Herbert La Thangue, Ra | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| An impressive sculpted wood figure of Apollo, 159cm (62 5/8in) high. | Franz Barwig The Younger | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A rare 'documentary studio cast' bronze model of a male torso | Marcel Renard | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Bacchus and Ariadne | Jean-pierre Granger | £4,000–£5,000 | |
| Two preparatory studies 59 x 44.5cm (23 1/4 x 17 1/2in). and 60 x 46c… | Merry-joseph Blondel | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| 'Il Gruppo del Laocoonte' A very rare and large Naples, Real Fabbrica… | — | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Reid Dick | Sir Winston Churchill | $13,673 | Christie's, Jul 2015 | |
| Sir William Reid Dick | Silence of Peace | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Sir William Reid Dick | The Spinner | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Still Life with Melon and Pears | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Still life, Lansdowne Crescent | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Gaston de Foix | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Pointe Du Chateau, Brittany, C.1960 | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | ||
| Sir William Reid Dick | A bronze figure of a male youth 'Slingboy' | Bonhams, Mar 2015 |
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.