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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,254–$4,881
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20C British Art , London · 5 November 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6484661
- Record
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Guy Taplin, Preening Mallard. Christie's, 5 Nov 1999, lot 168. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6484661.
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Guy Taplin, Preening Mallard. Christie's, 5 Nov 1999, lot 168. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6484661.
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From the same sale 20C British Art · Nov 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The fair at Perpignan | James Dickson Innes | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Mixed flowers | Duncan Grant | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Richmond Park | Duncan Grant | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Reclining nude | Duncan Grant | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Baffle board I | Duncan Grant | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Still life with classical head | Duncan Grant | £4,000–£6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Taplin | Swan with Head Tucked | $4,086 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023 | |
| Guy Taplin | Six Flying Curlews 177cm (69 11/16in) wide | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Guy Taplin | Five terns | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Guy Taplin | A Group of Six Birds | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Guy Taplin | Cormorant | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Guy Taplin | Heron 167cm (65 3/4in) high, including base | Bonhams, Mar 2019 | ||
| Guy Taplin | Miniature Pintail and Miniature Preening Pintail | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Guy Taplin | Swan 127cm (50in) long | Bonhams, Nov 2021 |
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.