Seated woman with books reading a newspaper 24 x 20in (61 x 50.8cm); framed 25 x 21in (63.5 x 53.3cm) — Attributed to Patricia Preece (British, 1894-1966)

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Estimate: $1,000–$1,500 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Home & Interiors: Fine Art: Featuring the Collection of Leonard Stanley, Online, Los Angeles · 22 January 2025
Record ID: TB-2026-072522
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Patricia Preece, Seated woman with books reading a newspaper 24 x 20in (61 x 50.8cm); framed 25 x 21in (63.5 x 53.3cm). Bonhams, 22 Jan 2025, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072522.

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Patricia Preece, Seated woman with books reading a newspaper 24 x 20in (61 x 50.8cm); framed 25 x 21in (63.5 x 53.3cm). Bonhams, 22 Jan 2025, lot 258. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072522.

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From the same sale Home & Interiors: Fine Art: Featuring the Collection of Leonard Stanley · Jan 2025

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Amaryllis III 10 3/4 x 8 3/4in (27.5 x 22.4cm); framed 19 x 17 1/4in …	Erik Koeppel	$800–$1,200
Kitchen Still Life with a Cat 23 x 32 1/2in (58.5 x 82.5cm)	Continental School	$800–$1,200
The rehearsal 17 x 20in (43.2 x 50.8cm); framed 18 x 21in (45.7 x 53.3cm)	Camille Blair	$500–$700
A Chinoiserie scene 23 x 30 1/2in (58.4 x 77.5cm); framed 29 1/2 x 37…	Continental School	$800–$1,200
Four figures by a touring car 11 x 17in (27.9 x 43.2cm); framed 18 x …	Ernst Deutsch Dryden	$300–$500
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