Lot 50 · Modern British and Irish Art
Butterfly Form 5.1 cm. (2 in.) high (excluding the base)
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,902–$19,353
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, New Bond Street · 20 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-740723
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Henry Moore, Butterfly Form 5.1 cm. (2 in.) high (excluding the base). Bonhams, 20 Nov 2019, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-740723.
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Henry Moore, Butterfly Form 5.1 cm. (2 in.) high (excluding the base). Bonhams, 20 Nov 2019, lot 50. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-740723.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Actors 43.7 x 33.8 cm. (17 1/4 x 13 1/4 in.) | Robert Colquhoun | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Nude 50.8 x 63.5 cm. (20 x 25 in.) | Harrington Mann | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Alcazar Gardens 32 x 40.5 cm. (13 x 16 1/8 in.) | Sir William Nicholson | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Kensington Gardens 51.2 x 76.4 cm. (20 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.) | Algernon Cecil Newton R.a. | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Wooded landscape 50.8 x 91.5 cm. (20 x 36 in.) | John Northcote Nash R.a. | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Troops in the Countryside (3rd version) 51.1 x 57.8 cm. (20 1/8 x 22 … | Gilbert Spencer R.a. | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Moore | Small Head: Strata 11.6 cm. (4 1/2 in.) high (excluding the | $26,064 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | |
| Henry Moore | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2022 | ||
| Henry Moore | Mother and Child: Round Head 28cm. (11 in.) high (including | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Henry Moore | Time/Life Screen: Maquette No. 4 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Henry Moore | Head | Rago, Nov 2024 | ||
| Henry Moore | Seated Mother and Child, 1980 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2024 | ||
| Henry Moore | Seated Woman: Shell Skirt | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Henry Moore | Study for the Death of Mira (Prométhée) , 1950 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2025 |
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.