Lot 148 · Modern British and Irish Art
Portrait Head of L.S. Lowry 28.5cm (11 1/4in) high (excluding base)
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,546–$2,319
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, Knightsbridge · 27 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-756220
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Tonkiss, Portrait Head of L.S. Lowry 28.5cm (11 1/4in) high (excluding base). Bonhams, 27 Nov 2019, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-756220.
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Sam Tonkiss, Portrait Head of L.S. Lowry 28.5cm (11 1/4in) high (excluding base). Bonhams, 27 Nov 2019, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-756220.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whirlpool | Wilhelmina Barns-graham | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Untitled (ENC 61) | Richard Allen | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Untitled (ENC 60) | Richard Allen | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Inscape | Roy Turner Durrant | £800–£1,200 | |
| Flowers in a Vase | Joan Gillchrest | £1,200–£1,500 | |
| Busy Street | Fred Yates | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Tonkiss | Portrait Head of L.S. Lowry 32.5cm (12 13/16in) high includi | $3,233 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| Sam Tonkiss | Bust of Lowry 29cm (11 1/2in) high (excluding base) | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Louis William Wain | Off On Honeymoon | Bonhams, Jul 2023 | ||
| Prunella Clough | Tide Race 30.3 x 34 cm. (11 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.) | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Joan Gillchrest | Two Men in Flatcaps | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Conroy Maddox | The Apparatus of Longing | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Conroy Maddox | The Voyeur | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Joan Gillchrest | Rhody from My Garden | Bonhams, Nov 2023 |
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.