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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,475–$9,065
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Sporting Sale, Edinburgh · 31 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-758226
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alan Brassington, Motivator - Racehorse Front Portrait. Bonhams, 31 Oct 2019, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-758226.
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Alan Brassington, Motivator - Racehorse Front Portrait. Bonhams, 31 Oct 2019, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-758226.
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From the same sale The Sporting Sale · Oct 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo Interest - A group of nine vintage, custom leather bound books on polo | — | £500–£700 | |
| A Naturalist's Sketch Book, NUMBER 80 OF 105 LARGE PAPER COPIES, Long… | Thorburn | £300–£400 | |
| The 7th | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'snaffles' | £400–£600 | |
| The Kings Colonials | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'snaffles' | £400–£600 | |
| The ASC | Charlie Johnson Payne, 'snaffles' | £400–£600 | |
| Motivator - Racehorse Side Portrait | Alan Brassington | £7,000–£10,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Brassington | Cheltenham Festival | $7,521 | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | |
| Alan Brassington | Turning in to the start | Sotheby's, Nov 2004 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Warblers, Wheatear, Yellowshank and Crossbill | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Alan Brassington | Revenue | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | A Reeve in Flight | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Wigeon and Pintails | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Wigeon | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Archibald Thorburn | Jack Snipe | Bonhams, Mar 2024 |
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.