Lot 76 · Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey
Eight costume designs, to include three from Gigi, 1973 (each approximately) unframed
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,006–$6,677
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 20 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-072724
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Oliver Messel, Eight costume designs, to include three from Gigi, 1973 (each approximately) unframed. Bonhams, 20 May 2025, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072724.
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Oliver Messel, Eight costume designs, to include three from Gigi, 1973 (each approximately) unframed. Bonhams, 20 May 2025, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072724.
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From the same sale Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A costume design for My Fair Lady, 1963, probably for Barbara Pepper … | Cecil Beaton | £800–£1,200 | |
| Cecil Beaton, circa 1937 | Christian Bérard | £600–£800 | |
| Three costume designs for 'Countess Ranevskaya' in The Queen of Spade… | Oliver Messel | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Portrait of Picasso | Cecil Beaton | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Madonna Del Velo | Tuscan School | £500–£700 | |
| Monk musicians taking snuff | European School | £200–£300 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Messel | Portrait of a young girl in a white dress, seated on a cushi | $11,967 | Christie's, Sep 2020 | |
| Oliver Messel | Two etched copies of architectural studies for Elevations We | Christie's, Jun 2006 | ||
| Oliver Messel | Seven costume designs for opera and ballet, to include examp | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Oliver Messel | Portrait of Adrianne Allen | Christie's, Mar 2015 | ||
| Oliver Messel | Set Design for The Country Wife, 1936 22 1/2 x 29 in. (57.1 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| John Bratby R.a. | Sunflower | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Oliver Messel | Portrait of Lloyd | Christie's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Duncan Grant | Studio Still Life | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 |
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.