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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,662–$9,993
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L03162 · 6 October 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2994041
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lucian Freud, THE EGYPTIAN BOOK (H./M. 49). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2003, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2994041.
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Lucian Freud, THE EGYPTIAN BOOK (H./M. 49). Sotheby's, 6 Oct 2003, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2994041.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie I (F. & S. 13) | Andy Warhol | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Reflections on the Scream (C. 243) | Roy Lichtenstein | £15,000–£18,000 | |
| Pneumatics | Peter Phillips | £1,200–£1,500 | |
| Showing Maurice The Sugar Lift (S.A.C. 170) | David Hockney | £800–£1,200 | |
| Mo Asleep (S.A.C. 124) | David Hockney | £800–£1,200 | |
| Untitled (Fragment 2) (Schubert 5b) | Bridget Riley | £4,000–£6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Freud | Reclining Figure | $9,600 | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | |
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| Lucian Freud | Head and Shoulders (H. 21, T. 15) | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Lucian Freud | The New Yorker, 2006 | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
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