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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,562–$5,343
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W04706 · 19 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3050185
- Record
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Stephen Tennant, Sketchbook of costume designs. Sotheby's, 19 May 2004, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3050185.
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Stephen Tennant, Sketchbook of costume designs. Sotheby's, 19 May 2004, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3050185.
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From the same sale Sotheby's W04706 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Bath | Robert Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S. | £500–£700 | |
| Thomas Mann's Journey | John Bratby R.a. | £800–£1,200 | |
| Joshua and Angelica at the Royal Academy | R.a. Betty Swanwick | £800–£1,200 | |
| A Peasant woman resting her load | Robert Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S. | £600–£800 | |
| Preparing for the show | Robert Austin, R.A., P.R.E., P.R.W.S. | £500–£700 | |
| Dreamer | Dora Gordine | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Tennant | Design for 'Lascar: a Story of the Maritime Boulevard' | $2,262 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2021 | |
| Stephen Tennant | Extravagances | Christie's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Stephen Tennant | A Letter to Mr. Shaw Taylor with Illustrations of the Royal | Wright, Dec 2025 | ||
| Stephen Tennant | Album of figure studies including 'Leda, a sailor and the sw | Christie's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Stephen Tennant | Three designs for Lascar, A Story of the Maritime Boulevard: | Christie's, Oct 2010 | ||
| Paul Maze | Boats at Anchor, Cowes, Isle of Wight | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Ken Howard R.a. | Misty morning, Venice, 2015 | Sworders, Jul 2026 | ||
| Stephen Tennant | Cassis, Bar de la Jetée; Bar, Tahiti; Music Shop, Rue Tapis | Christie's, Jul 1998 |
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.