LIVE LOTS 17,750,197 HOUSES 866 UNSOLD RECORDED 4,679,234 UPDATED NIGHTLY
TheBasis.Art

Lot 266 · Russian Paintings

costume design for a young attendant to menelas in a production of helen de sparte

Lev Samoilovich Bakst

Catalog image of costume design for a young attendant to menelas in a production of helen de sparte
Catalog image, served from the auction house’s site — © the house.

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate
£12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $23,484–$35,226
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Russian Paintings, London · 10 June 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3770856
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record
TB-2026-3770856 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3770856

Lev Samoilovich Bakst, costume design for a young attendant to menelas in a production of helen de sparte. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2008, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3770856.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3770856.

Lev Samoilovich Bakst, costume design for a young attendant to menelas in a production of helen de sparte. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2008, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3770856.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale Russian Paintings · Jun 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Evgeny Rukhin £30,000–£50,000
The Swimmer Peter Belenok £20,000–£30,000
Triptych Leonid Purygin £8,000–£12,000
Sicilian shrine Vladimir Dimitrievich Sverchkov £10,000–£15,000
Young drivers on a bear hunt Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-bel'sky £15,000–£20,000
Three Mongolian scenes Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev £10,000–£15,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Lev Samoilovich Bakst costume design for the page of the cherry fairy from a produ $24,463 Sotheby's, Jun 2008
Lev Samoilovich Bakst costume design for the fée de richesse, in la belle au bois Sotheby's, May 2004
Lev Samoilovich Bakst costume design for alladin ou la lampe merveileuse Sotheby's, May 2006
Lev Samoilovich Bakst A series of twelve postcards published by the St. Evgenii So Christie's, Jun 2007
Lev Samoilovich Bakst A costume design for Columbine from The Sleeping Princess Christie's, Nov 2006
Lev Samoilovich Bakst costume design for hélène de sparte, 1912 Sotheby's, Apr 2004
Lev Samoilovich Bakst Octopus Christie's, Nov 2006
Lev Samoilovich Bakst three costume designs for don juan Sotheby's, Nov 2012

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.

This price costs one credit

Realized prices are metered. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19 — bought once, never expires, and a record you open stays open. Sign in to spend credits you already have, or buy a pass.

No credits? Buy a Research Pass — $19