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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,042–$1,564
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British & Irish Art, London, Knightsbridge · 17 July 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-377829
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mervyn Peake, A Portrait of Fabian Peake. Bonhams, 17 Jul 2024, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377829.
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Mervyn Peake, A Portrait of Fabian Peake. Bonhams, 17 Jul 2024, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377829.
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From the same sale Modern British & Irish Art · Jul 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reclining Woman 88cm (34 5/8in) wide | David Wynne O.b.e. | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Red Nude | Sandra Fisher | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Nude in Studio | Ken Howard R.a. | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Now For Something Completely Different Says Mary Quant | Alfred Janes | £800–£1,200 | |
| Gurnards Head Hotel on a Quiet Mid-Afternoon (unframed) | Alan Lowndes | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| The Jars of Ali Baba | Helen Bradley | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Peake | A portrait of Caroline Norton | $3,328 | Bonhams, Sep 2013 | |
| Mervyn Peake | Sea Dragon | Christie's, May 2005 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of a racing Punter | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Buccaneer Whizz-Brown | Christie's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Still life with vase of chrysanthemums | Bonhams, Nov 2016 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Margot Fonteyn | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Mystical beings | Christie's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Boy sleeping; the artist's son | Christie's, Dec 2007 |
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.