Lot 18 · 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection
bust of a boy
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,506–$10,508
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection, London · 16 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4436594
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Laurence Macdonald, bust of a boy. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2015, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4436594.
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Laurence Macdonald, bust of a boy. Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2015, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4436594.
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From the same sale 19th and 20th Century Sculpture Including an Important French Collection · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael | Jacques Marin | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| bust of the Prince Imperial | Jean-baptiste Carpeaux | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Femme Orientale | Called Auguste Clésinger Jean-baptiste | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Dante as a Youth | Benedetto Civiletti | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Venus and Cupid | Pietro Franchini | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Elephant with its Mahout | Roger Godchaux | £30,000–£50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Macdonald | bust of a gentleman | $5,007 | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | |
| Laurence Macdonald | bust of the honourable marmaduke maxwell of terregles, kirkc | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Faisan, tête tournée á droite (Pheasant, head turned right) | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | runni | Historia Auktionshaus, Apr 2025 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Éléphant de Cochinchine (Cochin Elephant) | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Laurence Macdonald | Bust of a Woman | Sotheby's, Jan 2010 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Lion debout | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Albert-Ernest De Carrier-Belleuse | Michelangelo | Sotheby's, Jul 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.