Lot 457 · Christie's Interiors
Two cover designs for poems by Stephen Tennant: the first for 'Flesh and Miracle Poems' (illustrated), the second 'A Primer for Love Poems'
Stephen Tennant · pencil, pen and brown and black ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £700–£900 hammer ≈ $1,154–$1,484
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 3 November 1999
- Dimensions
- both 10¾ x 7 1/8 in. (27.5 x 18.2 cm.) (2)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4710993
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Stephen Tennant, Two cover designs for poems by Stephen Tennant: the first for 'Flesh and Miracle Poems' (illustrated), the second 'A Primer for Love Poems'. Christie's, 3 Nov 1999, lot 457. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4710993.
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Stephen Tennant, Two cover designs for poems by Stephen Tennant: the first for 'Flesh and Miracle Poems' (illustrated), the second 'A Primer for Love Poems'. Christie's, 3 Nov 1999, lot 457. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4710993.
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| Late 19Th Century | AN INDIAN TEAK AND BONE INLAID WORK BOX | £600–£900 | |
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