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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,883–$2,825
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art Contemporain, Paris · 11 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 10¼ x 8 in. (26 x 20.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4894400
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mervyn Peake, Portrait of a pirate. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894400.
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Mervyn Peake, Portrait of a pirate. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 117. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894400.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne pier | William Bowyer | £400–£600 | |
| Cockerel | Mary Kessel (B. 1910) | £40–£200 | |
| Aix en Provence | Frederick Gore Cbe Ra | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Look after Lulu | Sir Cecil Beaton | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Figure with Table | Peter Kinley | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| La Madame de la Lotterie | Charles Mozley | £400–£600 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Peake | Fuchsia Groan | $6,685 | Bonhams, Jul 2019 | |
| Mervyn Peake | Caught and Bowled Copperknob | Christie's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Where are you going to my pretty maid? | Christie's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Spring Spiral 2, 1998 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2021 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | A Portrait of Fabian Peake | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | A portrait of Caroline Norton | Bonhams, Sep 2013 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Rowing off Sark Coast | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 |
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.