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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,754–$2,631
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 7 October 2008
- Dimensions
- 9¼ x 12 in. (23.6 x 30.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5426279
- Record
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Mervyn Peake, Mystical beings. Christie's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5426279.
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Mervyn Peake, Mystical beings. Christie's, 7 Oct 2008, lot 162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5426279.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a Woman | Kenneth Armitage | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of Flora Thomas | Dame Ethel Walker, A.R.A. (1861-1951) | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Girl in Blue | Dame Ethel Walker, A.R.A. (1861-1951) | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Bridge players ( verso ); Study of a lady reading ( recto ) | Dame Ethel Walker, A.R.A. (1861-1951) | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Sunita and Anita reclining | Sir Jacob Epstein | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Reclining nude | Sir Jacob Epstein | £1,000–£1,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Margot Fonteyn | $1,682 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Mervyn Peake | A Portrait of Fabian Peake | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Donzy-le-Pré | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | A portrait of Caroline Norton | Bonhams, Sep 2013 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | A Retrospect of Churches: Eight Works | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Illustration to Whitman's Calamus | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Blenheim Gates 22 1/2 x 27 in. (57.2 x 68.6 cm) | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Anchor | Bonhams, Nov 2025 |
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.