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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,620–$2,431
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Twentieth Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 6 December 2007
- Dimensions
- 11¾ x 9¼ in. (29.8 x 23.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5495483
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5495483 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5495483
Mervyn Peake, Two figures. Christie's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5495483.
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Mervyn Peake, Two figures. Christie's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5495483.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century British Art · Dec 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Yevgeny Ivanov | Stephen Ward | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Betsy | Edward Burra | £600–£800 | |
| Woman with Donkeys | Josef Herman R.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Man at Work | Josef Herman R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Gypsy and Pony | John Rattenbury Skeaping R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Carousel | Augustus Lunn, A.R.C.A. (1905-1986) | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Lonnie Peake, the artist's brother | $1,130 | Christie's, May 2005 | |
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Margot Fonteyn | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Untitled I | Christie's, Mar 2003 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Mythical Figure | Christie's, Nov 1999 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Study of a Clown | Christie's, Apr 2000 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Temple of Flora | Bonhams, Dec 2019 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Untitled IV | Christie's, Mar 2003 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | A Portrait of Fabian Peake | Bonhams, Jul 2024 |
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.