Lot 248 · Fine and Rare Photographs
Profile of a woman wearing a large-brimmed hat, 1939
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,310–$1,966
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — FINE AND RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, London (South Kensington) · 8 May 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6686551
- Record
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Willy Kessels, Profile of a woman wearing a large-brimmed hat, 1939. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6686551.
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Willy Kessels, Profile of a woman wearing a large-brimmed hat, 1939. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 248. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6686551.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Herschel, 1867 | Julia Margaret Cameron | £400–£600 | |
| Woman with hair standing on end, 1850s | DR. HUGH WELCH DIAMOND | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| 'Summer Days', 1866 | Julia Margaret Cameron | £800–£1,200 | |
| Ewen Hay Cameron, 1865 | Julia Margaret Cameron | £600–£800 | |
| Patriotic and other figurative Union cases, mid-late 1850s | LITTLEFIELD, PARSONS & CO., S. PECK & CO., A. P. CRITCHLOW, SCOVILL MANUFACTURING CO. | £800–£1,000 | |
| A collection of ninth-plate Union cases, mid-late 1850s | VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS | £600–£900 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Kessels | Reclining female nude | $1,067 | Galerie Bassenge, Jun 2020 | |
| Willy Kessels | Female nude reclining, 1930 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Rainswept Roofs, London | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Still life with bottles of cod-liver oil, 1937 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Horst P. Horst | Calla Aethiopica. 1945 | Grisebach, Dec 2024 | ||
| Will Mcbride | Evi und Tom, Berlin | Lempertz, Dec 2021 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Still life with glass and pills, 1937 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Willy Kessels | brussels. view of the grand place, 1937 | Sotheby's, May 2005 |
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.