Lot 28 · Lens on Luxury: Fashion & Photographs
Du Taxi (Simone D'Aillencourt) (for 'Harper's Bazaar')
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Lens on Luxury: Fashion & Photographs, Online, New York · 9 February 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-134705
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-134705 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-134705
Melvin Sokolsky, Du Taxi (Simone D'Aillencourt) (for 'Harper's Bazaar'). Bonhams, 9 Feb 2025, lot 28. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-134705.
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Melvin Sokolsky, Du Taxi (Simone D'Aillencourt) (for 'Harper's Bazaar'). Bonhams, 9 Feb 2025, lot 28. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-134705.
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From the same sale Lens on Luxury: Fashion & Photographs · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the Seine (Simone D'Aillencourt) (for 'Harper's Bazaar') | Melvin Sokolsky | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| 'Naomi for Vogue Italia' | Paolo Roversi | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Kate Moss | Ron Galella | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| 1981 | Chanel: Baroque Pearl Strand Necklace | $800–$1,200 | |
| Late 1990s | Chanel: Gripoix Sautoir Strand Necklace | $700–$900 | |
| Marilyn Monroe with Pink Roses (from 'The Last Sitting') | Bert Stern | $5,000–$7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Sokolsky | Le Dragon, Bubble, Paris | $5,000 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 | |
| Melvin Sokolsky | School Window, Paris | Phillips, Apr 2021 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | Over New York, for "Harper's Bazaar", 1963 | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | Fly Dior, Paris | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | 'Bubble in Trees, Paris Collections' (for 'Harper's Bazaar') | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | '"Tooker Lips," New York' | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | After Delaux, Paris | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Melvin Sokolsky | On The Roof, Paris | Bonhams, Oct 2023 |
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.