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Lot 58 · Fine Art & Antiques

Last act of the Queen of Spades, 1950

Oliver Messel

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Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $821–$1,150
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Fine Art & Antiques, Oxford · 8 January 2014
Record ID
TB-2026-2011360
Record
first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Oliver Messel, Last act of the Queen of Spades, 1950. Bonhams, 8 Jan 2014, lot 58. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2011360.

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From the same sale Fine Art & Antiques · Jan 2014

LotArtistEstimateResult
Summer's day at the seaside 20th Century School £500–£700
Female Figure, semi-draped Sir William Russell Flint, Ra, Prws £250–£350 upcoming
At the seaside Roy Petley £700–£1,000
Clement McAleer (British, born 1949) Clement Mcaleer £500–£700
Boats at Cushendun, Co. Antrim Maurice Canning Wilks R.U.A., A.R.H.A. (Irish, 1910-1984) £1,000–£1,500 upcoming
Back of a Clown Arthur K. Maderson £500–£700

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