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- Estimate
- £1,800–£2,200 hammer ≈ $3,309–$4,044
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05430 · 17 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3235740
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willy Kessels, brussels. view of the grand place, 1937. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3235740.
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Willy Kessels, brussels. view of the grand place, 1937. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3235740.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Study (Two Models), circa 1975 | Guy Bourdin | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Philip Prioleau (back view on pedestal), 1979 | Robert Mapplethorpe | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Village Scene, France, probably 1960s | Robert Doisneau | £800–£1,200 | |
| Advertisement for Satin Cigarettes, circa 1983, printed later | Horst P. Horst | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Schwarzwaldach, 1956 | Professor Otto Steinert | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Rex Harrison As Professor Higgins in 'My Fair Lady', 1956 | Richard Avedon | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Kessels | Still life with glass and pills, 1937 | $2,449 | Christie's, May 1998 | |
| Henri Cartier-bresson | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 2025 | ||
| André Kertész | Untitled (man gazing in shop window) | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Willy Kessels | sans titre, 1930 | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Willy Kessels | Still life with bottles of cod-liver oil, 1937 | Christie's, May 1998 | ||
| Horst P. Horst | Two Callas with Blue Vase, 1989 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Will Mcbride | „Russian and American tanks standing against each other in t | Grisebach, Dec 2020 | ||
| Willy Kessels | sans titre (masque), 1930 | Sotheby's, May 2012 |
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.