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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,179–$5,298
- Result
- upcoming — 28 September 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Prints and Multiples, London · 28 September 2022
- Dimensions
- Plate 295 x 407 mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3433884
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Paula Rego, Melancholia (or Moths). Christie's, 28 Sep 2022, lot 94. estimate £3,000–£5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3433884.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
92% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Paula Rego, Melancholia (or Moths). Christie's, 28 Sep 2022, lot 94. estimate £3,000–£5,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3433884.
From the same sale Prints and Multiples · Sep 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotaprint Mappe, Art Club Vienna | FRIEDENSREICH STOWASSER HUNDERTWASSER (1928-2000) | £8,000–£12,000 | upcoming |
| Moonlight II | Edvard Munch | £50,000–£70,000 | upcoming |
| Ooo, | Ed Ruscha | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
| Marble, Olive | Ed Ruscha | £20,000–£30,000 | upcoming |
| Billie Holiday | Richard Serra | £8,000–£12,000 | upcoming |
| Trois études pour un autoportrait | Francis. Bacon | £15,000–£20,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Rego | (i) Dance to Your Daddy(ii) Who Killed Cock Robin | $5,532 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | |
| Paula Rego | Paula REGO, "Death Goes Shopping", Gravura aguarelada, Dim. | Palácio do Correio Velho, Mar 2026 | ||
| Paula Rego | Fairy Tale III | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Paula Rego | Three Blind Mice I, and Three Blind Mice Il: from Nursery Rh | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Paula Rego | Untitled, circa 2014 | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Paula Rego | "Vozes(I)" Gravura a água forte colorida à mão Dim. aprox.: | Palácio do Correio Velho, Apr 2025 | ||
| Paula Rego | How Many Miles to Babylon? From 'Nursery Rhymes' - 1989 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2021 | ||
| Paula Rego | Paula REGO "Tiger Lily on Marooner's Rock" Água-forte s/pape | Palácio do Correio Velho, Oct 2025 |
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.