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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $9,912–$15,860
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Pruskin: Decorative Art 1880-1960, London · 2 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3740569
- Record
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Jean Lambert-rucki, 'Avant la fête'. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 346. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3740569.
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Jean Lambert-rucki, 'Avant la fête'. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 346. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3740569.
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From the same sale Pruskin: Decorative Art 1880-1960 · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wisdom of Age and The Sailor and the Nursemaid | Rex Whistler | £6,000–£10,000 | |
| The Shell Nature Fossils Cover Design | Tristram Hillier R.a. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Theatregoers use Shell | Hein Heckroth | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Marie-Blanche de Polignac | Christian Bérard | £50,000–£60,000 | |
| Architects Prefer Shell | Hans Feibusch | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Head of a Young Man | Edwin Whitney-smith | £2,500–£3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Lambert-rucki | "Oiseau et son Petit" | $10,795 | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | |
| Jean Lambert-rucki | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2019 | ||
| Jean Lambert-rucki | Couple au chapeau gibus | Rago, Jan 2021 | ||
| Jean Lambert-rucki | "Les Noctambules" | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 | ||
| Jean Lambert-rucki | Personnages dans la ville (recto); Masques (verso) | Christie's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Jean Lambert-rucki | "Ane Et Son Ombre" - 1938 | Artcurial, May 2013 | ||
| Jean Lambert-rucki | Le Double Taureau , 1937 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2024 | ||
| Jean Lambert-rucki | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 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.