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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,253–$4,554
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs, London · 19 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4566629
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bill Brandt, 'parlourmaid preparing a bath before dinner', 1935. Sotheby's, 19 May 2017, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566629.
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Bill Brandt, 'parlourmaid preparing a bath before dinner', 1935. Sotheby's, 19 May 2017, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4566629.
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| 'Sifnos, Greece', 1961 | Henri Cartier-bresson | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| 'Aiko T., Tokyo', 1996 | Michel Comte | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| 'La Salle Street, Chicago', 1954 | Ogle Winston Link | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Keyhole 6', 2012 | Erwin Olaf | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Brandt | A Snicket in Halifax | $3,500 | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | |
| Bill Brandt | René Magritte with His Painting "The Great War", Brussels | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Rainswept Roofs | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Rainswept Roofs, London | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Campden Hill, London. 1953 | Grisebach, Dec 2024 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Nude, London, 1952 | Christie's, Jun 2025 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Nude, East Sussex Coast | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Bill Brandt | Campden Hill, London | Phillips, Nov 2022 |
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.