Lot 228 · Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection
"vivien, dear, repeat after larry: 'i will be a good girl and come straight to rehearsals. i must not join protest marches on the way. i must not call at the house of lords and wake everybody up...'"
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,074–$1,611
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection, London · 26 September 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4592175
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carl Ronald Giles, "vivien, dear, repeat after larry: 'i will be a good girl and come straight to rehearsals. i must not join protest marches on the way. i must not call at the house of lords and wake everybody up...'". Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 228. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592175.
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Carl Ronald Giles, "vivien, dear, repeat after larry: 'i will be a good girl and come straight to rehearsals. i must not join protest marches on the way. i must not call at the house of lords and wake everybody up...'". Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 228. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592175.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Ronald Giles | 'Never mind about it not being 'arf wot we're giving them - | $3,611 | Bonhams, Nov 2015 | |
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| Ronald William Fordham Searle | Garbage | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2026 | ||
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