Lot 23 · Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection
scriptstwo scripts belonging to vivien leigh
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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-2026-4592296
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Vivien Leigh, scriptstwo scripts belonging to vivien leigh. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592296.
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Vivien Leigh, scriptstwo scripts belonging to vivien leigh. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592296.
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From the same sale Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection · Sep 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Group of Three Historic Theatres | Various Artists | £60–£80 | |
| Jacobite firing glass | — | £600–£800 | |
| Notley Abbey | John Piper C.h. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Pair of earrings | — | £40–£60 | |
| Les Anemones | Louis Valtat | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Amethyst | — | £300–£500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivien Leigh | Autograph manuscript notebook, "My Favourite Poems" | $2,350 | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | |
| Cecil Beaton | Lady Anne Coke on her wedding day to Colin Tennant, 3rd Baro | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | The Duchess of Malfi | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Vivien Leigh | private notebook | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Sunflowers at Marignac | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Augustus Edwin John O.m., R.a. | Group of figures in a landscape 26.5 x 31.5cm (10 7/16 x 12 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Vivien Leigh | Appointment diary | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 |
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.