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Lot 116 · Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection

'Les Duff', Portrait of Duff and Diana Cooper

Cecil Beaton

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Estimate
£300–£400 hammer ≈ $403–$537
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Vivien: The Vivien Leigh Collection, London · 26 September 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-4592672
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Beaton, 'Les Duff', Portrait of Duff and Diana Cooper. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592672.

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Cecil Beaton, 'Les Duff', Portrait of Duff and Diana Cooper. Sotheby's, 26 Sep 2017, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4592672.

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