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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,634–$3,951
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Art of Travel, London · 12 December 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4802575
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Parkinson, norman parkinson | wenda and ostriches, 1951. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2019, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802575.
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Norman Parkinson, norman parkinson | wenda and ostriches, 1951. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2019, lot 21. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802575.
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From the same sale The Art of Travel · Dec 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| edward lear | hackwood park, hampshire | Edward Lear | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| follower of jean-baptiste van mour | a spice market | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| lucien-hector jonas | santa trinità bridge, florence | Lucien-hector Jonas | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| eugène galien-laloue | quai de la seine, paris | Eugene Galien-laloue | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| a french 'north-american' cigar humidor, elie blue early 21st century | — | £2,800–£3,500 | |
| a french 'zaven' cigar humidor, elie bleu and g.p. grant, late 20th century | — | £1,200–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Parkinson | Nena von Schlebrügge and Sphinx, Victoria Embankment, for Qu | $3,469 | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | |
| Norman Parkinson | Audrey Hepburn, Vogue (La Vigna, Italy) | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | Traffic, Ivy Nicholson in New York (for 'Vogue') | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | Imperial Airways | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | New York, East River Drive. Robin Miller and Pippa Diggle, S | Finarte, Apr 2026 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | Jerry Hall, Jamaica | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | Lisa Fonssagrives for "Vogue" | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Norman Parkinson | norman parkinson | david hockney, 1984 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 |
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.