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- Estimate
- £220,000–£280,000 hammer ≈ $367,026–$467,124
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale, London · 8 April 1998
- Dimensions
- 14½ x 18 1/8 in. (36.8 x 46 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4865803
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4865803 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4865803
René Magritte, Le prince charmant. Christie's, 8 Apr 1998, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4865803.
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René Magritte, Le prince charmant. Christie's, 8 Apr 1998, lot 130. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4865803.
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From the same sale The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale · Apr 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Etruscan Hollow Gold Cartouche Ring | AN ETRUSCAN HOLLOW GOLD CARTOUCHE RING | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Two Etruscan Gold 'Leech'-Shaped Bow Fibulae | TWO ETRUSCAN GOLD 'LEECH'-SHAPED BOW FIBULAE | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A Pair of Etruscan Baule Type Earrings | A PAIR OF ETRUSCAN BAULE TYPE EARRINGS | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A Pair of Etruscan Gold Penannular Bracelets | A PAIR OF ETRUSCAN GOLD PENANNULAR BRACELETS | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Group of Three Etruscan Gold Pendants and Cylindrical Spacers | A GROUP OF THREE ETRUSCAN GOLD PENDANTS AND CYLINDRICAL SPACERS | £800–£1,200 | |
| Hallucination | Max Ernst | £700,000–£900,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Magritte | Les Adieux | $508,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | |
| René Magritte | Le Sens propre | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| René Magritte | Dessin sans titre | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le changement de vitesse | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | Le Calcul mental | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| René Magritte | L'Océan | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| René Magritte | La folie des grandeurs (Megalomania) | Phillips, Nov 2025 | ||
| René Magritte | La Folie Almayer | Sotheby's, 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.