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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $753–$1,130
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art Contemporain, Paris · 11 May 2005
- Dimensions
- 5½ x 10½ in. (14 x 26.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4894404
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mervyn Peake, Sleeping mouse. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894404.
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Mervyn Peake, Sleeping mouse. Christie's, 11 May 2005, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4894404.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne pier | William Bowyer | £400–£600 | |
| Cockerel | Mary Kessel (B. 1910) | £40–£200 | |
| Aix en Provence | Frederick Gore Cbe Ra | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Look after Lulu | Sir Cecil Beaton | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Figure with Table | Peter Kinley | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| La Madame de la Lotterie | Charles Mozley | £400–£600 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Peake | Untitled IV | $1,110 | Christie's, Mar 2003 | |
| Mervyn Peake | Mythical Figure | Christie's, Nov 1999 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Margot Fonteyn | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Study of a Clown | Christie's, Apr 2000 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Untitled I | Christie's, Mar 2003 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Trembath Blues, 2000 (Kemp 208) | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2024 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Trembath Blues (Kemp 208) - 2000 | Lyon & Turnbull, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sir Terry Frost R.a. | Black and Red on Blue | Rago, Oct 2021 |
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.