Lot 462 · Christie's Interiors
'An old King by a new name'
George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier · pencil and pen and black ink
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $979–$1,305
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 9 July 1998
- Dimensions
- 6 5/8 x 9½ in. (16.8 x 24.1 cm.); and two pen and ink drawings 'Rudiments of repartee' and 'What next!' by the same hand (3)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4898446
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4898446 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4898446
George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, 'An old King by a new name'. Christie's, 9 Jul 1998, lot 462. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4898446.
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George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, 'An old King by a new name'. Christie's, 9 Jul 1998, lot 462. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4898446.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Jul 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Of Gothic Style, Late 19Th Early 20Th Century, Later Painted | A PINE GREY PAINTED WARDROBE | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Attributed to Matthew Boulton | A PAIR OF GEORGE III ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH CANDELABRA | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| A George II Giltwood Girandole | A GEORGE II GILTWOOD GIRANDOLE | £3,000–£6,000 | |
| A George II Walnut Coffer-On-Stand | A GEORGE II WALNUT COFFER-ON-STAND | £5,000–£10,000 | |
| A George II Walnut and Burr-Walnut Coffer-On-Stand | A GEORGE II WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT COFFER-ON-STAND | £5,000–£10,000 | |
| An Irish George I Walnut Wing Armchair | AN IRISH GEORGE I WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR | £15,000–£25,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier | Practising for a match | $1,102 | Christie's, Dec 2004 | |
| George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier | le monde où l’on s’instruit, illustration to punch | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier | Hypercriticism | Christie's, Jun 2000 | ||
| Ernest Howard Shepard | Footballerina: He would leap over the head of the opposing h | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| English School | 19th Century An Allegory of Water; and An Allegory of Earth | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier | Domestic Bliss | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| English School | 19th Century Portrait of Sir Robert Martin Craven, J.P. F.R. | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| English School | 20th Century A river curving through a rural landscape | Bonhams, Jul 2026 |
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.