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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,663–$2,494
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 14 September 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4952345
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Costume design for Mary McGuire. Sotheby's, 14 Sep 2021, lot 283. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4952345.
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Costume design for Mary McGuire. Sotheby's, 14 Sep 2021, lot 283. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4952345.
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From the same sale Made in Britain · Sep 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glance | Sandra Blow R.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Bell Tower (S.A.C. 88; MCA Tokyo 85) | David Hockney | £800–£1,200 | |
| Map of Nowhere | R.a. Grayson Perry | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| All She Wanted Was to be Someone's Most Precious Person | The Connor Brothers | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Untitled (I Am Listening) | David Shrigley | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Keeping Warm, Islington, London, 1950 | Thurston Hopkins | £1,500–£2,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Sir Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) Daisy Fellowes1930sgelatin silv | $2,048 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | |
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Study of a male nude | Christie's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Mary Taylor, c. 1934 | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Camille Clifford 'The Gibson Girl' | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, c. 1963 | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | David Hockney | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Greta Garbo as Queen Christina | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Room Study (Possibly from Coco) approximately 12 x 16 in. (3 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 |
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.