Lot 82 · 20th Century British Art
Still life of classical sculpture
Sir Cecil Beaton · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,911–$8,185
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 16 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5143973
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Still life of classical sculpture. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5143973.
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Still life of classical sculpture. Christie's, 16 Dec 2009, lot 82. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5143973.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock | Nigel Hall | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Two girls bathing | Augustus Edwin John, O.M., R.A. (1878-1961) | £800–£1,200 | |
| Farm Buildings, France | Adolphe Valette | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Dora Reclining | Ken Howard R.a. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Yellow butterfly | Bussy, Simon-albert. 1869-1954. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Volubilis Bleu | Bussy, Simon-albert. 1869-1954. | £1,500–£2,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Lily Elsie in 'The Merry Widow', a fantasy circa 1937 | $4,889 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Hollywood Boulevard | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Sargent's Madame X sheet size 35.5 x 28.0 cm (14 x 11 in). f | Bonhams, Jan 2024 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Fashion for Vogue (Vera Zorina) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Paul Maze | Horses Going Down to the Start | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | David Hockney | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | 'Ladies on the Shore' | Sworders, Mar 2026 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Portrait of Janet Gaynor approximately 18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 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.