Lot 10 · Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale
Type of Beauty: Portrait of Mrs. Kathleen Newton
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- Estimate
- £400,000–£600,000 hammer ≈ $502,672–$754,009
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own | The Evening Sale, London · 6 September 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5144145
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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James-jaques-joseph Tissot, Type of Beauty: Portrait of Mrs. Kathleen Newton. Sotheby's, 6 Sep 2023, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5144145.
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James-jaques-joseph Tissot, Type of Beauty: Portrait of Mrs. Kathleen Newton. Sotheby's, 6 Sep 2023, lot 10. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5144145.
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