Lot 128 · Christie's Interiors
Costume design for the opera Vanessa
Sir Cecil Beaton · pen and brown ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $2,143–$3,214
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 2 September 2008
- Dimensions
- 17½ x 8¾ in. (44.4 x 22.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5434943
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Costume design for the opera Vanessa. Christie's, 2 Sep 2008, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5434943.
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Costume design for the opera Vanessa. Christie's, 2 Sep 2008, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5434943.
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