Lot 62 · Christie's Interiors
Lady Codlington
Sir Cecil Beaton · black ink and watercolour, with attached fabric swatches
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $2,360–$3,540
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 15 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 18 x 12¾ in. (45.8 x 32.4 cm.); and a black ink study of a lady from the same production (2)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5465870
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5465870 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5465870
Sir Cecil Beaton, Lady Codlington. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 62. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465870.
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Lady Codlington. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 62. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465870.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid 19Th Century | A NAPOLEON III GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL, BRASS AND EBONY BOULLE CABINET | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Maker's Mark W.h, London, 1774 | A George II Silver Swing-handled Basket | £300–£400 | |
| Design in purple | Sir Cecil Beaton | £600–£800 | |
| The toilers | R.w.s. William Lee-hankey | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Lochside | Ernest Archibald Taylor | £800–£1,200 | |
| Grain | Maurice Cockrill R.a. | £600–£800 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Fashion for Vogue (Vera Zorina) | $7,189 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | |
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Portrait of Janet Gaynor approximately 18 x 15 in. (45.7 x 3 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| 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 | Lily Elsie in 'The Merry Widow', a fantasy circa 1937 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Portrait of Brooke Astor | Sotheby's, Sep 2012 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | Seaford | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Vivien Leigh | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Headdress for Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle at the Ball, | 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.