Lot 87 · Christie's Interiors
Design for a spirit in the garden in multi-colours
Sir Cecil Beaton · black ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,573–$2,360
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 15 April 2008
- Dimensions
- 21 x 15¼ in. (53.3 x 38.6 cm.); and a sunflower costume design from the same production (2)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5465892
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Design for a spirit in the garden in multi-colours. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465892.
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Design for a spirit in the garden in multi-colours. Christie's, 15 Apr 2008, lot 87. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5465892.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Cecil Beaton | David Hockney | $3,175 | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | |
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Study of a male nude | Christie's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Lily Elsie in 'The Merry Widow', a fantasy circa 1937 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Hollywood Boulevard | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Greta Garbo as Queen Christina | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Design in orange | Christie's, Apr 2008 | ||
| Sir Cecil Beaton | Camille Clifford 'The Gibson Girl' | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Red-haired woman | Chiswick Auctions, Jun 2026 |
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.