Lot 216 · 20th Century British & Irish Art Evening Sale
Drums in Friendship Maine
Malcolm Morley · watercolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,372–$11,058
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British & Irish Art Evening Sale, London · 9 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 21 1/8 x 29½in. (53.7 x 74.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5489401
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Malcolm Morley, Drums in Friendship Maine. Christie's, 9 Jun 2006, lot 216. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5489401.
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Malcolm Morley, Drums in Friendship Maine. Christie's, 9 Jun 2006, lot 216. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5489401.
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|---|---|---|---|
| [BELGIQUE] -- BERTELLI, Ferando. Galliae Belgicae... Habes hic candid… | [BELGIQUE] -- BERTELLI, Ferando. Galliae Belgicae... Habes hic candide lector Galliam belgicam con suis regionibus opidis castellis fluminibus... Rome: Ferando Bertelli, 1565. | €1,200–€1,800 | |
| Das Rote Ohr (The Red Ear) | A. R. Penck | — | |
| Untitled | A. R. Penck | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| ANSELME, Antoine (1652-1737). Sermons pour l'avent et sur divers suje… | ANSELME, Antoine (1652-1737). Sermons pour l'avent et sur divers sujets . Paris: Gandouïn et Giffart, 1731. | €800–€1,200 | |
| BELLAY, Joachim du (1522-1560). Les Oeuvres françoises de Joachim du … | BELLAY, Joachim du (1522-1560). Les Oeuvres françoises de Joachim du Bellay. Reveuës & de nouveau augmentées de plusieurs Poësies non encore auparavant imprimees . Rouen: Georges l'Oyselet, 1592. | €150–€200 | |
| BERAIN, Jean (1630-1711). Ornemens inventez par J. Berain et se vende… | BERAIN, Jean (1630-1711). Ornemens inventez par J. Berain et se vendent ches ledit autheur aux galleries du Louvre . [Paris:] chez l'auteur, s.d. [1710]. | €2,000–€3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Morley | Gloria I | $12,700 | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | |
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| Malcolm Morley | Sunset Crater | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | Fokker DV II | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
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| Malcolm Morley | aegean fantasies (return of ulysses) | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | Lifeguard | Sotheby's, Sep 2011 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | African Warriors , 1985 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2020 |
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