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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,051–$6,077
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Twentieth Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 6 December 2007
- Dimensions
- 14½ x 10½ in. (36.8 x 26.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5495482
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5495482 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5495482
Mervyn Peake, Boy sleeping; the artist's son. Christie's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5495482.
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Mervyn Peake, Boy sleeping; the artist's son. Christie's, 6 Dec 2007, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5495482.
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From the same sale Twentieth Century British Art · Dec 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Yevgeny Ivanov | Stephen Ward | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Betsy | Edward Burra | £600–£800 | |
| Woman with Donkeys | Josef Herman R.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Man at Work | Josef Herman R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Gypsy and Pony | John Rattenbury Skeaping R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Carousel | Augustus Lunn, A.R.C.A. (1905-1986) | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Peake | A Portrait of Fabian Peake | $2,835 | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | |
| Mervyn Peake | A portrait of Caroline Norton | Bonhams, Sep 2013 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Where are you going to my pretty maid? | Christie's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Fuchsia Groan | Bonhams, Jul 2019 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Caught and Bowled Copperknob | Christie's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of a pirate | Christie's, May 2005 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Margot Fonteyn | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Maeve, the Artist's Wife | Christie's, Apr 2000 |
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.