Lot 273 · British and Continental Watercolours
Portrait of a lady
Sir Cecil Beaton · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £300–£400 hammer ≈ $542–$723
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Watercolours , London (South Kensington) · 29 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 11 x 7 in. (28 x 17.8 cm.); a study of Dame Margot Fonteyn, in profile to the right; and a drawing for
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5791220
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Portrait of a lady. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 273. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791220.
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Sir Cecil Beaton, Portrait of a lady. Christie's, 29 Jun 2005, lot 273. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5791220.
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|---|---|---|---|
| View of a cathedral town | Attributed to Jan Vermeer van Haarlem, the Elder (Dutch, 1628-1691) | £500–£800 | |
| An extensive parkland landscape | William Alfred Delamotte | £200–£300 | |
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| Thwarting true love | Thomas Rowlandson | £500–£800 | |
| Figures on the promenade at Salerno; and Figures in the hills above t… | Antonio Senape | £500–£700 | |
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