Lot 4 · Important British Art
Desdemona's Death-Song
Dante Gabriel Rossetti · black chalk with traces of red chalk on tinted paper, on two joined sheets
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $375,680–$563,521
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important British Art , London · 24 November 2004
- Dimensions
- 42 x 29¾ in. (106.8 x 75.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5865333
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Desdemona's Death-Song. Christie's, 24 Nov 2004, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5865333.
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Desdemona's Death-Song. Christie's, 24 Nov 2004, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5865333.
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From the same sale Important British Art · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two interiors of the Great Exhibition: The Medieval Court; and The Au… | Louis Haghe | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| The signal | John William Godward R.b.a. | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| TRINITY, historiated initial B, cutting from an ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIP… | TRINITY, historiated initial B, cutting from an ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT CHOIRBOOK ON VELLUM | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Asparagus Island, Kynance, Cornwall | William Holman Hunt, O.M., R.W.S. (1827-1910) | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Elizabeth Siddal seated in a chair | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Annunciation | Dante Gabriel Rossetti | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Maria Stillman, née Spartali | $526,922 | Christie's, Jul 2019 | |
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Study for 'Desdemona's Death Song' | Christie's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Joan of Arc | Sotheby's, May 2012 | ||
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Lady Lilith | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | study of marie stillman for a vision of fiammetta | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | A Christmas Carol | Christie's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | A woman combing her hair; Fanny Cornforth | Christie's, Jul 2016 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Liverpool Docks | Sotheby's, Jul 2009 |
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.