Lot 293 · Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints
French Legionaires being eaten by a Lion
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- Estimate
- £400–£800 hammer ≈ $665–$1,330
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — OLD MASTER, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PRINTS, London · 2 July 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6021101
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Malcolm Morley, French Legionaires being eaten by a Lion. Christie's, 2 Jul 2003, lot 293. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6021101.
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Malcolm Morley, French Legionaires being eaten by a Lion. Christie's, 2 Jul 2003, lot 293. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6021101.
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From the same sale Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints · Jul 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Betrayal of Christ, from The engraved Passion (B., Meder, Holl. 5) | Albrecht Dürer | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| La Joie (M. 976) | Marc Chagall | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| [Untitled] (Tonneau-Ryckelynck 7901-7907) | Wifredo Lam | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Badende Frauen (Sch. 14; W. 18) | Edvard Munch | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A Collection of Old Master Prints | A Collection of Old Master Prints | £800–£1,200 | |
| A Collection of Dutch Old Master Prints | A Collection of Dutch Old Master Prints | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Morley | Five works from the Arles/Miami portfolio | $396 | Rago, Oct 2025 | |
| Malcolm Morley | Kite on Gibsons Beach | Rago, Mar 2025 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | Beach Scene | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2023 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | Untitled (Dog), 1982 | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | Beach Scene (from Six New York Artists portfolio) | Rago, Jun 2021 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | Beach Scene, from Six New York Artists | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | Devonshire Cows | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2023 | ||
| Malcolm Morley | SS Rotterdam | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2022 |
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.