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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,539–$2,308
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Photographs, London (South Kensington) · 5 May 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6414688
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Valentine Hugo, 'Le Surréalisme prend un bon départ', 1924. Christie's, 5 May 2000, lot 351. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6414688.
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Valentine Hugo, 'Le Surréalisme prend un bon départ', 1924. Christie's, 5 May 2000, lot 351. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6414688.
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From the same sale Fine Photographs · May 2000
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toll houses on Bristol Bridge, 1845 | ANONYMOUS | £900–£1,200 | |
| 'Esmeralda R.V.Y.C. 129 tons, J.E.W. Rolls, Esq.' circa 1850; 'R.Y.S.… | E. VAILLAT AND OTHERS | £800–£1,200 | |
| 'Villa, 1841, Le chalet.' | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Landscape with tree and reclining man, France, early 1840s | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £500–£700 | |
| Central pavilion of the Tuileries Palace, Paris, circa 1841 | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| 'Abdullah [?Ibn el Kherife] Mecka', early 1840s | Joseph-philibert Girault De Prangey | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentine Hugo | Abstraction (Deux œuvres) | $747 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | |
| Valentine Hugo | Composition à Satie | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Max Ernst | Untitled; and Untitled (S. & L. 248) | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Valentine Hugo | Portrait de jeune homme (Probablement Raymond Radiguet) | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Marc Chagall | Bella | Montefiore auction house, Feb 2022 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Tête d'Homme Moustachu | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Man Ray | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2026 | ||
| Man Ray | Self-Portrait | Rago, Dec 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.