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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $660–$990
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century British Art, London (South Kensington) · 3 November 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6485754
- Record
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Mervyn Peake, Phoenix. Christie's, 3 Nov 1999, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6485754.
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Mervyn Peake, Phoenix. Christie's, 3 Nov 1999, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6485754.
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From the same sale 20th Century British Art · Nov 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Landscape | Rowland Suddaby | £500–£700 | |
| Farm in the Hollow | John Elwyn | £500–£700 | |
| Bridport Harbour | Zdzislaw Ruszkowski | £300–£500 | |
| Seated Couple | Josef Herman, Hon. R.A. (b.1911) | £300–£500 | |
| Man in a Hat | Mark Gertler | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Fishermen | Josef Herman, Hon. R.A. (b.1911) | £600–£800 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of Margot Fonteyn | $1,682 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | |
| Mervyn Peake | A Portrait of Fabian Peake | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Portrait of a girl | Christie's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | A gentleman in a hat; three studies | Christie's, Dec 2006 | ||
| John Piper C.h. | A Retrospect of Churches: Eight Works | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Untitled VIII | Christie's, Mar 2003 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | Two figures | Christie's, Dec 2007 | ||
| Mervyn Peake | 'Doc' in Sark | Christie's, May 2005 |
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