Lot 15 · Prints and Multiples
Making-Decent; -i.e.- Broad-Bottomites Getting into the Grand Costume
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $644–$901
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Prints and Multiples, London, Knightsbridge · 7 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-657429
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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James Gillray, Making-Decent; -i.e.- Broad-Bottomites Getting into the Grand Costume. Bonhams, 7 Oct 2020, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-657429.
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James Gillray, Making-Decent; -i.e.- Broad-Bottomites Getting into the Grand Costume. Bonhams, 7 Oct 2020, lot 15. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-657429.
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From the same sale Prints and Multiples · Oct 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laocoön and his two sons being attacked by serpent | Called Marco Da Ravenna Marco Dente | £600–£800 | |
| Leda and the Swan | Hans Sebald Beham | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Veduta del tempio detto della Concordia | Giovanni Battista Piranesi | £500–£700 | |
| The Castle in the Moon; Affability; A Squall | James Gillray | £600–£800 | |
| The Hand-Writing upon the Wall | James Gillray | £700–£1,000 | |
| Making-Decent; -i.e.- Broad-bottomites Getting into the Grand Costume | James Gillray | £500–£700 |
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