Lot 156 · The Arcana Collection: Exceptional Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula, Part I
Portrait of Merton Francis Frankenburg
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,646–$2,469
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Arcana Collection: Exceptional Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula, Part I, London · 4 March 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6703471
- Record
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Portrait of Merton Francis Frankenburg. Christie's, 4 Mar 1998, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6703471.
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Sir Jacob Epstein, Portrait of Merton Francis Frankenburg. Christie's, 4 Mar 1998, lot 156. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6703471.
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From the same sale The Arcana Collection: Exceptional Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula, Part I · Mar 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Landscape | Roi Alexander Jamieson | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Ars Moriendi , Italian: Questa operetta tracta dellarte del ben morir… | Ars Moriendi , Italian: Questa operetta tracta dellarte del ben morire cioe in gratia di dio . [Venice:] Johannes Clein and Piero Himel, 1490. | £50,000–£80,000 | |
| Portrait of Lord Leverhulme | Philip De Lazlo (1869-1937) | £25–£200 | |
| BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (?1313-75). Decamerone . - Hieronymus Squarzaficu… | BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (?1313-75). Decamerone . - Hieronymus Squarzaficus (fl. 1475-after 1503). Vita di Boccaccio . Venice: Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 20 June 1492. | £220,000–£280,000 | |
| Portrait of a Boy in a Hat | Dod Procter R.a. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| CONRAD VON MEGENBERG (1309-1374). Buch der Natur . Augsburg: Johann B… | CONRAD VON MEGENBERG (1309-1374). Buch der Natur . Augsburg: Johann Bämler, 19 August 1478. | £30,000–£50,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Fourth Portrait of Peggy Jean (asleep) | $1,852 | Christie's, Sep 2019 | |
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| Sir Jacob Epstein | Reclining Nude (Betty Peters) | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Mask of the girl from Baku 17cm (6 3/4in)(high) | Bonhams, Mar 2017 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Study of Mrs Betty Joel (La Belle Juive) | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2022 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Reclining Nude | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Gladioli | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | ||
| Sir Jacob Epstein | Anthony | Phillips, Sep 2014 |
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.