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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,355–$2,033
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, Knightsbridge · 16 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-701353
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Beaton, Costume Design. Bonhams, 16 Dec 2020, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-701353.
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Cecil Beaton, Costume Design. Bonhams, 16 Dec 2020, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-701353.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosie | John Bratby R.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| All Across St. Ives (unframed) | Linda Weir | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| In the Harbour (unframed) | Simeon Stafford | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Cottages at Pendeen | Fred Yates | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| Mornington Crescent | Richard Adams | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Squall | Frederick Cuming R.a., N.e.a.c. | £2,000–£3,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Beaton | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), 1937 | $5,128 | Bonhams, May 2025 | |
| Cecil Beaton | Poppy field | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2023 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | A costume design for the 'Embassy Ball' scene for My Fair La | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Francis Bacon in his Battersea studio | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Sawai Man Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur and Maharani Gayatri | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Charles James Dresses | Bonhams, Jan 2024 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Merle Oberon | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2018 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" | Bonhams, Apr 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.