Lot 37 · Modern British and Irish Art
"The Perfect Roman Face" 27 x 17.5cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8in) sheet; 12 x 8cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8in) image (unframed)
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $495–$742
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern British and Irish Art, London, Knightsbridge · 12 May 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-718365
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Cecil Beaton, "The Perfect Roman Face" 27 x 17.5cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8in) sheet; 12 x 8cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8in) image (unframed). Bonhams, 12 May 2020, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-718365.
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Cecil Beaton, "The Perfect Roman Face" 27 x 17.5cm (10 5/8 x 6 7/8in) sheet; 12 x 8cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8in) image (unframed). Bonhams, 12 May 2020, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-718365.
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From the same sale Modern British and Irish Art · May 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maquette for Parthenope and Egeria 34.5cm (13 9/16in) high, excluding base | Sir Eduardo Paolozzi | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Joy St Ives Epiphany with Art Books & Roses | Linda Weir | £800–£1,200 | |
| The Wife of Bath's Tale | Dame Elisabeth Frink R.a. | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Breton Woman (unframed) | Christopher Wood | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Holy Mountain | Mark Lancelot Symons | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Mountain with Waterfall | Mark Lancelot Symons | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Cecil Beaton | Audrey Hepburn in 'My Fair Lady' (for Vogue) | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | ||
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| Cecil Beaton | Georgia O'Keeffe | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2022 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | A costume design for the Ballroom Scene in Lady Windermere's | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Alberto Giacometti, Paris, October | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2020 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Centenaire de Monte - Carlo | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | A Vogue Aage Thaarup hat feature 2 | Bonhams, May 2025 |
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.