Lot 78 · Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey
Lady with a bonnet
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- Estimate
- £200–£300 hammer ≈ $267–$401
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 20 May 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-072726
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Norman Hartnell, Lady with a bonnet. Bonhams, 20 May 2025, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072726.
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Sir Norman Hartnell, Lady with a bonnet. Bonhams, 20 May 2025, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072726.
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From the same sale Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A costume design for My Fair Lady, 1963, probably for Barbara Pepper … | Cecil Beaton | £800–£1,200 | |
| Cecil Beaton, circa 1937 | Christian Bérard | £600–£800 | |
| Three costume designs for 'Countess Ranevskaya' in The Queen of Spade… | Oliver Messel | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Portrait of Picasso | Cecil Beaton | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Madonna Del Velo | Tuscan School | £500–£700 | |
| Monk musicians taking snuff | European School | £200–£300 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Norman Hartnell | Group of Royal Fashion Designs, 1950S | $1,854 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2020 | |
| Cecil Beaton | A set design for the interior of a restaurant | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Nancy Cunard with Dog | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Gary Cooper, 1930s | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| Dutch School | A military encampment 16 x 21in (40.5 x 53.5cm) | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Dutch School | 19th Century Shipping off the coast in a choppy sea framed: | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | Miscellaneous photographs 15 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Cecil Beaton | English authors and novelists 11 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 |
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.