Lot 114 · Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey
Cecil Beaton 4
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $401–$668
- 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-2026-072762
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Geoffrey Sawyer, Cecil Beaton 4. Bonhams, 20 May 2025, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072762.
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Geoffrey Sawyer, Cecil Beaton 4. Bonhams, 20 May 2025, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072762.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Sawyer | Cecil Beaton at Reddish House 9 | $1,026 | Bonhams, May 2025 | |
| British School | 19th Century Portrait of a chestnut horse | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| A George III Silver Coffee Pot | maker's mark to the underside, London 1748 | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| English School | circa 1800 A portrait of a boy in a landscape with his spani | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| A George III Silver Coffee Pot | London, 1752 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| English School | circa 1800 Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a blue c | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| British School | Portrait of the sculptor Edward Onslow Ford (1852-1901) | Chiswick Auctions, Jul 2026 | ||
| English School | 19th Century Nailing your colours to the mast | Bonhams, Apr 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.