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Lot 254 · Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey

Cast by Barbedienne

René De Saint-marceaux

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $801–$1,068
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-2026-072902
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 9 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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René De Saint-marceaux, Cast by Barbedienne. Bonhams, 20 May 2025, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-072902.

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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

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

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