© Bonhams — view on Bonhams website ↗A costume design for Richard Burton as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, 1967
Watercolor
Bonhams · Jun 3, 2025£1,408 ≈ $1,900 ≈ €1,669Sign up free to see price
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Four costume designs for Elizabeth Taylor as 'Kate' in The Taming of the Shrew
Irene Sharaff (American, 1910–1993) · circa 1961-66
£4,608 price realized incl. premium
≈ $6,219≈ €5,462
Hammer £3,600 · with buyer’s premium £4,608
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour and gouache”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 37.5 x 27cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/8in).
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- 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 (31256)
- Date
- June 3, 2025
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 82
- Estimate
- £150 – £250 (≈ $202 – $337) (≈ €178 – €296)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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