Lot 8 · Important Miniatures from a Private Collection
Portrait of a Lady
Gervase Spencer · wearing a white dress trimmed with blue, a blue hat and pearl earrings, gold frame
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,976–$2,964
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Miniatures from a Private Collection , London · 16 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3747673
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gervase Spencer, Portrait of a Lady. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747673.
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Gervase Spencer, Portrait of a Lady. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747673.
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From the same sale Important Miniatures from a Private Collection · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Miss Turner of Uxbridge | Richard Crosse | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of Jane Dorothy Lambton | Charles Shirreff | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman | John Smart | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a young girl | French School | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of the Hon. Sophia Ward | Horace Hone A.r.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of Miss Meliora Butter | Andrew Plimer | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gervase Spencer | Portrait of a lady | $4,693 | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | |
| Gervase Spencer | Gervase Spencer | Christie's, Dec 2007 | ||
| French School | 18th Century Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black, go | Bonhams, Feb 2024 | ||
| Gervase Spencer | gervase spencer | portrait of a young boy, circa 1750 | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Boningtons, Hertfordshire | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| French School | early 19th Century Venus rising from the waves unframed | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| French School | 18th Century Portrait of a Henri de Suarez, half-length, wea | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| French School | early 18th Century Two portraits of ladies and two of gentle | Bonhams, Apr 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.