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Lot 61 · Picasso Ceramics: Including Property from the Collection of Joan A. Mendell

Portrait of Christopher Griffith, Jr., of Padworth , half-length, in a blue coat

Thomas Gainsborough · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$40,000–$60,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Picasso Ceramics: Including Property from the Collection of Joan A. Mendell, New York · 30 September 2005
Dimensions
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3782495
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Christopher Griffith, Jr., of Padworth , half-length, in a blue coat. Christie's, 30 Sep 2005, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3782495.

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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Christopher Griffith, Jr., of Padworth , half-length, in a blue coat. Christie's, 30 Sep 2005, lot 61. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3782495.

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