Lot 143 · Old Master and Early British Paintings
portrait of a lady, said to be madame masbou (1768-1853), seated in an interior, wearing a brown velvet dress and a headdress, a landscape seen through a window beyond
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,485–$24,728
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and Early British Paintings, London · 30 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3805481
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Firmin Massot, portrait of a lady, said to be madame masbou (1768-1853), seated in an interior, wearing a brown velvet dress and a headdress, a landscape seen through a window beyond. Sotheby's, 30 Oct 2008, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3805481.
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Firmin Massot, portrait of a lady, said to be madame masbou (1768-1853), seated in an interior, wearing a brown velvet dress and a headdress, a landscape seen through a window beyond. Sotheby's, 30 Oct 2008, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3805481.
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From the same sale Old Master and Early British Paintings · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob's journey | Jacopo Da Ponte, Called Jacopo Bassano | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A southern landscape with fishermen unloading and packing their catch | Herman Van Swanevelt | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Carmelite nun guided by an angel | — | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Two ships in a storm | Jan Porcellis | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing a red dress and a black veil | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Immaculate Conception | Bartolomé Esteban Murillo | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmin Massot | portrait of andrienne-constance bourdillon (1792-1836) | $17,500 | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | |
| Firmin Massot | A Nude at her Bath | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Firmin Massot | Portrait of Elizabeth Broadhead, later Lady Dashwood, full-l | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| George Romney | Portrait of Augustus, Admiral Keppel, half-length, in naval | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| Firmin Massot | Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Julie Masbou | Christie's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Firmin Massot | portrait of the empress josephine of france (1763-1814), hea | Sotheby's, Dec 2004 | ||
| Firmin Massot | Portrait de Charlotte Boissier-Fabri (1772–1861). Circa 1810 | Koller, Sep 2025 | ||
| Marco Ricci | An extensive river landscape with figures washing laundry be | Bonhams, Apr 2022 |
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.