Lot 35 · Old Masters Evening Sale
Portrait of Old John, Head Waiter at the King's Head Inn in Derby, half-length, in a painted oval
Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a. · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $66,914–$107,063
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Evening Sale, London · 7 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 30 ¼ x 25 ¼ in. (77 x 64.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3862939
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a., Portrait of Old John, Head Waiter at the King's Head Inn in Derby, half-length, in a painted oval. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862939.
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Joseph Wright Of Derby, A.r.a., Portrait of Old John, Head Waiter at the King's Head Inn in Derby, half-length, in a painted oval. Christie's, 7 Dec 2017, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3862939.
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