Lot 23 · Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale
A bearded man, bust-length, in a fur-lined coat and turban, with a gold strap; and An old woman, bust-length, in a brown embroidered robe and inscribed sash and head band, holding a scroll and a staff
John. Zoffany · oil on canvas, unlined
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $260,445–$390,668
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master and British Paintings Evening Sale, London · 7 July 2016
- Dimensions
- 26 5/8 x 21 ½ in. (67.7 x 54.4 cm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4013935
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John. Zoffany, A bearded man, bust-length, in a fur-lined coat and turban, with a gold strap; and An old woman, bust-length, in a brown embroidered robe and inscribed sash and head band, holding a scroll and a staff. Christie's, 7 Jul 2016, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013935.
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John. Zoffany, A bearded man, bust-length, in a fur-lined coat and turban, with a gold strap; and An old woman, bust-length, in a brown embroidered robe and inscribed sash and head band, holding a scroll and a staff. Christie's, 7 Jul 2016, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013935.
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|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John. Zoffany | The Sayer Family of Richmond | $207,900 | Christie's, Jun 2022 | |
| George Romney | Portrait of Caroline Yorke, later Countess of St. Germans (1 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
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| Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | The peasant lawyer | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
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| Sir Peter Paul Rubens | A Putto | Sotheby's, Jan 2015 |
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