Lot 217 · Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale)
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a fur-trimmed red coat and a powdered wig, in a feigned oval
Francesco Guardi · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $17,722–$26,583
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale), London · 3 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 25¾ x 19 in. (60.5 x 48.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5407738
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francesco Guardi, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a fur-trimmed red coat and a powdered wig, in a feigned oval. Christie's, 3 Dec 2008, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5407738.
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Francesco Guardi, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a fur-trimmed red coat and a powdered wig, in a feigned oval. Christie's, 3 Dec 2008, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5407738.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Pictures (Day Sale) · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A winter landscape with the Holy Family warming themselves by a fire,… | Abel Grimmer | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| A capriccio , with Daniel demanding justice for Susannah under an arc… | Paul Vredeman De Vries | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Penitent Mary Magdalene | Willem Van Mieris | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| An extensive classical landscape with an artist sketching the Temple … | After Richard Wilson | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| A river landscape with monks conversing by a pair of megaliths, ruins… | William. Hodges | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A mountainous lake landscape with travellers on a path in the foregro… | William Ashford P.r.h.a. | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesco Guardi | [no title recorded] | $18,919 | Dorotheum, Dec 2024 | |
| Francesco Guardi | Architectural capriccio | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Venice, a view of the Punta della Dogana | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A basket of flowers on a rocky bank with further blooms, spr | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Follower of | Bertolami Fine Art, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Portrait of a boy of the Gradenigo family, possibly Ferigo ( | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Francesco Guardi: Two Paintings: Floral Still Life with a Wi | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, May 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | Two Capricci with Ruins | Lempertz, May 2025 |
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.