Lot 1234 · British, Continental & Russian Pictures
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in evening dress with a smoking jacket
Ernest Castelein · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $622–$1,036
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British, Continental & Russian Pictures, London (South Kensington) · 31 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 27 x 22 in. (68.6 x 55.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5513947
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5513947 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5513947
Ernest Castelein, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in evening dress with a smoking jacket. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 1234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5513947.
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Ernest Castelein, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in evening dress with a smoking jacket. Christie's, 31 Oct 2007, lot 1234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5513947.
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