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Lot 164 · Old Master Pictures

Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet with a lace ruff, and wearing a gold chain; and Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black dress with a lace trimmed collar and ruff and a gold chain with a red rosette

Circle Of Frans Pourbus II · oil on card, oval

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Estimate
£4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,360–$11,040
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master Pictures, London · 7 July 2006
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 2 in. (6.1 x 5.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5660929
Record
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Circle Of Frans Pourbus II, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet with a lace ruff, and wearing a gold chain; and Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black dress with a lace trimmed collar and ruff and a gold chain with a red rosette. Christie's, 7 Jul 2006, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5660929.

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Circle Of Frans Pourbus II, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black doublet with a lace ruff, and wearing a gold chain; and Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a black dress with a lace trimmed collar and ruff and a gold chain with a red rosette. Christie's, 7 Jul 2006, lot 164. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5660929.

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