LIVE LOTS 17,750,525 HOUSES 866 UNSOLD RECORDED 4,679,484 UPDATED NIGHTLY
TheBasis.Art

Lot 208 · Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu

A young gentleman, in brown coat, striped blue and pale pink waistcoat, knotted cravat, powdered hair

Christophe Guérin

Catalog image of A young gentleman, in brown coat, striped blue and pale pink waistcoat, knotted…
Catalog image, served from the auction house’s site — © the house.

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $878–$1,229
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 6 July 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-5787344
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record
TB-2026-5787344 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5787344

Christophe Guérin, A young gentleman, in brown coat, striped blue and pale pink waistcoat, knotted cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787344.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5787344.

Christophe Guérin, A young gentleman, in brown coat, striped blue and pale pink waistcoat, knotted cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 208. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787344.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu · Jul 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
A gentleman, in black doublet with gold buttons, large pleated cravat… Franciszek Smiadecki £800–£1,200
A young lady in white dress with frilled border, clasping a gold and … Carel De Moor £1,000–£1,500
A Quantity of Reference Books and Catalogues on Gold Boxes A QUANTITY OF REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON GOLD BOXES £400–£600
Berlin, Fromery Workshop, or Paris, Circa 1750 TWO LOUIS XV GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES £500–£700
Berlin, Fromery Workshop, or Paris, Circa 1750, the Latter with the D… TWO LOUIS XV SILVER MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES £800–£1,200
Berlin, Fromery Workshop, or Paris, the First 1738-1744 with the Disc… TWO LOUIS XV SILVER MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES £400–£600

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Richard Cosway Ra A portrait miniature of a gentleman called, Isaac Blackburne $1,117 Bonhams, Sep 2023
Christophe Guérin A young lady, in white dress, gold hoop earring, brown ribbo Christie's, Dec 2003
Richard Cosway Ra portrait of rowland tailor; together with a portrait of a la Sotheby's, Apr 2015
Richard Cosway Ra Set of Three Portraits: A Lady in a Bonnet, A Lady with Blon Bonhams, Oct 2023
Richard Cosway Ra Richard Cosway, R.A. (British, 1742-1821) Christie's, May 2019
Walter Stephens Lethbridge A portrait miniature of a Gentleman, wearing dark blue doubl Bonhams, Jul 2014
Richard Cosway Ra A portrait miniature of a gentleman, said to be, Sir William Bonhams, Sep 2023
Jeremiah Meyer William Chambers (d. 1793), facing right in sky-blue coat, w Christie's, May 2001

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.

This price costs one credit

Realized prices are metered. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19 — bought once, never expires, and a record you open stays open. Sign in to spend credits you already have, or buy a pass.

No credits? Buy a Research Pass — $19