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Lot 222 · Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu

A young lady in white dress with black-bordered short sleeves, gold hoop earring, her long fair hair falling in curls

Jean-baptiste Soyer

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Estimate
£800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,405–$2,107
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 6 July 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-5787355
Record
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Jean-baptiste Soyer, A young lady in white dress with black-bordered short sleeves, gold hoop earring, her long fair hair falling in curls. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787355.

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Jean-baptiste Soyer, A young lady in white dress with black-bordered short sleeves, gold hoop earring, her long fair hair falling in curls. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 222. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787355.

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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Jean-baptiste Soyer A gentleman, facing right in brown coat, white and yellow st $1,462 Christie's, Jun 1999
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Moritz Michael Daffinger [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Apr 2020
John Smart Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square Sotheby's, Sep 2021

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