Lot 154 · Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures
A young gentleman, in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,500 hammer ≈ $2,091–$2,614
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures , London · 9 December 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5967879
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Shelley, A young gentleman, in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 9 Dec 2003, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967879.
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Samuel Shelley, A young gentleman, in blue coat with gold buttons, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 9 Dec 2003, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967879.
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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures · Dec 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Leo R. Schidlof, Graz, 1964 | The Miniature in Europe | £500–£700 | |
| Esther and Ahasuerus, the king of Persia holding out his golden scept… | GENEVA SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800 | £400–£600 | |
| A young gentleman, in brown coat, lace cravat, full bottomed curling wig | German School, Circa 1800 | £400–£600 | |
| A noblewoman, in elaborate lace-bordered blue dress, ermine-lined red… | NUREMBERG SCHOOL, CIRCA 1680 | £600–£800 | |
| Rembrandt's Father, in silver breast plate, black cloak, wearing a me… | Henri Lévêque | £500–£700 | |
| A young lady, in loose white gown revealing her right breast, orange … | JEAN-ADAM SERRE (SWISS, 1704-1788) | £800–£1,200 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Shelley | Portrait of George and Charlotte Loftus | $2,885 | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | |
| Samuel Shelley | portrait de femme au chapeau bleu à plumes, vers 1785 | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | Portrait of a mother and her two children | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | A portrait miniature of Ann and George Townshend: she playin | Bonhams, Jun 2018 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | Samuel Shelley (British, 1750/56-1808) | Christie's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | A miniature portraying the Misses Norman, wearing white dres | Bonhams, Apr 2015 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | Lady Georgina and Lady Elizabeth Somerset rectangular 97mm ( | Bonhams, Jan 2020 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | Portrait of a young cadet, circa 1795 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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.