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Lot 166 · Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures

A gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, pale yellow checked scarf, frilled and tied cravat, powdered hair

Horace Hone A.r.a.

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,486–$5,228
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures , London · 9 December 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-5967889
Record
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Horace Hone A.r.a., A gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, pale yellow checked scarf, frilled and tied cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 9 Dec 2003, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967889.

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Horace Hone A.r.a., A gentleman, in brown coat, white waistcoat, pale yellow checked scarf, frilled and tied cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 9 Dec 2003, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967889.

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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures · Dec 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Horace Hone A.r.a. Horace Hone, A.r.a. (Anglo-Irish, 1754/1756 - 1825/1827) $5,393 Christie's, Sep 2015
Horace Hone A.r.a. Portrait of a young lady, half-length, in a white and blue d Christie's, May 2005
Horace Hone A.r.a. Horace Hone, A.r.a. (Anglo-Irish, 1754/1756-1825/1827) Christie's, Jun 2015
Horace Hone A.r.a. A gentleman, in brown coat with gold button, white waistcoat Christie's, Dec 2003
Horace Hone A.r.a. Nathaniel Hone (1760-1819), in red coat with gold buttons, w Christie's, Jul 2005
Horace Hone A.r.a. A portrait miniature of Mary Viscountess Dillon née Rogier, Bonhams, Sep 2023
Christian Friedrich Zincke christian friedrich zincke | portrait of a gentleman, circa Sotheby's, May 2020
Horace Hone A.r.a. Horace Hone, A.r.a. (Anglo-Irish, 1754/56 - 1825/27) Christie's, May 2012

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