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Lot 68 · Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait

A young gentleman, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons and black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair

Richard Cosway Ra

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,728–$7,880
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait , London · 10 December 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6076886
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Cosway Ra, A young gentleman, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons and black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6076886.

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Richard Cosway Ra, A young gentleman, facing right in blue coat with gold buttons and black collar, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6076886.

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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait · Dec 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
A gentleman, facing left in gold-bordered blue coat with gold button … English School, Circa 1820 £700–£900
A gentleman, facing right in velvet coat and frilled cravat, long cur… Jean Petitot £200–£300
A fine miniature of a young lady, facing left in low-cut white silk d… Jean Petitot £6,000–£8,000
A young lady, facing left in white dress, white bandeau in her long p… Andrew Plimer £3,000–£5,000
A young gentleman, facing right in brown coat with gold buttons and b… English School, Circa 1820 £700–£900
By Leo R. Schidlof, Graz, 1964 La miniature en Europe £600–£800

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Richard Cosway Ra Richard Cosway, R.a. (British, 1742-1821) $5,637 Christie's, Dec 2015
Richard Cosway Ra [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Apr 2017
Richard Cosway Ra A young lady, facing right in white dress, red bordered fril Christie's, Jun 1999
Richard Cosway Ra A young gentleman, in blue coat with large silver buttons, w Christie's, Dec 2003
English School, Circa 1820 A George III Mahogany Writing-Table Christie's, May 2022
Christian Friedrich Zincke A Gentleman, head and shoulders facing right, in a crimson c Bonhams, Jul 2024
Richard Cosway Ra A young lady called Lady Manners, facing right in lace-borde Christie's, May 2002
Richard Cosway Ra An officer, full face in green uniform with black lapels and Christie's, Nov 2000

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