Lot 103 · British and Victorian Pictures
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a jewelled collar badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece and a pale blue Marine Order sash; and a Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a yellow dress and ermine trimmed cloak
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,305–$1,958
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 7 May 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6233797
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Horace De Manara, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a jewelled collar badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece and a pale blue Marine Order sash; and a Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a yellow dress and ermine trimmed cloak. Christie's, 7 May 1999, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6233797.
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Horace De Manara, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a jewelled collar badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece and a pale blue Marine Order sash; and a Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a yellow dress and ermine trimmed cloak. Christie's, 7 May 1999, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6233797.
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From the same sale British and Victorian Pictures · May 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Han Dynasty | A SICHUAN PAINTED POTTERY BOAR | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Han Dynasty | AN ARCHAIC MOTTLED GREEN JADE PIG | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Ming Dynasty or Earlier | A BROWN AND CELADON JADE CAMEL | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Possibly Song Dynasty | A GREY AND RUSSET JADE CAMEL | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Yuan Dynasty | A RARE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, YUHUCHUNPING | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Jiajing Six-Character Mark Within a Double Circle and of the Period | AN IMPERIAL MING BLUE AND WHITE JAR | $7,000–$9,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace De Manara | portraits of a gentleman and a lady: a pair | $2,980 | Sotheby's, Mar 2016 | |
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| Duncan Grant | London Street Scene | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Horace De Manara | Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a cream waistcoat a | Christie's, May 1999 | ||
| British School | 17th/18th Century Portrait of a gentleman half length in arm | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| English School | Late 19th Century Paddlewheelers and houseboats, India | Bonhams, Dec 2024 |
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.