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Lot 37 · Old Master Paintings and Drawings

Portrait of a Gentleman, half length, wearing a breastplate, a blue and red velvet coat and a lace cravat with a purple cloak and a wig

Circle Of Pierre Mignard

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Estimate
$2,000–$3,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Drawings , New York · 25 February 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6487364
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Circle Of Pierre Mignard, Portrait of a Gentleman, half length, wearing a breastplate, a blue and red velvet coat and a lace cravat with a purple cloak and a wig. Christie's, 25 Feb 1999, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6487364.

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Circle Of Pierre Mignard, Portrait of a Gentleman, half length, wearing a breastplate, a blue and red velvet coat and a lace cravat with a purple cloak and a wig. Christie's, 25 Feb 1999, lot 37. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6487364.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings and Drawings · Feb 1999

LotArtistEstimateResult
Portrait of a Gentleman, seated three-quarter length, wearing a red v… Martin Meytens (1695-1770) $10,000–$15,000
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The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine Josef Rattensperger (1807-1866) $2,000–$3,000
The Piet Sicilian School, 15th Century $6,000–$8,000
Flowers and Fruit in an architectural Landscape, Peacocks and Ruins i… Manner of Gaspare Lopez $20,000–$30,000

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