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Lot 225 · Japanese Art & Design

A gentleman, facing right in brown coat, white and yellow striped waistcoat and open white shirt, powdered hair and sideburns

Jean-baptiste Soyer

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $953–$1,271
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Japanese Art & Design, London (South Kensington) · 21 June 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6530296
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jean-baptiste Soyer, A gentleman, facing right in brown coat, white and yellow striped waistcoat and open white shirt, powdered hair and sideburns. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6530296.

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Jean-baptiste Soyer, A gentleman, facing right in brown coat, white and yellow striped waistcoat and open white shirt, powdered hair and sideburns. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6530296.

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Jean-baptiste Soyer A young lady in white dress with black-bordered short sleeve $1,686 Christie's, Jul 2005
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