Lot 22 · Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures
circa 1790 A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with yellow waistcoat, white stock and tied cravat, his powdered hair tied with black ribbon
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,206–$1,808
- Result
- upcoming — 22 April 2015
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures, London, Knightsbridge · 22 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1772746
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Continental School, circa 1790 A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with yellow waistcoat, white stock and tied cravat, his powdered hair tied with black ribbon. Bonhams, 22 Apr 2015, lot 22. estimate £800–£1,200, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1772746.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
69% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 65% sold.
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Continental School, circa 1790 A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with yellow waistcoat, white stock and tied cravat, his powdered hair tied with black ribbon. Bonhams, 22 Apr 2015, lot 22. estimate £800–£1,200, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1772746.
From the same sale Silver, Objects of Vertu including Flatware and Portrait Miniatures · Apr 2015
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