Lot 17 · Old Master Paintings
Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in officer's uniform
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $30,178–$45,267
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Old Master Paintings, London, New Bond Street · 9 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1807657
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-1807657 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-1807657
R.a. Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in officer's uniform. Bonhams, 9 Dec 2015, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1807657.
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R.a. Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in officer's uniform. Bonhams, 9 Dec 2015, lot 17. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1807657.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Percy Gore, | John Russel | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| early 16th Century Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a red hat | German School | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Diana and Acteon | Il Cavalier D'arpino | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A striding male youth with arms outstretched | Circle Of Ercole Procaccini The Younger | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| An Arcadian river landscape with travellers on a path | Albert Meyering | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| 17th Century Portrait of a bearded gentleman, three-quarter length, | Emilian School | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | Wooded Landscape with Cattle and Sheep at a Watering Place, | $30,240 | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | |
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of Surgeon-General David Middleton (1703-1785), bus | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of Captain Sharpe | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | thomas gainsborough, r.a. | portrait of j. dudley, half-leng | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | wooded landscape with peasants resting, and a distant cottag | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Mar | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707–1782), half- | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| R.a. Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of James Haviland (c. 1747–1779), half-length, in a | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
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.