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Lot 170 · Old Master Paintings

Portrait of Lady Fortescue, seated, half-length, in a white silk dress before a red curtain

Francis Cotes R.a.

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Estimate
£7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $10,755–$15,364
Result
upcoming — 29 April 2015
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Old Master Paintings, London, Knightsbridge · 29 April 2015
Record ID
TB-2026-1865473
Record
first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Cotes R.a., Portrait of Lady Fortescue, seated, half-length, in a white silk dress before a red curtain. Bonhams, 29 Apr 2015, lot 170. estimate £7,000–£10,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1865473.

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72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.

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Francis Cotes R.a., Portrait of Lady Fortescue, seated, half-length, in a white silk dress before a red curtain. Bonhams, 29 Apr 2015, lot 170. estimate £7,000–£10,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1865473.

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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Apr 2015

LotArtistEstimateResult
Portrait of Madame B., née Étiennette Delagrange, with her children Jacques Antoine Vallin £3,000–£5,000
early 18th Century An Italianate landscape with a figures before a town Roman School £3,000–£5,000
circa 1600 Head of a child, looking up to the right Italian School £2,000–£3,000
A proposed view for a crescent of houses on the Thames from Waterloo … William Capon £800–£1,200
A terracotta urn with grapes, peaches, plums and other fruit on a sto… Jan Van Der Waarden £6,000–£8,000
1822 Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, French School £2,000–£3,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Francis Cotes R.a. Portrait of the Hon. John Yorke (1728-1801) $10,390 Sotheby's, Jul 2021
Francis Cotes R.a. portrait of mary dering, daughter of sir edward dering, 5th Sotheby's, Mar 2005
Francis Cotes R.a. portrait of lady henrietta conyers, née fermor (1727-1793) Sotheby's, Jul 2015
Francis Cotes R.a. Portrait of Lady Wolesley, three-quarter length, in a grey s Bonhams, Jul 2026
Francis Cotes R.a. Portrait of Lady Fortescue, seated, half-length, in a white Bonhams, Oct 2019
Francis Cotes R.a. portrait of general george keppel, 3rd earl of albermarle, k Sotheby's, Nov 2006
Francis Cotes R.a. portrait of general william keppel (1727-1782) Sotheby's, Nov 2006
Francis Cotes R.a. [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Apr 2016

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