Lot 292 · Old Master Paintings
Two written receipts relating to a portrait of Sir John Sebright, the first dated 11 March 1768 'Recd. of Sir John Sebright ten Guinneas being half payment for a threequarter Portrait/Tho Gainsborough/£10..10'; the second dated 5 April 1768 'Recd. of Sir John Sebright ten Guinneas being the last half payment for a 3/4 Portrait of Himself and in full of all demands/Tho Gainsborough/ £10.10
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,146–$9,218
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Old Master Paintings, London, Knightsbridge · 29 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1865595
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Gainsborough, Two written receipts relating to a portrait of Sir John Sebright, the first dated 11 March 1768 'Recd. of Sir John Sebright ten Guinneas being half payment for a threequarter Portrait/Tho Gainsborough/£10..10'; the second dated 5 April 1768 'Recd. of Sir John Sebright ten Guinneas being the last half payment for a 3/4 Portrait of Himself and in full of all demands/Tho Gainsborough/ £10.10. Bonhams, 29 Apr 2015, lot 292. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1865595.
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Thomas Gainsborough, Two written receipts relating to a portrait of Sir John Sebright, the first dated 11 March 1768 'Recd. of Sir John Sebright ten Guinneas being half payment for a threequarter Portrait/Tho Gainsborough/£10..10'; the second dated 5 April 1768 'Recd. of Sir John Sebright ten Guinneas being the last half payment for a 3/4 Portrait of Himself and in full of all demands/Tho Gainsborough/ £10.10. Bonhams, 29 Apr 2015, lot 292. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1865595.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gainsborough | Woodland Stream , c. 1745 | $6,875 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2021 | |
| Thomas Gainsborough | Study of an angel | Christie's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Study of a donkey laden with panniers and accompanying figur | Christie's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Wooded landscape with horsemen crossing a bridge | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Study of a track through a wooded landscape | Christie's, Nov 2000 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Figures By a Track Through a Wooded Landscape, circa early 1 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2012 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Autograph letter signed | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2023 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Landscape with a peasant family resting | Christie's, Jan 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.