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Lot 206 · The British Sale

portrait of a gentleman, said to be john manners

Snr. John Ferneley

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Estimate
£1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,570–$3,427
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The British Sale, London · 27 November 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-3013471
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Snr. John Ferneley, portrait of a gentleman, said to be john manners. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2003, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3013471.

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Snr. John Ferneley, portrait of a gentleman, said to be john manners. Sotheby's, 27 Nov 2003, lot 206. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3013471.

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From the same sale The British Sale · Nov 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
Figures in a Gig Charles Cooper Henderson £3,000–£5,000
A Spanish Beauty John Bagnold Burgess, Ra £6,000–£8,000
Fair Pledges of a Fruitful Tree Robert Walker Macbeth £50,000–£70,000
On the Sand Dunes Heywood Hardy £3,000–£5,000
Patience Frank Percy Wild £10,000–£15,000
Whitby John Atkinson Grimshaw £18,000–£25,000

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