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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,269–$10,904
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04120 · 26 March 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3035859
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Opie R.a., portrait of margaretta pleydell, mrs james michel (d.1871). Sotheby's, 26 Mar 2004, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035859.
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John Opie R.a., portrait of margaretta pleydell, mrs james michel (d.1871). Sotheby's, 26 Mar 2004, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3035859.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L04120 · Mar 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Captive's Return | Henry Ryland | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | Mary Beale | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | John Astley | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | Thomas Hudson | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Empty Chair | Charles Spencelayh | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | Henri-pierre Danloux | £4,000–£6,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Opie R.a. | A girl slumbering under a tree in a landscape | $5,040 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
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| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of Miss Talbot as Lavinia, full-length, in a landsc | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of the artist Thomas Girtin, bust-length, in a dark | Bonhams, Jul 2015 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | melancholia recto; study of a male nude verso | Sotheby's, Dec 2008 | ||
| John Opie R.a. | Portrait of a girl, seated | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Thomas Rowlandson | When the old fool has drunk his wine, and gone to rest, I'll | Bonhams, Apr 2021 |
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