Lot 115 · Sotheby's L05500
a group portrait of thomas hesketh (1690-1735), with his wife, martha and a son in the grounds of rufford, lancashire
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $18,396–$27,595
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05500 · 19 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3240240
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Godfrey Kneller, a group portrait of thomas hesketh (1690-1735), with his wife, martha and a son in the grounds of rufford, lancashire. Sotheby's, 19 May 2005, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3240240.
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Sir Godfrey Kneller, a group portrait of thomas hesketh (1690-1735), with his wife, martha and a son in the grounds of rufford, lancashire. Sotheby's, 19 May 2005, lot 115. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3240240.
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