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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,393–$8,090
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05173 · 8 December 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3359998
- Record
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Jan De Bray, a standing bearded man, pulling a cord. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3359998.
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Jan De Bray, a standing bearded man, pulling a cord. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2005, lot 35. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3359998.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05173 · Dec 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A folio of drawings and watercolours | Unknown Artist | £800–£1,200 | |
| Figures on a street in Paris | John Scarlett Davis | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman in Spanish costume, possibly Richard Ford | Lewis, John Frederick. 1804-1876. | £800–£1,200 | |
| Cattle crossing a stream | John Linnell | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| British Soldiers before the tower of the old Moorish Citadel in Gibraltar | R.a. David Roberts | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A folio of drawings | Unknown Artist | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan De Bray | An old man walking, pulling a rope | $7,500 | Christie's, Jan 2010 | |
| Jan De Bray | Portrait of a Man | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | ||
| François Boucher | A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toilette | Lempertz, May 2022 | ||
| Jan De Bray | A young girl looking at her reflection in a mirror held by a | Christie's, Jan 2001 | ||
| John Constable | Scene on Brighton Beach | Bonhams, Jul 2019 | ||
| François Boucher | A French terracotta group of three children playing with a b | Lempertz, May 2025 | ||
| Sir Henry Raeburn Ra | Half-Length Portrait of Mr William Mackenzie | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2023 | ||
| Jan De Bray | Portrait of a man seated at a table in his study | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 |
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.