Lot 111 · Important British Pictures
Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Joseph Addison
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,393–$8,090
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important British Pictures, London · 7 June 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3441461
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Sir Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Joseph Addison. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2006, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441461.
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Sir Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Joseph Addison. Sotheby's, 7 Jun 2006, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441461.
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From the same sale Important British Pictures · Jun 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a lady | R.a. John Hoppner | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| The Cornewall Children | George Romney | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | Jean-laurent Mosnier | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| The Countryman's Lunch | George Morland | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Portrait of Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland | François-xavier Fabre | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| A horse watering in a wooded landscape | John Berney Ladbrooke | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a green co | $10,728 | Bonhams, Apr 2019 | |
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | portrait of elizabeth, wife of george simon, 2nd earl harcou | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | and Studio Portrait of Gilbert Affleck, bust-length, in a bl | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Self portrait of the artist in his studio framed: 91 x 97.5c | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | portrait of king james ii, three-quarter-length, in armour, | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2019 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Cromwell (1674–1709), three-quart | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of Lady David Hay (d. 1760), half-length, in a blue | Christie's, Dec 2009 |
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.