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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,964–$3,952
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Miniatures from a Private Collection , London · 16 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3747656
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Gervase Spencer, Portrait of a lady. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747656.
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Gervase Spencer, Portrait of a lady. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2008, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3747656.
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From the same sale Important Miniatures from a Private Collection · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Miss Turner of Uxbridge | Richard Crosse | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of Jane Dorothy Lambton | Charles Shirreff | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Portrait of a Gentleman | John Smart | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a young girl | French School | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Portrait of the Hon. Sophia Ward | Horace Hone A.r.a. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of Miss Meliora Butter | Andrew Plimer | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gervase Spencer | Portrait of a Lady | $4,446 | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | |
| Gervase Spencer | Gervase Spencer (British, C. 1715-1763) | Christie's, May 2012 | ||
| Gervase Spencer | gervase spencer | portrait of a young boy, circa 1750 | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| French School | late 18th Century, after Alberto Pullicino A view of Vallett | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| Gervase Spencer | Portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| French School | circa 1800 Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a yellow | Bonhams, Feb 2025 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of a young nobleman, traditionally identifed as Pri | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| French School, Circa 1900 | Still life with vegetables, fruit, game and a cat | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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.