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Lot 104 · The Irish Sale

Portrait of a gentleman

Reverend Matthew William Peters

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Estimate
£6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $11,739–$15,652
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Irish Sale, London · 7 May 2008
Record ID
TB-2026-3756006
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Reverend Matthew William Peters, Portrait of a gentleman. Sotheby's, 7 May 2008, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3756006.

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From the same sale The Irish Sale · May 2008

LotArtistEstimateResult
Minnie Daniel O'neill £10,000–£15,000
A double portrait of Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden and his wife Anne Thomas Hickey £8,000–£12,000
A Wet Day, Concarneau Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. £40,000–£60,000
Tinkers on a Beach Gerard Dillon, R.H.A., R.U.A. £70,000–£100,000
Portrait of Gaines Ruger Donoho Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. £30,000–£50,000
Lough landscape William Conor, R.H.A., R.U.A. £7,000–£10,000

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