Lot 204 · Old Masters Day Sale
Portrait of Winifred Silvertop, Mrs John Wright (d. 1780), bust-length, in Van Dyck dress with a blue gauze wrap
Thomas Gainsborough · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,146–$25,528
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters Day Sale, London · 7 December 2018
- Dimensions
- 30 ¼ x 25 in. (76.5 x 63.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3764159
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Winifred Silvertop, Mrs John Wright (d. 1780), bust-length, in Van Dyck dress with a blue gauze wrap. Christie's, 7 Dec 2018, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764159.
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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Winifred Silvertop, Mrs John Wright (d. 1780), bust-length, in Van Dyck dress with a blue gauze wrap. Christie's, 7 Dec 2018, lot 204. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764159.
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