Lot 9 · Important British Paintings
portrait of jane 'jenny' myddelton, mrs may (1661-1740) as a shepherdess
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $19,504–$29,255
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important British Paintings, London · 5 June 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3768233
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Henri Gascars, portrait of jane 'jenny' myddelton, mrs may (1661-1740) as a shepherdess. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3768233.
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Henri Gascars, portrait of jane 'jenny' myddelton, mrs may (1661-1740) as a shepherdess. Sotheby's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 9. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3768233.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Sir Thomas Harrison, Chamberlain of London (1701-1765) | Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Old Houses by the Wensum | James Stark | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Friars in a Landscape | Richard Wilson R.A | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Portrait of Ronald Crawford | Philip Wickstead | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Eurydice hurried back to the Infernal Regions | R.a. Henry Thomson | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| A Gypsy Encampment | Samuel David Colkett | £3,000–£5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henri Gascars | Portrait of a Lady, said to be Louise de Keroualle, Duchess | $21,002 | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 | |
| Henri Gascars | The Peace Treaty of Nijmegen, 1678 | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Sir Godfrey Kneller | Portrait of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford (1616-1700) | Christie's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Henri Gascars | Portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Jun 2006 | ||
| Henri Gascars | Portrait of a boy of the Pym family, half-length, in a brown | Bonhams, Jul 2020 | ||
| Henri Gascars | portrait of lady diana, countess of ailesbury (c.1631-1689) | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| George Romney | Lady Macbeth | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Henri Gascars | portrait of robert bruce, 1st earl of ailesbury and 2nd earl | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 |
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.