Lot 100 · Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures
Portrait of a gentleman
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,389–$5,852
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 4 December 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3823948
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Laurence Hilliard, Portrait of a gentleman. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 100. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823948.
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Laurence Hilliard, Portrait of a gentleman. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 100. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3823948.
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From the same sale Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin | Alfred Gomersal Vickers | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | Andrew Plimer | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A shipwreck | R.w.s. Edward Duncan | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Portrait of an actress | R.a. Richard Cosway | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| An interesting letter | William Henry Hunt, O.w.s. | £3,500–£4,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Hilliard | laurence hilliard | portrait of a gentleman | $4,925 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | |
| Laurence Hilliard | Lawrence Hilliard (British, 1581/82-1647/48) | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of a young nobleman, traditionally identifed as Pri | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of a gentleman | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| George Engleheart | george engleheart | portrait of a gentleman, circa 1805 | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Christian Friedrich Zincke | A gentleman, head and shoulders facing right, in a blue day- | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Christian Friedrich Zincke | A Gentleman, head and shoulders facing right, in a crimson c | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| George Engleheart | George Engleheart (British, 1750/1753 - 1829) | Christie's, Nov 2019 |
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.