Lot 29 · Old Master Paintings and British Paintings
Portrait of an old lady, head and shoulders
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,275–$22,912
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings and British Paintings, London · 29 April 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3921961
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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The Monogrammist Is, Portrait of an old lady, head and shoulders. Sotheby's, 29 Apr 2010, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3921961.
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The Monogrammist Is, Portrait of an old lady, head and shoulders. Sotheby's, 29 Apr 2010, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3921961.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings and British Paintings · Apr 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a Gentleman | Pierre Louis Bouvier | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Venus stealing Cupid's bow | Giacinto Diano | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Eclipse with Jockey John Oakley Up at Newmarket | John Nost Sartorius | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Portrait of Colin Campbell of Monzie, half length, wearing a blue coat | Allan Ramsay | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| the road to Emmaus | François Verdier 1651 - 1730 | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| A wooded landscape with a cottage and figures by a path | George Smith Of Chichester | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Teniers The Younger | The Embarkation of Don Juan of Austria | $60,828 | Christie's, Jul 2024 | |
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| Gaetano Gandolfi | Saint Lawrence | Christie's, Jun 2022 | ||
| David Teniers The Younger | said to be after Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Giovane Th | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A view of the Rialto with the Riva del Vin | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Francesco Guardi | A capriccio with a classical arch beside a river bank with a | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Gaetano Gandolfi | Allegory of Spring | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 |
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.