Lot 56 · Old Master Paintings and British Paintings
Portrait of a Gentleman; and Portrait of a Lady
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,180–$24,270
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings and British Paintings, London · 29 April 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3922154
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Frye, Portrait of a Gentleman; and Portrait of a Lady. Sotheby's, 29 Apr 2010, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3922154.
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Thomas Frye, Portrait of a Gentleman; and Portrait of a Lady. Sotheby's, 29 Apr 2010, lot 56. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3922154.
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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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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Frye | Portrait of Mrs. Hibbert, when a girl | $47,911 | Sotheby's, Jul 2011 | |
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| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | The Return of the Prodigal Son (B., Holl. 91; New Holl. 159) | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | The Windmill | Christie's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Landscape with a Cottage and a Large Tree, 1641. | Koller, Mar 2022 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Abraham's Sacrifice (B., Holl. 35; New Holl. 287) | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Self-Portrait in a Cap, Wide-eyed and Open-mouthed (B., Holl | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 |
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.