Lot 25 · Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale
Portrait of an elderly woman, looking left
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $47,329–$78,881
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Paintings Evening Sale, London · 8 December 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3972110
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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The Monogrammist Is, Portrait of an elderly woman, looking left. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2010, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3972110.
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The Monogrammist Is, Portrait of an elderly woman, looking left. Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2010, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3972110.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The four Fathers of the Latin Church | Abraham Bloemaert | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| The Crucifixion | — | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| The Kermesse of Saint George with the dance around the maypole | Brueghel The Younger, Pieter | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| A barn interior with a maid preparing vegetables | David Teniers The Younger | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| The Virgin and Child, or La Virgén del Sombrero | Luis De Morales | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Portrait of a Lady | John Constable | £60,000–£80,000 |
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