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Lot 186 · Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale

Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a blue velvet jacket with gold frogging and a purple mantle, gesturing towards a book on a marble table

Robert Levrac-tournières · oil on canvas

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Estimate
£20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $30,178–$45,267
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, London · 9 December 2015
Dimensions
44 ¾ x 33 1/8 in. (113.7 x 84.2 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4076134
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Levrac-tournières, Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a blue velvet jacket with gold frogging and a purple mantle, gesturing towards a book on a marble table. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4076134.

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Robert Levrac-tournières, Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a blue velvet jacket with gold frogging and a purple mantle, gesturing towards a book on a marble table. Christie's, 9 Dec 2015, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4076134.

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From the same sale Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale · Dec 2015

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