Lot 489 · Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
(British, 1750/56-1808)
Samuel Shelley · On ivory
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,061–$4,591
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes, London · 3 June 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4150895
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Shelley, SAMUEL SHELLEY (BRITISH, 1750/56-1808). Christie's, 3 Jun 2015, lot 489. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4150895.
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Samuel Shelley, SAMUEL SHELLEY (BRITISH, 1750/56-1808). Christie's, 3 Jun 2015, lot 489. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4150895.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Boit (Swedish, 1662-1727) | Charles Boit | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Christian Friedrich Zincke (Anglo-German, 1683/1684 - 1767) | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Miklos Barabas (Hungarian, 1810-1898) | Miklos | £800–£1,200 | |
| Mark of Edward Cornock, London, 1725 | A George II Silver Salver | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Circa 1740 | A MEISSEN CANE-HANDLE | £1,200–£1,800 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Samuel Shelley | Portrait of a mother and her two children | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
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