Lot 687 · Christie's Interiors
The Blue Boy
After Thomas Gainsborough, R.a. · oil on canvas, unframed
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $690–$1,035
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 16 November 2005
- Dimensions
- 11 x 7¾ in. (28 x 19.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4720925
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4720925 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4720925
After Thomas Gainsborough, R.a., The Blue Boy. Christie's, 16 Nov 2005, lot 687. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4720925.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4720925.
After Thomas Gainsborough, R.a., The Blue Boy. Christie's, 16 Nov 2005, lot 687. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4720925.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Nov 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| EINSTEIN, Albert. Autograph postcard signed ('Einstein') to Wander Jo… | EINSTEIN, Albert. Autograph postcard signed ('Einstein') to Wander Johannes de Haas ('Dear De Has [ sic ]'), [postmarked Berlin, 17 March 1915], including an autograph diagram showing two states of a spool under a magnetic field, one page, 8vo , autograph address panel. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| EINSTEIN, Albert. Two autograph postcards signed ('Papa') to his son,… | EINSTEIN, Albert. Two autograph postcards signed ('Papa') to his son, Hans Albert ('Mein lieber Albert'), [Berlin], 8 January and 24 December 1917, the first illustrated with a small diagram below the signature, 2½ pages, 8vo . | £900–£1,200 | |
| The York mail coach | Samuel Henry Alken | £700–£1,000 | |
| A playful spaniel in a landscape | French School, 19th Century | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| By Henri Vian, Late 19Th Century | A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU THREE-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| In the Manner of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Second Quarter 19Th Century | AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD, SCAGLIOLA AND MARBLE CONSOLE TABLE | £2,500–£4,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of a gentleman | $863 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| After Thomas Gainsborough, R.a. | The blue boy | Christie's, Sep 2005 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of a gentleman, half length, wearing g | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| After Thomas Gainsborough, R.a. | Horses watering at a fountain | Christie's, Mar 2010 | ||
| English School | 19th Century 'The Little Basses' and 'The Great Basses', Cey | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| After Thomas Gainsborough, R.a. | "Gainsborough's Forest" | Christie's, Aug 2002 | ||
| English School | A green parrot | Bonhams, Sep 2022 | ||
| English School | 19th Century portrait of a Cairn Terrier | Bonhams, Jul 2024 |
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.