Lot 158 · Old Master & British Paintings - Day Sale
Portrait of Lady Catherine Hanmer, bust-length, in a brown decollété dress and shawl, with a pearl necklace, in a feigned oval
Allan Ramsay · oil on canvas, unlined
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $32,694–$49,041
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Paintings - Day Sale, London · 12 May 1998
- Dimensions
- 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4733321
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Lady Catherine Hanmer, bust-length, in a brown decollété dress and shawl, with a pearl necklace, in a feigned oval. Christie's, 12 May 1998, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4733321.
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Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Lady Catherine Hanmer, bust-length, in a brown decollété dress and shawl, with a pearl necklace, in a feigned oval. Christie's, 12 May 1998, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4733321.
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