Lot 254 · Japanese Art & Design
A double-sided miniature of a boy and a gentleman; the boy facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, silver and yellow striped waistcoat, lace cravat, powdered hair; the gentleman facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, cream waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,178–$4,767
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Japanese Art & Design, London (South Kensington) · 21 June 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4802965
- Record
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George Engleheart, A double-sided miniature of a boy and a gentleman; the boy facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, silver and yellow striped waistcoat, lace cravat, powdered hair; the gentleman facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, cream waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802965.
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George Engleheart, A double-sided miniature of a boy and a gentleman; the boy facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, silver and yellow striped waistcoat, lace cravat, powdered hair; the gentleman facing right in blue coat with gold buttons, cream waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 254. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802965.
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From the same sale Japanese Art & Design · Jun 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) | A Fine Three-Case Inro | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Richard Bethell Cox, facing right in blue velvet coat, white waistcoa… | George Engleheart | £400–£600 | |
| A young lady, believed to be Maria Gunning, Countess of Coventry, fac… | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Henry Wilmot, facing right in silver-embroidered grey jacket, gold-em… | Gervase Spencer | £500–£800 | |
| Impressed Seal Kinkozan Zo , Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) | A Satsuma Vase | £700–£900 | |
| Signed Masanao , Edo Period (Mid-Late 18Th Century) | An Ivory Netsuke | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Engleheart | portrait of george forbes (1790-1857) | $11,775 | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | |
| George Engleheart | george engleheart | portrait of a lady, circa 1790 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| George Engleheart | Portrait of Captain Bulkeley of the Coldstream Guards (b. 17 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| George Engleheart | Portrait of Lady | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| George Engleheart | George Engleheart (British, 1750/1753 - 1829) | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| George Engleheart | A Lady, seated on a red upholstered chair, wearing white dre | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| George Engleheart | Portrait of a gentleman, circa 1800 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| George Engleheart | George Engleheart (British, 1750-1829) | Christie's, Apr 1998 |
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.