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Lot 255 · Japanese Art & Design

A young lady, facing right in white dress, red bordered frilled white surcoat, long powdered curling hair

Richard Cosway Ra · Decorated in gold, red and black

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Estimate
£1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,589–$2,384
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Japanese Art & Design, London (South Kensington) · 21 June 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-4802966
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Cosway Ra, A young lady, facing right in white dress, red bordered frilled white surcoat, long powdered curling hair. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802966.

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Richard Cosway Ra, A young lady, facing right in white dress, red bordered frilled white surcoat, long powdered curling hair. Christie's, 21 Jun 1999, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4802966.

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From the same sale Japanese Art & Design · Jun 1999

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Richard Cosway Ra [no title recorded] $9,320 Dorotheum, Apr 2017
Richard Cosway Ra Richard Cosway, R.a. (British, 1742-1821) Christie's, May 2012
Richard Cosway Ra Sir William Twysden, 7th Bt. (1760-1834), facing right in bl Christie's, Dec 2002
Richard Cosway Ra A young gentleman, facing right in blue coat with gold butto Christie's, Dec 2002
Richard Cosway Ra Richard Cosway, R.A. (British, 1742-1821) Christie's, Sep 2018
Richard Cosway Ra A young gentleman, in blue coat with large silver buttons, w Christie's, Dec 2003
Richard Cosway Ra A young gentleman, facing right in blue coat with large gold Christie's, Nov 2000
Christian Friedrich Zincke A Gentleman, head and shoulders facing right, in a crimson c Bonhams, Jul 2024

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