Lot 24 · Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
A cleric reading a letter, a quill behind his ear
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,020–$2,694
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection, London · 4 December 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4882530
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Nicolas Lagneau, A cleric reading a letter, a quill behind his ear. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2020, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4882530.
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Nicolas Lagneau, A cleric reading a letter, a quill behind his ear. Sotheby's, 4 Dec 2020, lot 24. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4882530.
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From the same sale Old Master and British Works on Paper, including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Prince William V of Hessen-Kassel (1602-1637) | Alexander Cooper | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Portrait of a lady, traditionally identifed as Mrs Gardiner, née Anne… | Samuel Cotes | £800–£1,200 | |
| Head of a goat | Dutch School, 18th Century | £800–£1,200 | |
| Portrait of Henrietta Maria, Queen of England (1609-1669) | English School, Circa 1820 | £800–£1,200 | |
| Study of an Oak Tree in Woodland | Simon Jacobsz. De Vlieger | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| Portrait of Juffrouw Louisa de Vries of Dordrecht | Circle Of Caspar Netscher | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Lagneau | portrait of a moustachioed man wearing a hat | $2,500 | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | |
| Nicolas Lagneau | nicolas lagneau | elderly woman counting money | Sotheby's, Jan 2020 | ||
| Nicolas Lagneau | Portrait of an old woman smiling | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Nicolas Lagneau | Portrait de jeune homme, en buste, portant un bonnet rouge b | Christie's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Nicolas Lagneau | Portrait of a boy, bust-length | Christie's, Jan 2001 | ||
| Hubert Robert Paris | A courtyard near the Campo Vaccino in Rome | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Nicolas Lagneau | Portrait of a young Woman wearing a Scarf, turned to the lef | Christie's, Jul 1998 | ||
| Nicolas Lagneau | Portrait of a Nun | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 |
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.