Lot 310 · Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Miss Davis
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,319–$1,979
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher, London · 9 December 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4987019
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Samuel Shelley, Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Miss Davis. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4987019.
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Samuel Shelley, Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Miss Davis. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 310. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4987019.
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From the same sale Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher · Dec 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a gentleman | English School, Circa 1820 | £400–£600 | |
| Portrait of a lady | French School, Circa 1900 | £800–£1,200 | |
| Portrait of a lady, circa 1735 | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £800–£1,200 | |
| Portrait of a man, half-length, wearing a red hat and gold brocade cl… | — | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A pair of still-lives with flowers in baskets | Austrian School, 18th Century | £600–£800 | |
| Portrait of a gentleman | Pierre Rouvier | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Shelley | Samuel Shelley (British, 1750/56 -1808) | $12,654 | Christie's, May 2019 | |
| Samuel Shelley | Samuel Shelley (British, 1750/56-1808) | Christie's, May 2016 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | A child, full-length, holding her seated dog by a blue ribbo | Christie's, Dec 2004 | ||
| English School | Portrait of a gentleman of the Allen family of Brindley, Che | Bonhams, May 2024 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | The Waldegrave Sisters; Lady Elizabeth Laura, Lady Charlotte | Christie's, May 2002 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of an officer, half-length, in a scarl | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | Sir Francis Ford (1787-1839) and his sister, Mary (d. 1872), | Christie's, Dec 2004 | ||
| Samuel Shelley | portraits of thomas ludbey (1735-1819) and his wife, jane lu | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 |
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.