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Lot 255 · Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher

Self-portrait of the artist wearing a foulard

Michel-martin Drölling

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Estimate
£40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $52,769–$79,153
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-2026-4987233
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Michel-martin Drölling, Self-portrait of the artist wearing a foulard. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 255. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4987233.

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Michel-martin Drölling, Self-portrait of the artist wearing a foulard. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2021, lot 255. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4987233.

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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

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

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