Lot 78 · Old Master Paintings
Portrait of a lady, said to be The Duchess of Marlborough, three-quarter length, seated and reading a book
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,703–$23,554
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master Paintings, London · 6 April 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5012282
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Cotes R.a., Portrait of a lady, said to be The Duchess of Marlborough, three-quarter length, seated and reading a book. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2022, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5012282.
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Francis Cotes R.a., Portrait of a lady, said to be The Duchess of Marlborough, three-quarter length, seated and reading a book. Sotheby's, 6 Apr 2022, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5012282.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Lady Wolesley, three-quarter length, in a grey s | $18,642 | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | |
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Mary Colebrooke, later Lady Aubrey (1750-1781), | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy (1745-1798) | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | portrait of a gentleman, half length, wearing a green coat w | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Lady Anne Windsor (1762–1793), three-quarter-len | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Alice, Countess of Shipbrook | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of the Hon. John Yorke (1728-1801) | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Sir Joshua Reynolds P.r.a. | Portrait of Mary Barnardiston, half-length, in a white dress | Bonhams, Jul 2026 |
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.