Lot 511 · Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures
Portrait of a gentleman, identified by a label on the Reverse as “Mr Gouch”, possibly William Villa Real (1729-1759)
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $9,756–$14,634
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Masters Day Sale, including portrait miniatures, London · 8 December 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5082468
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Cotes R.a., Portrait of a gentleman, identified by a label on the Reverse as “Mr Gouch”, possibly William Villa Real (1729-1759). Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2022, lot 511. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5082468.
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Francis Cotes R.a., Portrait of a gentleman, identified by a label on the Reverse as “Mr Gouch”, possibly William Villa Real (1729-1759). Sotheby's, 8 Dec 2022, lot 511. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5082468.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Garland still life | W. Mertens | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| The Holy Family | Workshop Of Giambattista Pittoni | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Winter landscape with figures skating and sledging on a frozen canal … | Alexander Van Bredael | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A scholar in his study | Pieter Hermansz. Verelst | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| A group portrait of a family in an architectural setting with a lands… | Circle Of Constantyn Netscher | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| A winter landscape with figures skating on a frozen river | Nicolaes Molenaer | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of the Hon. John Yorke (1728-1801) | $10,390 | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | |
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Peter Pennington Legh, of Booths Hall, Cheshire, | Christie's, Dec 2008 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Lady Wolesley, three-quarter length, in a grey s | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| 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 Alice, Countess of Shipbrook | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2018 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2016 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | Portrait of Mary Colebrooke, later Lady Aubrey (1750-1781), | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Francis Cotes R.a. | portrait of general william keppel (1727-1782) | Sotheby's, Nov 2006 |
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.