Lot 181 · Old Master & British Works on Paper
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Colonel Benson
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,555–$3,833
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & British Works on Paper, London · 6 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5138379
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Arthur Pond, Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Colonel Benson. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5138379.
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Arthur Pond, Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Colonel Benson. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5138379.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a young lady | William Hoare | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Recto: Rugged Italianate landscape with a river amongst trees Verso: … | Hendrik Voogd | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Vestal Virgins sacrificing at an altar | Jacob De Wit | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Topolia, Crete | Edward Lear | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Recto: Standing figure of Athena, with other figure studies; Verso: S… | German School, Circa 1800 | £800–£1,200 | |
| Portrait of a man wearing a turban | Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich | £700–£900 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Pond | Portrait of a girl, possibly a member of the Colyear familya | $3,679 | Christie's, Dec 2013 | |
| Arthur Pond | portrait of captain thomas hanway (1715-1772) | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2023 | ||
| English School | 17th Century Portrait of a lady, said to be Ann Curren, half | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of Henry V, half-length, in a fur-trim | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Paul Sandby R.a. | The Old Welsh Bridge, Shrewsbury | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | A Roman Emperor | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| English School | 19th Century Figures by the entrance of the Great Chaitya Ca | Bonhams, Jun 2024 |
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.