Lot 174 · Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part I
Double-sided portrait of a bearded gentleman and a lady in a white ruff and pearl necklace
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,552–$38,327
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part I, London · 6 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5138641
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lavinia Fontana, Double-sided portrait of a bearded gentleman and a lady in a white ruff and pearl necklace. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 174. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5138641.
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Lavinia Fontana, Double-sided portrait of a bearded gentleman and a lady in a white ruff and pearl necklace. Sotheby's, 6 Jul 2023, lot 174. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5138641.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of Mrs Dorothy Jordan (1761–1816) as Rosalind in Shakespeare… | Sir William Beechey R.A | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Saint Ursula | School Of Utrecht, 17th Century | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Flaying of Marsyas | French Artist Working In Rome, Circa 1700 | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| A wooded landscape with travellers and peasants on a path by a pond, … | Abraham Govaerts | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| The stakenets at Villerville | Édouard Dantan | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Vulcan casting his net over Mars and Venus | Johann Carl Loth | £30,000–£40,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavinia Fontana | Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a yellow silk dress with | $45,826 | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | |
| Lavinia Fontana | Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a red and yellow br | Bonhams, Dec 2017 | ||
| Lavinia Fontana | Double-sided portrait of a bearded gentleman and a lady in a | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Called Il Sassoferrato | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2025 | ||
| Called Il Sassoferrato | Madonna and Child with the rose | Sotheby's, Jan 2021 | ||
| Phillips Wouwerman | Falconers Halted at an Inn | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Lavinia Fontana | Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter length, seated by an | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Lavinia Fontana | Venus and Cupid | Sotheby's, Jan 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.