Lot 150 · Old Master, Decorative, Modern and Contemporary Prints
Life-sized Heads: A Fashionable Lady, with a Pearl Necklace and Pearl Diadem Supporting a Scroll and Spray of Flowers; Man, facing towards and looking to front, turban, both hands leaning on large book with clasps upright before him; and Young woman in profile to right, cap with ribbon round it, necklace, left hand holding ermine-lined mantle
Thomas Frye · mezzotints of laid paper with armorial watermark, published by T.Frye, 1760 and 1762
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- Estimate
- £1,200–£1,800 hammer ≈ $1,618–$2,427
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, Decorative, Modern and Contemporary Prints, London (South Kensington) · 16 September 2009
- Dimensions
- P. 19 7/8 x 13 7/8in. (50.5 x 35.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5272797
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5272797 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5272797
Thomas Frye, Life-sized Heads: A Fashionable Lady, with a Pearl Necklace and Pearl Diadem Supporting a Scroll and Spray of Flowers; Man, facing towards and looking to front, turban, both hands leaning on large book with clasps upright before him; and Young woman in profile to right, cap with ribbon round it, necklace, left hand holding ermine-lined mantle. Christie's, 16 Sep 2009, lot 150. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5272797.
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Thomas Frye, Life-sized Heads: A Fashionable Lady, with a Pearl Necklace and Pearl Diadem Supporting a Scroll and Spray of Flowers; Man, facing towards and looking to front, turban, both hands leaning on large book with clasps upright before him; and Young woman in profile to right, cap with ribbon round it, necklace, left hand holding ermine-lined mantle. Christie's, 16 Sep 2009, lot 150. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5272797.
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From the same sale Old Master, Decorative, Modern and Contemporary Prints · Sep 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Collection | Adriaen Van Ostade | £1,200–£1,800 | |
| The Artist's Mother seated at a Table, looking right: three quarter l… | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| The Artist's Mother with her Hands on her Chest: small Bust (Bartsch,… | Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A small Collection of 17th Century Netherlandish Prints | A small Collection of 17th Century Netherlandish Prints | £600–£800 | |
| A decorative Collection of Portraits and Genre Scenes | A decorative Collection of Portraits and Genre Scenes | £500–£700 | |
| Woman contemplating a Skull (Bartsch 14) | Andrea Andreani (1558/59-1629) after Alessandro Casolani (1552/53-1607) | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Frye | Three plates, from: Life-sized Heads | $3,110 | Christie's, Mar 2017 | |
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Sep 2025 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Reclining Female Nude (La negresse couché) | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn | Joseph and Potiphar's Wife | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| George Morland | The runaway horse | Bonhams, Jan 2026 | ||
| George Morland | A shepherd with his flock | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | Two racehorses with jockeys up | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | A view from Penang Hill with a Malay climbing up carrying pi | Bonhams, Jul 2025 |
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.