Lot 663 · Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours
Portrait of a lady, seated in a chair
Louis Gallait · pencil, upper right corner made up
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,629–$2,444
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master, 19th Century and British Drawings and Watercolours, London (South Kensington) · 11 June 1998
- Dimensions
- 14½ x 12½ in. (36.9 x 31.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5300747
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5300747 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5300747
Louis Gallait, Portrait of a lady, seated in a chair. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 663. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300747.
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Louis Gallait, Portrait of a lady, seated in a chair. Christie's, 11 Jun 1998, lot 663. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300747.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A draped figure | Florentine School, 19th Century | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| A theorbo-player by a balustrade, with a subsidiary study of his hands | Aurelio Lomi | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| A reclining male nude, his head resting on his right arm | Carlo Cignani | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Apollo and a nymph with two river gods | Follower Of Simon Vouet | £800–£1,200 | |
| A mendicant friar preaching to country people from an antique basin | Hubert Robert Paris | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Studies of arms, hands and drapery | Italian School, 17th Century | £400–£600 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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