Lot 209 · Christie's Interiors
Portrait of Miss Low, half-length, with hair up
John Downman A.r.a. · pencil and watercolour heightened with charcoal, oval
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $704–$986
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 27 January 2009
- Dimensions
- 8¾ x 6¾ in. (22.3 x 17.2 cm.); and An oval portrait of a lady with a dove, by another hand (2)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5399089
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5399089 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5399089
John Downman A.r.a., Portrait of Miss Low, half-length, with hair up. Christie's, 27 Jan 2009, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5399089.
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John Downman A.r.a., Portrait of Miss Low, half-length, with hair up. Christie's, 27 Jan 2009, lot 209. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5399089.
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| John Downman A.r.a. | A group portrait of Lady Honora Elizabeth Hester Lambart (17 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
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| John Downman A.r.a. | Portrait of Mrs. Boyd, half-length, wearing a white dress wi | Christie's, Dec 2015 | ||
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