Lot 109 · Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu
Mrs. Murray with her hair upswept
John Smart · pencil and water-colour on card
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,405–$2,107
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES AND OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 6 July 2005
- Dimensions
- 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (52 x 40 mm.), silver-gilt frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5787274
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Smart, Mrs. Murray with her hair upswept. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787274.
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John Smart, Mrs. Murray with her hair upswept. Christie's, 6 Jul 2005, lot 109. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5787274.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smart | Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square | $2,590 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| John Smart | Portrait of Sophia Dighton (1770-1793), the artist's daughte | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| John Smart | A portrait miniature of a gentleman, wearing a brown coat, m | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of a child | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of a lady; together with a portrait of a gentleman, | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | A portrait miniature of a lady, wearing a white satin mantle | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Smart | A portrait miniature of a gentleman called, Wimburn Sudden H | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of Thomas Pelling of Madras (1723-1798) | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 |
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.