Lot 11 · Important British Art
Portrait of Sir Charles Gould, full-length, in a brown coat and breeches and a white waistcoat, holding a tricorn in his right hand, his left hand on the hilt of a sword, in an architectural interior with a column on a plinth
Thomas Gainsborough · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £600,000–£800,000 hammer ≈ $1,085,288–$1,447,050
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important British Art , London · 14 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 89¾ x 60 in. (228 x 152.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5799430
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Sir Charles Gould, full-length, in a brown coat and breeches and a white waistcoat, holding a tricorn in his right hand, his left hand on the hilt of a sword, in an architectural interior with a column on a plinth. Christie's, 14 Jun 2005, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5799430.
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Thomas Gainsborough, Portrait of Sir Charles Gould, full-length, in a brown coat and breeches and a white waistcoat, holding a tricorn in his right hand, his left hand on the hilt of a sword, in an architectural interior with a column on a plinth. Christie's, 14 Jun 2005, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5799430.
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