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Lot 144 · Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu

A young gentleman formerly called Bonnie Prince Charlie, in gilt-studded armour with red lining, white cravat, powdered wig en queue , wearing the blue sash and breast-star of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Andrew; sky and cloud background

Continental School, Circa 1800

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Estimate
£400–£600 hammer ≈ $779–$1,169
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu , London · 7 December 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-5859315
Record
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Continental School, Circa 1800, A young gentleman formerly called Bonnie Prince Charlie, in gilt-studded armour with red lining, white cravat, powdered wig en queue , wearing the blue sash and breast-star of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Andrew; sky and cloud background. Christie's, 7 Dec 2004, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5859315.

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Continental School, Circa 1800, A young gentleman formerly called Bonnie Prince Charlie, in gilt-studded armour with red lining, white cravat, powdered wig en queue , wearing the blue sash and breast-star of the Imperial Russian Order of St. Andrew; sky and cloud background. Christie's, 7 Dec 2004, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5859315.

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From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures and Objects of Vertu · Dec 2004

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Mrs Arabella Walker-Heneage, née Cope (d. c. 1818), in cream dress wi… Luke O'sullivan £1,000–£1,500
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