Lot 225 · British and Continental Pictures
Portrait of a bearded gentleman, wearing a cap, black cloak and red shirt, holding a bible
Continental School, 19th Century · oil on card laid down on board, unframed
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $719–$1,078
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Continental Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 26 August 2004
- Dimensions
- 18 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. (47.8 x 37.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5899903
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Continental School, 19th Century, Portrait of a bearded gentleman, wearing a cap, black cloak and red shirt, holding a bible. Christie's, 26 Aug 2004, lot 225. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5899903.
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Continental School, 19th Century, Portrait of a bearded gentleman, wearing a cap, black cloak and red shirt, holding a bible. Christie's, 26 Aug 2004, lot 225. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5899903.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Summer landscape | British School, 20th Century | — | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental School, 19th Century | Portrait of a man smoking a pipe | $699 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | |
| Continental School, 19th Century | Summer Landscape with a Pond and a Garden Path | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
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| Continental School, 19th Century | Figure at Cafe | Bonhams, Jan 2024 | ||
| Continental School, 19th Century | A pair of still lifes with various fruits in wicker baskets | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Continental School, 19th Century | Saint Francis of Assisi | Bonhams, Apr 2024 | ||
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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.