Lot 1000 · At Home - British and Continental Pictures
The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain
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- Estimate
- £300–£400 hammer ≈ $511–$681
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — AT HOME - BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 4 October 1998
- Dimensions
- S. 15½ x 10in. (39.5 x 25.5cm.) (20)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5901834
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jacobus Houbraken, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain. Christie's, 4 Oct 1998, lot 1000. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5901834.
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Jacobus Houbraken, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain. Christie's, 4 Oct 1998, lot 1000. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5901834.
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From the same sale At Home - British and Continental Pictures · Oct 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers in a vase on a table | Follower Of Jan Van Huysum | £600–£800 | |
| A Triple-Strand Cultured Pearl and Diamond Choker | A TRIPLE-STRAND CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND CHOKER | S$1,500–S$2,000 | |
| Cavaliers in a wooded avenue, a country house beyond | James Digman Wingfield | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A Suite of Yellow Diamond and Diamond Jewellery | A SUITE OF YELLOW DIAMOND AND DIAMOND JEWELLERY | S$14,500–S$21,000 | |
| A Diamond Foliate Brooch | Diamond Foliate Brooch | S$4,800–S$6,200 | |
| A Single-Stone Light Yellow Diamond Ring | A SINGLE-STONE LIGHT YELLOW DIAMOND RING | S$16,500–S$21,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobus Houbraken | The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain | $828 | Christie's, Dec 2009 | |
| French School, 19th Century | Sans titre (Portrait d’homme) | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| English School, Early 19th Century | Portrait of Sir Arthur Paget (1771–1840) | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | Portrait of a lady | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Italian School, 17th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2022 | ||
| Jacobus Houbraken | Jacobus Houbraken | Christie's, Oct 1998 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | Circa 1820 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | Portrait of a young girl in a white dress and ruffled bonnet | Sotheby's, Jun 2023 |
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.