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Lot 108 · Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures

Sir Peter Parker, Bt., in blue coat with silver-embroidered button loops, knotted white cravat, powdered hair en queue

Richard Cosway Ra

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,416–$9,026
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London · 25 May 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-5923150
Record
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Richard Cosway Ra, Sir Peter Parker, Bt., in blue coat with silver-embroidered button loops, knotted white cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923150.

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Richard Cosway Ra, Sir Peter Parker, Bt., in blue coat with silver-embroidered button loops, knotted white cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 108. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923150.

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