Lot 129 · Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures
Lieutenant General John Richardson (d. 1828), in red coat with silver-embroidered blue facings, silver epaulette, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue
John Smart · oval, 2 15/16 in. (75 mm.) high, gold
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $27,079–$36,106
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London · 25 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5923168
- Record
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John Smart, Lieutenant General John Richardson (d. 1828), in red coat with silver-embroidered blue facings, silver epaulette, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923168.
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John Smart, Lieutenant General John Richardson (d. 1828), in red coat with silver-embroidered blue facings, silver epaulette, white waistcoat and frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 129. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923168.
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