Lot 175 · Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures
Richard Twining (1749-1824), in blue coat, multi-coloured floral embroidered white waistcoat and lace cravat, powdered hair en queue
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,221–$10,832
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London · 25 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5923207
- Record
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John Smart, Richard Twining (1749-1824), in blue coat, multi-coloured floral embroidered white waistcoat and lace cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923207.
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John Smart, Richard Twining (1749-1824), in blue coat, multi-coloured floral embroidered white waistcoat and lace cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 25 May 2004, lot 175. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5923207.
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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures · May 2004
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|---|---|---|---|
| A young gentleman, in moss-green coat, white waistcoat and frilled cr… | James Scouler | £600–£800 | |
| Sir Arthur Hesilrige (d. 1661), in gilt-studded armour and lawn colla… | John Hoskins | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| An Important Reference Book on Portrait Miniatures | AN IMPORTANT REFERENCE BOOK ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES | £500–£700 | |
| Ten Reference Books on Portrait Miniatures | TEN REFERENCE BOOKS ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES | £600–£800 | |
| A young gentleman, in heavily gold embroidered brown velvet coat, gol… | Christian Friedrich Zincke | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| A young lady, in pink-embroidered green silk dress with lace underdre… | JEAN-ANDRÉ ROUQUET (SWISS, 1701-1758) | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| John Smart | Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Richard | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | portrait d'un homme | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| John Smart | A portrait miniature of a gentleman called, Wimburn Sudden H | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
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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.