Lot 78 · Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures
A young lady, in white and black lace bordered turquoise dress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, white and black choker tied with pink ribbon, drop pearl earrings, blue and white forget-me-nots in her upswept dark hair
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,614–$4,357
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures , London · 9 December 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5967825
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Smart, A young lady, in white and black lace bordered turquoise dress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, white and black choker tied with pink ribbon, drop pearl earrings, blue and white forget-me-nots in her upswept dark hair. Christie's, 9 Dec 2003, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967825.
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John Smart, A young lady, in white and black lace bordered turquoise dress, pink rose and foliage at corsage, white and black choker tied with pink ribbon, drop pearl earrings, blue and white forget-me-nots in her upswept dark hair. Christie's, 9 Dec 2003, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5967825.
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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes,Objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures · Dec 2003
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| By Leo R. Schidlof, Graz, 1964 | The Miniature in Europe | £500–£700 | |
| Esther and Ahasuerus, the king of Persia holding out his golden scept… | GENEVA SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800 | £400–£600 | |
| A young gentleman, in brown coat, lace cravat, full bottomed curling wig | German School, Circa 1800 | £400–£600 | |
| A noblewoman, in elaborate lace-bordered blue dress, ermine-lined red… | NUREMBERG SCHOOL, CIRCA 1680 | £600–£800 | |
| Rembrandt's Father, in silver breast plate, black cloak, wearing a me… | Henri Lévêque | £500–£700 | |
| A young lady, in loose white gown revealing her right breast, orange … | JEAN-ADAM SERRE (SWISS, 1704-1788) | £800–£1,200 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smart | Portrait of Miss Pole; together with a portrait of Maria Wig | $4,144 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| John Smart | Portrait of Thomas Pelling of Madras (1723-1798) | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait miniature of a gentleman, bust-length, in a blue ja | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of a child | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of a lady; together with a portrait of a gentleman, | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | A Lady, possibly Mrs Wright, wearing blue robe with fur trim | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| John Smart | John Smart (British, 1741-1811) | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of a lady in a green dress | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 |
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.