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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

John Smart

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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
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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

LotArtistEstimateResult
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
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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
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