Lot 43 · Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures
A self-portrait of the artist, full face in moss-green coat and white shirt, curling forward-combed black hair; pillar background (unfinished)
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,307–$1,961
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London · 3 June 2003
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6032307
- Record
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Jean-baptiste Jacques Augustin, A self-portrait of the artist, full face in moss-green coat and white shirt, curling forward-combed black hair; pillar background (unfinished). Christie's, 3 Jun 2003, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6032307.
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Jean-baptiste Jacques Augustin, A self-portrait of the artist, full face in moss-green coat and white shirt, curling forward-combed black hair; pillar background (unfinished). Christie's, 3 Jun 2003, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6032307.
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