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Lot 71 · Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures

A young lady, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, ermine-bordered bright-blue surcoat, a pearl pendant at corsage attached to a string of pearls, lace choker and drop-pearl earring, dressed brown hair

Gervase Spencer

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $981–$1,307
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES, London · 3 June 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-6032324
Record
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Gervase Spencer, A young lady, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, ermine-bordered bright-blue surcoat, a pearl pendant at corsage attached to a string of pearls, lace choker and drop-pearl earring, dressed brown hair. Christie's, 3 Jun 2003, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6032324.

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Gervase Spencer, A young lady, facing left in lace-bordered white dress, ermine-bordered bright-blue surcoat, a pearl pendant at corsage attached to a string of pearls, lace choker and drop-pearl earring, dressed brown hair. Christie's, 3 Jun 2003, lot 71. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6032324.

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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes,objects of Vertu & Portrait Miniatures · Jun 2003

LotArtistEstimateResult
A young gentleman, facing left in olive-green silk cloak, open white … Christian Friedrich Zincke £2,500–£3,500
A gentleman, facing left in brown coat, grey silk cloak draped over h… Christian Friedrich Zincke £1,500–£2,500
A self-portrait of the artist, full face in moss-green coat and white… Jean-baptiste Jacques Augustin £800–£1,200
A young gentleman, facing left in blue coat with gold buttons, white … Thomas Peat £400–£600
A young lady, facing right in white dress, her dark curling hair upsw… James Leakey £600–£800
By Leo R. Schidlof, Graz, 1964 The Miniature in Europe £600–£800

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