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Lot 1 · British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures

Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in tartan, holding a skean dhu

Scottish School, 19th Century

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,815–$8,024
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British, Victorian and Scottish Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 6 March 2003
Record ID
TB-2026-6058994
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Scottish School, 19th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in tartan, holding a skean dhu. Christie's, 6 Mar 2003, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6058994.

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Scottish School, 19th Century, Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in tartan, holding a skean dhu. Christie's, 6 Mar 2003, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6058994.

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