Lot 120 · Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait
William, 3rd Viscount Courtenay, later 9th Earl of Devon, nearly profile to the right in Van Dyck costume, black doublet and lace-bordered white lawn collar, gold chain draped over his right shoulder with orange scarf, purple cloak draped over his left shoulder, powdered curling hair
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $7,880–$11,031
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait , London · 10 December 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6076918
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Cosway Ra, William, 3rd Viscount Courtenay, later 9th Earl of Devon, nearly profile to the right in Van Dyck costume, black doublet and lace-bordered white lawn collar, gold chain draped over his right shoulder with orange scarf, purple cloak draped over his left shoulder, powdered curling hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6076918.
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Richard Cosway Ra, William, 3rd Viscount Courtenay, later 9th Earl of Devon, nearly profile to the right in Van Dyck costume, black doublet and lace-bordered white lawn collar, gold chain draped over his right shoulder with orange scarf, purple cloak draped over his left shoulder, powdered curling hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 120. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6076918.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| A gentleman, facing right in velvet coat and frilled cravat, long cur… | Jean Petitot | £200–£300 | |
| A fine miniature of a young lady, facing left in low-cut white silk d… | Jean Petitot | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A young lady, facing left in white dress, white bandeau in her long p… | Andrew Plimer | £3,000–£5,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cosway Ra | Richard Cosway, R.A. (British, 1742-1821) | $14,688 | Christie's, Sep 2018 | |
| Richard Cosway Ra | A young gentleman and lady; he, facing right in blue coat, c | Christie's, May 2002 | ||
| Richard Cosway Ra | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Apr 2017 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of a young woman in a lace bonnet and cartwheel ruf | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Richard Cosway Ra | A young lady, facing right in loose white dress with red sas | Christie's, May 2002 | ||
| George Engleheart | portrait of harriet paxton, née gyll (1762-1794) | Sotheby's, Apr 2008 | ||
| English School, Circa 1820 | Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a red, white and gold em | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of General Patrick Duff (1742-1803) | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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.