Lot 283 · Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait
Viscountess Gormanston, facing left, pearl pins in her curled and upswept fair hair
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $7,880–$9,455
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait , London · 10 December 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6077040
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Smart, Viscountess Gormanston, facing left, pearl pins in her curled and upswept fair hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 283. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6077040.
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John Smart, Viscountess Gormanston, facing left, pearl pins in her curled and upswept fair hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 283. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6077040.
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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait · Dec 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A gentleman, facing left in gold-bordered blue coat with gold button … | English School, Circa 1820 | £700–£900 | |
| 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 | |
| A young gentleman, facing right in brown coat with gold buttons and b… | English School, Circa 1820 | £700–£900 | |
| By Leo R. Schidlof, Graz, 1964 | La miniature en Europe | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smart | A Naval Captain in gold bordered naval uniform with white fa | $10,146 | Chiswick Auctions, Jan 2026 | |
| John Smart | John Smart (British, 1741-1811) | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| John Smart | Richard Twining (1749-1824), in blue coat, multi-coloured fl | Christie's, May 2004 | ||
| John Smart | portrait d'un homme | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| John Smart | portrait of the hon. john ruthven (1743-1771) | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as Richard | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | John Smart (British, 1741-1811) | Christie's, Sep 2015 | ||
| John Smart | A portrait miniature of a gentleman called, Wimburn Sudden H | Bonhams, Sep 2023 |
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.