Lot 285 · Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait
The left eye of the artist's sister, Mary Cox Dillman Engleheart (1782-1845), later Mrs John Pyne, brown iris with curling lock of brown hair
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,576–$2,364
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait , London · 10 December 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6077042
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Cox Dillman Engleheart, The left eye of the artist's sister, Mary Cox Dillman Engleheart (1782-1845), later Mrs John Pyne, brown iris with curling lock of brown hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6077042.
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John Cox Dillman Engleheart, The left eye of the artist's sister, Mary Cox Dillman Engleheart (1782-1845), later Mrs John Pyne, brown iris with curling lock of brown hair. Christie's, 10 Dec 2002, lot 285. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6077042.
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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 Cox Dillman Engleheart | john cox dillman engleheart | portrait of a young lady, trad | $7,388 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | |
| John Cox Dillman Engleheart | Portrait of a gentleman with his head in the clouds | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| English School | 18th Century Portrait of Sir Christopher Hatton, half-length | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| George Engleheart | george engleheart | portrait of a lady, circa 1790 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| English School | Portrait of Tsar Peter the Great as the Grand Czar of Muscov | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| English School | 19th century Looking out to sea | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| George Engleheart | Portrait of Captain Bulkeley of the Coldstream Guards (b. 17 | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| English School | Portrait of a gentleman of the Allen family of Brindley, Che | Bonhams, May 2024 |
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.