Lot 40 · Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu
The Waldegrave Sisters; Lady Elizabeth Laura, Lady Charlotte Maria and Lady Anna Horatia seated at a table, wearing lace-bordered white dresses, their powdered hair upswept; Lady Elizabeth Laura and Lady Charlotte Maria winding wool and Lady Anna Horatia sewing, draped red curtain background, pillar, trees and sky background beyond
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,647–$5,106
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 28 May 2002
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6142402
- Record
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Samuel Shelley, The Waldegrave Sisters; Lady Elizabeth Laura, Lady Charlotte Maria and Lady Anna Horatia seated at a table, wearing lace-bordered white dresses, their powdered hair upswept; Lady Elizabeth Laura and Lady Charlotte Maria winding wool and Lady Anna Horatia sewing, draped red curtain background, pillar, trees and sky background beyond. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142402.
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Samuel Shelley, The Waldegrave Sisters; Lady Elizabeth Laura, Lady Charlotte Maria and Lady Anna Horatia seated at a table, wearing lace-bordered white dresses, their powdered hair upswept; Lady Elizabeth Laura and Lady Charlotte Maria winding wool and Lady Anna Horatia sewing, draped red curtain background, pillar, trees and sky background beyond. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142402.
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From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu · May 2002
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A noble lady, facing right in lace-bordered blue dress with white bod… | Charles Edward Dixon | £1,200–£1,500 | |
| Frederick VI (1768-1839), King of Denmark 1808-1839, facing right in … | Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath | £400–£600 | |
| The Hon. Mrs William Cockayne (d. 1838), standing before a pillar wit… | Richard Crosse | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A young gentleman, facing right in blue-lined grey cloak, white shirt… | CIRCLE OF PETER CROSS (c. 1645-1724) | £600–£800 | |
| A young gentleman and lady; he, facing right in green coat and lace c… | NICOLAS-ANDRÉ COURTOIS (1734-1806) | £600–£800 | |
| Frederick I of Brandenburg (1657-1713), King in Prussia 1701-1713, fa… | SAMUEL BLESENDORF (1633-1706) | £1,500–£2,500 |
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