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Lot 123 · Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu

A gentleman, full face in black coat, white waistcoat and striped frilled cravat, powdered hair

Jean-baptiste Soyer

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Estimate
£600–£800 hammer ≈ $875–$1,167
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 28 May 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6142457
Record
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Jean-baptiste Soyer, A gentleman, full face in black coat, white waistcoat and striped frilled cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142457.

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Jean-baptiste Soyer, A gentleman, full face in black coat, white waistcoat and striped frilled cravat, powdered hair. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 123. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142457.

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From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu · May 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
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

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Jean-baptiste Soyer A young lady in blue silk dress with light blue tasselled sa $1,264 Christie's, Jul 2005
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Jean-baptiste Soyer A gentleman, facing right in brown coat, white and yellow st Christie's, Jun 1999
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Jean-baptiste Soyer A young lady in white dress with black-bordered short sleeve Christie's, Jul 2005
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English School, Circa 1820 English School, Circa 1815 Christie's, Dec 2015
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