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Lot 178 · Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu

A young gentleman, seated in a green upholstered chair with his left hand on his left knee, facing right in brown coat and grey trousers, blue waistcoat, white shirt and spotted blue bowtie, light brown hair and beard

Sir William Charles Ross

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Estimate
£1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,188–$3,647
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 28 May 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6142501
Record
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Sir William Charles Ross, A young gentleman, seated in a green upholstered chair with his left hand on his left knee, facing right in brown coat and grey trousers, blue waistcoat, white shirt and spotted blue bowtie, light brown hair and beard. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142501.

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Sir William Charles Ross, A young gentleman, seated in a green upholstered chair with his left hand on his left knee, facing right in brown coat and grey trousers, blue waistcoat, white shirt and spotted blue bowtie, light brown hair and beard. Christie's, 28 May 2002, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6142501.

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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
Sir William Charles Ross Randolph, 9th Earl of Galloway (1800-1873), facing left in f $1,953 Christie's, Jun 2003
French School, Circa 1900 Portrait of a lady Sotheby's, Dec 2021
Christian Friedrich Zincke Portrait of a lady, circa 1745 Sotheby's, Sep 2021
Sir William Charles Ross George Henry Gibbs (1785-1842), facing right in grey coat, c Christie's, May 2002
English School, Circa 1820 Portrait of two children Sotheby's, Sep 2021
Sir William Charles Ross Sir William Charles Ross R.A., 1854 Christie's, Mar 2004
Sir William Charles Ross the aldridge children, elize, charlotte, harriet, julia and Sotheby's, Oct 2003
French School, Circa 1900 Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Princess Hen Sotheby's, Dec 2023

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