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Lot 103 · British and Victorian Pictures

Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a jewelled collar badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece and a pale blue Marine Order sash; and a Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a yellow dress and ermine trimmed cloak

Horace De Manara

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Estimate
£800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,305–$1,958
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PICTURES, London (South Kensington) · 7 May 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6233797
Record
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Horace De Manara, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a jewelled collar badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece and a pale blue Marine Order sash; and a Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a yellow dress and ermine trimmed cloak. Christie's, 7 May 1999, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6233797.

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Horace De Manara, Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a jewelled collar badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece and a pale blue Marine Order sash; and a Portrait of a lady, bust-length, in a yellow dress and ermine trimmed cloak. Christie's, 7 May 1999, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6233797.

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From the same sale British and Victorian Pictures · May 1999

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Han Dynasty A SICHUAN PAINTED POTTERY BOAR $1,000–$2,000
Han Dynasty AN ARCHAIC MOTTLED GREEN JADE PIG $5,000–$7,000
Ming Dynasty or Earlier A BROWN AND CELADON JADE CAMEL $5,000–$7,000
Possibly Song Dynasty A GREY AND RUSSET JADE CAMEL $5,000–$7,000
Yuan Dynasty A RARE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, YUHUCHUNPING $50,000–$70,000
Jiajing Six-Character Mark Within a Double Circle and of the Period AN IMPERIAL MING BLUE AND WHITE JAR $7,000–$9,000

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