Lot 66 · Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes
A young naval officer, facing right in blue coat and waistcoat with silver-embroidered buttons holes and silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,147–$3,578
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes, London · 22 May 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6266250
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Smart, A young naval officer, facing right in blue coat and waistcoat with silver-embroidered buttons holes and silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266250.
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John Smart, A young naval officer, facing right in blue coat and waistcoat with silver-embroidered buttons holes and silver buttons, frilled cravat, powdered hair en queue. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 66. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266250.
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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes · May 2001
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A young lady, facing left in white dress with green velvet bodice and… | Louis François Aubry | £600–£800 | |
| A gentleman, facing right in gold-embroidered silver coat, embroidere… | Rosalba Carriera | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Engraved 'Ribright Optician Fecit London' and 'By Ye Kings Royal Patent' | A GEORGE II-STYLE GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SPY-GLASS AND NÉCESSAIRE | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Fromery Workshop, Berlin, Circa 1740/1750 | A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ENAMEL CUP AND STAND | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| including books by Ceroni, Colding, Williamson, Bouchot, von Böhn, Ol… | A GROUP OF ONE HUNDRED REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES | £500–£700 | |
| A George Ii-Style Double-Opening Gold-Mounted Hardstone Nécessaire | A GEORGE II-STYLE DOUBLE-OPENING GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NÉCESSAIRE | £8,000–£12,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| John Smart | Portrait of Mr Macleane of Somerset Street, Portman Square | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of a child | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| John Smart | Portrait of Thomas Pelling of Madras (1723-1798) | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 |
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.