Lot 178 · Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu
A young gentleman holding a quill in his right hand, facing right in brown coat, yellow waistcoat and open white frilled shirt, powdered hair; seated in a green upholstered chair at a table, his right elbow leaning on a large book entitled ' OEUVRE[S] DE PLUTAR[QUE] ', his left arm resting on the table
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $852–$1,136
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 21 November 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6331003
- Record
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French School, Circa 1900, A young gentleman holding a quill in his right hand, facing right in brown coat, yellow waistcoat and open white frilled shirt, powdered hair; seated in a green upholstered chair at a table, his right elbow leaning on a large book entitled ' OEUVRE[S] DE PLUTAR[QUE] ', his left arm resting on the table. Christie's, 21 Nov 2000, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6331003.
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French School, Circa 1900, A young gentleman holding a quill in his right hand, facing right in brown coat, yellow waistcoat and open white frilled shirt, powdered hair; seated in a green upholstered chair at a table, his right elbow leaning on a large book entitled ' OEUVRE[S] DE PLUTAR[QUE] ', his left arm resting on the table. Christie's, 21 Nov 2000, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6331003.
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From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu · Nov 2000
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