A young lady, seated with her right arm resting on the back of a wooden chair, facing left in white dress, yellow cashmere stole draped over her left shoulders, her dark hair plaited and upswept; pillar and foliate background — FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815

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Estimate: £600–£800 hammer ≈ $852–$1,136
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Sale: Christie's — IMPORTANT PORTRAIT MINIATURES, GOLD BOXES & OBJECTS OF VERTU, London · 21 November 2000
Record ID: TB-2026-6331073
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French School, Circa 1900, A young lady, seated with her right arm resting on the back of a wooden chair, facing left in white dress, yellow cashmere stole draped over her left shoulders, her dark hair plaited and upswept; pillar and foliate background. Christie's, 21 Nov 2000, lot 261. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6331073.

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French School, Circa 1900, A young lady, seated with her right arm resting on the back of a wooden chair, facing left in white dress, yellow cashmere stole draped over her left shoulders, her dark hair plaited and upswept; pillar and foliate background. Christie's, 21 Nov 2000, lot 261. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6331073.

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From the same sale Important Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu · Nov 2000

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Ozias Humphry, R.A. (1742-1810), in profile to the left in claret col…	Henry Spicer	£2,000–£3,000
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A young gentleman erroneously called Duke of Monmouth, facing left in…	Peter Cross	£7,000–£9,000
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