Lot 52 · British and Victorian Pictures
Portrait of Lady Becher (1791-1872), née Eliza O'Neill, seated three-quarter-length, in a white dress and red shawl, holding a script, by an urn, in a river landscape
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,801–$5,321
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British and Victorian Pictures, London (South Kensington) · 8 June 2000
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6394313
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Westall, Portrait of Lady Becher (1791-1872), née Eliza O'Neill, seated three-quarter-length, in a white dress and red shawl, holding a script, by an urn, in a river landscape. Christie's, 8 Jun 2000, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6394313.
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Richard Westall, Portrait of Lady Becher (1791-1872), née Eliza O'Neill, seated three-quarter-length, in a white dress and red shawl, holding a script, by an urn, in a river landscape. Christie's, 8 Jun 2000, lot 52. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6394313.
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