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Lot 36 · Nineteeth Century European Paintings

Portrait of a gentleman, small three-quarter-length, in academic robes, holding a document, standing by a draped plinth; and Portrait of a lady, small three-quarter-length, mourning the death of Tancred

Edward Alcock

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Estimate
£3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,867–$8,112
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Nineteeth Century European Paintings , New York · 11 November 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6480682
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Edward Alcock, Portrait of a gentleman, small three-quarter-length, in academic robes, holding a document, standing by a draped plinth; and Portrait of a lady, small three-quarter-length, mourning the death of Tancred. Christie's, 11 Nov 1999, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6480682.

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Edward Alcock, Portrait of a gentleman, small three-quarter-length, in academic robes, holding a document, standing by a draped plinth; and Portrait of a lady, small three-quarter-length, mourning the death of Tancred. Christie's, 11 Nov 1999, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6480682.

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From the same sale Nineteeth Century European Paintings · Nov 1999

LotArtistEstimateResult
Outside the Inn Edwin Long Meadows (British, fl. 1858-1872) $4,000–$6,000
Street scene, Warsaw Wladyslaw Chemielinsky (Polish, b. 1895) $3,000–$5,000
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In the park Oswald Achenbach $1,000–$1,500
Feeding time Ernest Walbourn $4,000–$6,000
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