Lot 31 · Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy
Portrait of Sir Thomas Wentworth 5th Bt. of Bretton (d.1792), three-quarter-length, in a blue coat with white facings, holding a spear, with the Chapel at Bretton Park beyond
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $13,095–$19,643
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, Hong Kong · 8 July 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6662282
- Record
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Circle Of John Theodore Heins, Portrait of Sir Thomas Wentworth 5th Bt. of Bretton (d.1792), three-quarter-length, in a blue coat with white facings, holding a spear, with the Chapel at Bretton Park beyond. Christie's, 8 Jul 1998, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6662282.
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Circle Of John Theodore Heins, Portrait of Sir Thomas Wentworth 5th Bt. of Bretton (d.1792), three-quarter-length, in a blue coat with white facings, holding a spear, with the Chapel at Bretton Park beyond. Christie's, 8 Jul 1998, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6662282.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Yin (1761-1829) | Zhang Yin | HK$32,000–HK$35,000 | |
| Gong Xian (1599-1689) | Gong Xian | HK$120,000–HK$150,000 | |
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