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Portrait of William Gillies, brother of John Gillies (1747–1836) a Scottish tutor, historian and man of letters)

Colvin Smith (British, 1795–1875)

$1,200 hammer

≈ £793≈ €1,105

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
28 x 36 in.
Auction house
Brunk Auctions
Sale
Day 2 Fine Western, American, European Works (972)
Date
November 7, 2015
Lot
859
Estimate
$600 – $900 (≈ £396 – £595) (≈ €552 – €828)
Source
Auction house live.brunkauctions.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2015 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Catalogue details differ between appearances (title). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

  1. Portrait of William Gillies, brother of John Gillies (1747–1836) a Scottish tutor, historian and man of letters), unsinged, Brunk Auctions 2015

    May 16, 2015 · Brunk Auctions

    Day 2: Fine Art & Decorative Works, lot 373

    Bought in / unsold · est. $1,500 – $2,500

    As catalogued

    Colvin Smith, “Portrait of William Gillies, brother of John Gillies (1747–1836) a Scottish tutor, historian and man of letters), unsinged”

    oil on canvas

    28 x 36 in.

  2. Portrait of William Gillies, brother of John Gillies (1747–1836) a Scottish tutor, historian and man of letters), Brunk Auctions 2015

    Nov 7, 2015 · Brunk Auctions this result

    Day 2 Fine Western, American, European Works, lot 859

    Sold $1,200Sign up to see · est. $600 – $900

    As catalogued

    Colvin Smith, “Portrait of William Gillies, brother of John Gillies (1747–1836) a Scottish tutor, historian and man of letters)”

    oil on canvas

    28 x 36 in.

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 92%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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