Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022
Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 338
British Old Master Portrait
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(18th century)
Sophia, Electress of Hanover (1630-1714), unsigned, oil on canvas, 21 x 18 in.; modern parcel gilt wood frame, 25 x 22 in.
Note: Sophia was the mother of King George I. Heir to the British throne, she died a few months before she was to ascend the throne. Her son, King George I was coronated in her stead after the death of Queen Anne. A label verso indicates the identity of the sitter and provenance, "came to Tabley Thro' Sir Francis Leicesters' wife's family (with the rest of the loyalist pictures-)"
Provenance: Lt. Col. John Leicester Warren, Tabley House; Purchased at a Tabley house sale, circa 1988/89, by Conrad Powell, Columbia, South Carolina; Private South Carolina Collection
Condition
lined, restretched on newer stretcher, craquelure, retouch; frame with abrasions
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Private South Carolina Collection
