Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Nov 19, 2016 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 20, 2016 09:00AM EST
Lot 660

British School

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

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$100,000 $10,000
(18th century) A pair of portraits: The Honorable C. Berkeley, Gentleman holding a cat and The Honorable Mrs. Berkeley, a lady in a turban and ermine trimmed robe, dated 1745, signed lower left, inscribed with sitters‘ names and dated recto, he inscribed verso frame "No. 41-762 Wodehouse ", oil on coarse linen, 30-1/4 x 25 in.; matching 18th century carved and gilt wood frames. Provenance: Likely sold out of the family by the 4th Earl of Kimberley, John Wodehouse (1924-2002), one with tag "Earl of Kimberley" "No.1386", "10/10/1950", Private Collection, Wilson, North Carolina

Condition

crackle, grime, stretcher marks, abrasions; frames with small losses and abrasions

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