Premier Auction
Sat, Mar 23, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1539
Gilbert Jackson
Estimate: $7,000 - $10,000
Bid Increments
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| $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 |
(British, active circa 1621–1642)
Portrait of Sir Willam Kingsmill (1613-1661) of Sydmonton, 1642, signed lower left Gil. Jacks/Fc" and inscribed upper left "AEtatis. 29./.1642.", oil on canvas, 29-1/2 x 24-1/2 in.; carved and gilt wood oval frame, 34-1/2 x 29 in.
Provenance: By descent in the Kingsmill family; Historical Portraits, Ltd., UK (label verso frame); Sotheby's London: November 13, 1996, Lot 17; Black Dog Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia, (accompanied by original receipt); Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, VirginiaNote:The sitter was the son of Sir Henry Kingsmill (circa 1526-1592) and his wife, Bridgett (nee Raleigh, 1530-1607). He became the Sheriff of Hampshire in 1642. William Kingsmill was notably the step-nephew of Sir Richard Kingsmill, original owner of a property in Archer's Hope, James City County, Virginia and now known as Kingsmill Plantation.
