25th Nov, 2016 9:00 GMT/BST

Autumn Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 975
 

975

Property of a Lady English School (circa 1610): Miniature Portrait of a Lady, bust length,...

Property of a Lady
English School (circa 1610): Miniature Portrait of a Lady
, bust length, wearing a white dress with pink and lace high collar and with rosettes to the shoulders and bodice, 4.6cm by 3.6cm See illustration

Believed by the family to have been a gift from Elizabeth I to the family and to be the work of either Nicholas or Laurence Hilliard, though subsequent work has been unable to identify either the artist or the sitter

Sold for £7,000
Estimated at £7,000 - £10,000


 

Has been cleaned. Good surface. No apparent restoration. 221116

 


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Auction: Autumn Fine Art Sale, 25th Nov, 2016

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