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Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Portrait of Sir Matthew Lamb (1705-1768)

Lot Closed

December 4, 03:50 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the collection of the late Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)

Christian Friedrich Zincke

Dresden 1683/4 - 1767 South Lambeth

Portrait of Sir Matthew Lamb (1705-1768)


Enamel, gold frame, ribbon-tie surmount

45 by 38 mm.

The Earl of Arran, by 1887;
by descent to Lord Lieutenant Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran (1868-1958);
'The Sixth Earl of Arran's Will Trust', London, Christie's, 26 June 1980, lot 106;
where acquired by Dr Erika Pohl-Ströher (1919-2016)
London, Spencer House, Art Exhibtion at Spencer House, 1887, no. 436
The sitter was a member of parliament for Peterborough betwen 1741 and 1768. He lived at Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire and in 1755 he was awarded a baronetcy. He married Charlotte Coke and his grandson, Viscount Melbourne, later served as Prime Minster.