Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
Old Master Paintings and Portrait Miniatures
The Property of a Private Collector
Circle of Robert Peake
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, wearing an embroidered waistcoat, with lace collar and cuffs
Lot Closed
April 28, 01:30 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Private Collector
Circle of Robert Peake
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter length, wearing an embroidered waistcoat, with lace collar and cuffs
dated upper left: · 1607 ·
oil on canvas
unframed: 98.5 x 77 cm.; 38¾ x 30¼ in.
framed: 123.3 x 103.8 cm.; 48½ x 40⅞ in.
With Hotspur Gallery, Richmond, London 1943;
With Peter Wengraf, The Arcade Gallery, London, by 1947;
From whom purchased in 1948 by the late husband of the previous owner;
By whom anonymously sold ('The Property of a Lady'), London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2018, lot 129, where acquired.
With Peter Wengraf, The Arcade Gallery, London, by 1947;
From whom purchased in 1948 by the late husband of the previous owner;
By whom anonymously sold ('The Property of a Lady'), London, Sotheby's, 5 July 2018, lot 129, where acquired.
The sitter wears an impressive necklace formed of spherical and egg-shaped links, which are possibly made out of crystal. Those that are egg-shaped may be hollow, and would possibly have contained pomanders or aromatic substances to scent foul air and protect against infections. She also wears black jet bead bracelets, worn to emphasise the desirable whiteness of the lady's skin by contrast. Her embroidered waistcoat is depicted accurately with triangular gores around the waistline, but the large pattern repeat of red foliage in her skirt, underneath a very fine linen or silk, is possibly fictional.