Property from the Collection of the Earl of Home, including 'The Montagu Heirlooms' (Lots 1-32)
Attributed to Bonaventura Peeters
A Dutch boat in choppy seas off a rocky coast
No reserve
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Bonaventura Peeters
A Dutch boat in choppy seas off a rocky coast
oil on canvas, in a carved giltwood frame
unframed: 55.8 x 78.3 cm.; 22 x 30⅞ in.
framed: 74.3 x 96.5 cm.; 29¼ x 38 in.
Possibly John, Marquess of Monthermer (1735-1770).
thence by descent.
The Marquess acquired much on his grand tour and spent £2000 on works over 9 years from 1751. The subject of the present work may have appealed to him. Richard, Duke of Buccleuch writes of the Marquess, ‘…he was also a knowledgeable collector, and patronised a number of dealers in particular Thomas Jenkins in Rome. His purchases ranged from small intaglios to marble busts, from portrait miniatures to large seascapes’ (Boughton, The House, its People and its Collections, Hawick, 2016, p.32).