Jan 28, 2015 10:00 EST
Important English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts/Old Master Paintings
64
English School
18th Century
Portrait of Queen Carolina Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach as Princess of Wales
Inscribed AETATIS 35 (lr)
Oil on canvas
67 x 76 inches (170.2 x 194.4 cm)
Provenance:
George William Frederick Charles, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Tipperary and Baron Culloden
Sale: Property of His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, Christie's, London, Jun. 11, 1904, lot 53 (as Kneller, Portrait of Queen Charlotte)
Purchased from the above sale by Mrs. L. Garrison
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, Philadelphia, PA
Hugh Randall
Purchased from Freeman's, Philadelphia, by William Singerly Smiths, prior to 1953
Sold for $43,750
Estimated at $7,000 - $12,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
English School
18th Century
Portrait of Queen Carolina Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach as Princess of Wales
Inscribed AETATIS 35 (lr)
Oil on canvas
67 x 76 inches (170.2 x 194.4 cm)
Provenance:
George William Frederick Charles, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Tipperary and Baron Culloden
Sale: Property of His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, Christie's, London, Jun. 11, 1904, lot 53 (as Kneller, Portrait of Queen Charlotte)
Purchased from the above sale by Mrs. L. Garrison
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, Philadelphia, PA
Hugh Randall
Purchased from Freeman's, Philadelphia, by William Singerly Smiths, prior to 1953
Glue relined. Frame rubbing with corresponding areas of restoration around the edges. Several large mended tears in the upper left quadrant . Inpainted cracks on the face, neck, chest, arms and hands; also an area of restoration on the chest. The ermine tails on the fur lining the queen's cloak have been reinforced. Areas of restoration to the column base at right . All restorations have been carefully executed to a high professional standard.
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Auction: Important English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts/Old Master Paintings, Jan 28, 2015
