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Live Auction

The Fine Sale: Day One

Sat, Nov 3, 2018 11:00AM EDT
Lot 2270

Circle of Robert Peake (active 1598-1626): Portrait of a Boy Believed to be Charles I at Age 5

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Oil on panel, unsigned, inscribed 'AN 1608 AE SVAE 5' upper right.

22 3/4 x 18 in., 28 x 22 3/4 in. (frame).

Provenance: The Earl of Darnley; Sold Christie’s, London, May 24, 1929, Lot 118 (as Attributed to Marcus Gheeraedst); Sold Christie’s, NY, May 31, 1991, Lot 115; Klein Westphal Antiques, Amsterdam.

Condition

The panel cradled on the reverse. Small areas of craquelure. Small losses at the lower corners, lower right inpainted. Scattered areas of inpainting showing in the face (forehead and left cheek) and hands. Some surface soiling. Wood grain and/or shallow surface splits visible under raking light.