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The Fine Sale: Day One

Sat, Nov 3, 2018 11:00AM EDT
Lot 2510

English School: Portrait of a Young Man

Estimate: $2,500 - $4,500
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 canvas, unsigned, lined.

29 x 25 in. (oval), 34 x 33 in. (frame).

Note: An old label on the stretcher attributes this painting to Grodfrey Kneller (1646-1723), court painter to Charles II and George I, and principal painter to William and Mary. He favored the oval portrait format, as here.

Condition

Lined. An area of inpainting at left. Surface soiling.