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Lot 55
A pair of West African carved hardwood table lamps modelled as a male and female bust, height 46cm, together with a carved hardwood wall mask, height 33cm, and a pair of carved hardwood female figures (5).Additional InformationAll generally grubby throughout and with general light age wear scuffs and scratches throughout, the lamp fittings to the pair of bust are both damaged and will need replacing, the busts with some chips and losses in the head dress section and the dark finish is not original but later, there is possibly some damage underneath this, some general chips around the base of the lamps, the base of one of the female figures is split and there is a split running up the back of this figure which has had some repair.
Lot 2000
An Impressive Collection of 18 x Indo-Greek Coins including 13 x Silver Drachms comprising: 1) Antimachos , obv. Nike advancing, holding palm & wreath, rev. King on horseback, 2.46g; 2) Menander, obv. diademed & draped bust, rev. Athena holding shield & thunderbolt, 2.45g; 3) Menander, bust left, thrusting with spear, rev. as 2), 2.25g; 4) Menander, obv. king wearing crested helmet, rev. as 2) 2.47g; 5) Antialkidas, obv. diademed & draped bust, rev. Zeus enthroned, elephant at his feet, 2.42g; 6) Heliocles, obv. diademed & draped bust, rev. Zeus holding thunderbolt & sceptre, 2.18g; 7) Strato 1, obv. diademed bust, rev. Athena advancing, holding shield & brandishing thunderbolt, 2.27g; 8) Philoxenos, square silver drachm, obv. helmeted & draped bust, rev. king on horseback, 2.38g; 9) Apollodotos II, diademed & draped bust, rev. Athena advancing holding shield, 2.18g; 10) Apollodotos II, as 9), without megalou 2.40g; 11) Archebios, obv. diademed & draped bust, rev. Zeus advancing, holding sceptre & thunderbolt 2.25g; 12) Hermaios, obv. diademed & draped bust, rev. Zeus enthroned, 2.05g; 13) Apollodotos II square silver drachm, obv. elephant, rev. horse, 1.72g, together with: 14) Hermaios silver tetradrachm 8.94g, 15) Apollodotos square AE23 obv. Apollo holding bow, rev. tripod 7.62g, 16) Diomedes square AE20, obv. Dioscuri, rev. humped bull , 7.8g; 17) Amyntas King of Galatia (60-40BC) square AE22, obv. bearded bust wearing Phrygian cap, rev. Athena holding spear & shield, 8.83g & 18) Hermaios bronze tetradrachm, obv. diademed & draped bust, rev. Zeus enthroned 8.71g; all with karosthi rev. legends; all full, undamaged flans & virtually all well struck & in high grades
Lot 2001
8 x Indo-Scythian & Indo-Parthian Silver & Bronze Coins comprising: Azes I, silver drachm, obv. king on horseback, rev. Tyche holding shield & brazier, 1.83g, Azes II, silver tetradrachm, obv. king on horseback, rev. Athena holding spear, 8.39g, Azes II, silver drachm , obv. king on horseback, rev. Athena holding shield, 2.36g; Gondopheros bronze drachm, 2.7g, Gondopheros billon tetradrachm, king on horseback holding whip, rev. Zeus , 9.85g, Aspavarma (ruler of the Apraca) billon tetradrachm, obv. horseman holding whip, rev. Pallas, 9.81g, Sasan, a subordinate of Gondopheros ,billon tetradrachm, obv. horseman, rev. Zeus, 9.63g & Pakoros AE tetradrachm, obv. diademed bust 7.79g, together with Indo-Greek: Apollodotos I, square drachm, obv. elephant standing right, rev. humped bull, 1.64g, plated & possibly an ancient forgery, Apollodotos II, silver drachm, obv. diademed & draped bust, legend without megalou, rev. Athena advancing, holding shield & brandishing thunderbolt, 2.04g, Seleukid Kingdom , Demetrios 1 AE17 (serrated edge) obv. horse's head, rev. elephant's head, 3.78g Poor/AFine & Alexander III ('The Great') silver drachm, obv. head of young Herakles clad in lion's skin, rev. Zeus seated holding eagle & sceptre, 3.79g, pierced at 2 o'clock; generally well struck with good detail
Lot 2003
Ancient Roman, 6 x AE Sestertii comprising: Severus Alexander, obv. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG around laureate bust, rev. MARS VLTOR , Mars advancing right holding spear & shield, 19.1g,AVF, Severus Alexander, obv. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG around laureate bust, rev. P M TR P VIII COS II P P Alexander in triumphal quadriga, S C below, 22.6g Fine to GFine, Marcus Aurelius rev. CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III, Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus standing facing each other & clasping hands, 22.12g, GFine/VG, TRAJAN rev.TR POT COS III P P S C around Pax enthroned holding sceptre, 26.14g well struck AVF, Faustina Junior, obv. FAUSTINA AVGVSTA around draped bust, rev. IVNO S C around Juno standing facing holding patera & sceptre, 21.63g, GFine or+ & DIVA FAUSTINA SENIOR, obv. DIVA FAVSTINA around bust, rev. AETERNITAS, Providentia(?) standing left, holding globe & grasping star-studded veil, some light surface corrosion o/wise VG/Fine, , together with 8 x Roman Provincial coins, all with Greek legends, & comprising Claudius 2 x billon tetradrachms Alexandria, obv. laureate head of Claudius, rev. Messalina, as Demeter, standing left & holding two small figures (her children Octavia & Britannicus), one coin 12.98g well struck AVF, other 12.5g VG & six x bronze (or possibly billon) coins diameters 18mm to 20mm, Diocletian & possibly Maximianus Fine to VF
Lot 2006
2 x Roman Silver Coins comprising: Augustus (27BC - AD14) silver quinarius, obv. (CAESAR) IM(P. VII) around bare head of Augustus facing right, rev. (ASIA) RECEPTA around winged Victory holding wreath & palm branch & standing on cista mystica (a basket for holding sacred snakes) between two snakes; 14mm, 1.66g, struck off-centre but very good detail in bust & reverse VF & Julia Domna (AD170-211, wife of Septimius Severus & mother of Caracalla & Geta), silver denarius obv. IVLIA AVGVSTA around draped bust of Julia Domna facing right, rev. PIETAS PVBLICA around Pietas standing left, both hands raised, AFine/VG
Lot 2018
3 x Copper Coins Depicting Elephants consisting of: Ceylon, George III, 1815 two stivers. Obv: Laureate, draped bust right. Rev: Elephant standing left, 1815 in exergue. Near Very Fine. Ceylon, 1801 - 1805 1/12th rixdollar. Obv: Elephant standing left, 18-- in exergue. Rev: 12 within beaded circle. Fine for issue. India, Mysore, Krishna Raja Wodeyar, 1811 - 1833 twenty cash. Obv: ''Sri'' between sun and moon, elephant below. Rev: Two lines of Kanarese with denomination in English. Extremely Fine.
Lot 2023
12 x European 19th & Early 20th Century Silver Coins (including 9 x crown size) comprising: Saxony thaler 1827S obv. ANTON V.G.G. KOENIG VON SACHSEN around bust, rev. legend ZEHN EINE FEINE MARK around crowned shield, obv. contact marks o/wise scarce VF, Prussia 5 marks 1903A Wilhelm II contact marks AVF/VF, Bavaria 3 marks 1911D '90th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold GVF, 3 marks 1912D 'OTTO KOENIG VON BAYERN' around young bust VF & 2 marks 1914D Ludwig III VF; France 5 francs 1827W Charles X, numerous scratches both sides AFine, 5 francs 1834W Louis Philippe I, contact marks, edge knocks VG, Republic 5 francs 1873K contact marks Fine & 5 francs 1876K VF; Belgium 5 francs 1848 obv. scratches on bust o/wise Fine to GFine; Sardinia 5 lire 1830L mm eagle's head (Turin), light scratches in obv. field o/wise VF to GVF & Naples & Sicily 120 grana 1855 Ferdinand II, contact marks o/wise AFine/Fine
Lot 2024
4 x Commemorative Silver Proof Crowns comprising: 1980 'Queen Mother's 80th Birthday,' 1990 'Queen Mother's 90th Birthday,' 2000 'Queen Mother's Centenary' & 1981 'Charles & Diana' together with silver proof £1 1989 'Thistle' reverse & silver proof piedfort 5p 1990, all with certificates of authenticity & encapsulated in cases of issue, FDC as issued & 2 x sterling silver commemorative medals: 'Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977' struck by the Birmingham Mint, limited edition of 7,500 (this medal No. 0215), 45mm, 45.3g, with certificate of authenticity, in case of issue, some light edge toning o/wise FDC & 'City of York 1,900th Anniversary (71AD - 1971)', obv. profile laureate bust of Roman General Quintus Petillius Cerialis ('CEREALIS' on medal), Founder of York AD71, rev. City Arms, 38mm, 31.4g, edge hallmarked, in case of issue, lightly toned o/wise as issued
Lot 2027
George III Halfcrown 1819, minor contact marks on bust & minor rev. rim imperfections at 7 & 8 o'clock o/wise very attractively toned with underlying proof-like lustre GVF & George III halfpenny 1771, trivial hairline scratch on bust o/wise good edge & surfaces, very attractively toned with underlying blue/gold lustre GFine to AVF
Lot 2029
6 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: USA, Morgan dollar: 1878s (San Francisco Mint), minor obv. contact marks, good edge, rev. sometime lightly cleaned AEF & 2 x Peace dollars: 1922 light contact marks, lustrous VF & 1922D (Denver Mint), obv. contact marks & scratch above date Fine, Netherlands 2 ½ guilders 1940 scarcer date, toned GFine to AVF, Prussia 2 marks 188A, ex-mount (edge holes at 12 & 6 o'clock), light contact marks & scratches o/wise VF & Bermuda crown 1964 lightly toned Fine, together with 6 x UK bronze & copper coins & tokens comprising: George III penny 1797 scratch & dig on bust o/wise good edge & surfaces VG to AFine, Victoria Young Head copper penny 1854 OT, far colon, minor contact marks o/wise Fine, George V penny 1926 VG, halfpenny token 1813 obv. PURE COPPER PREFERABLE TO PAPER, rev. TRADE & NAVIGATION around Commerce seated left, GFine, Wales, Anglesey penny token 1787, obv. druid's head, rev. PMCo cypher, edge ON DEMAND IN LONDON, LIVERPOOL OR ANGLESEY, surface marks, several edge knocks VG & Anglesey Mines halfpenny token 1791 rev. worn, Fair/Poor & East India Company quarter anna 1858, edge knocks/nicks otherwise Fine
Lot 2033
Victoria, 7 x Silver Coins comprising: crown 1891 light hairlines, good edge, lustrous AEF, halfcrown 1887JH lustrous AEF to EF, florin 1849 'Godless' WW behind bust, hairlines, light contact marks GFine or+, florin 1887JH hairlines o/wise lustrous VF to GVF, shilling 1889 large Jubilee head, hairlines, a couple of digs in obv. field, flan very slightly bent o/wise Fine/GFine, sixpence 1887JH a few faint hairlines o/wise good edge & surfaces AVF/VF & groat 1846 a few hairlines o/wise toned AFine/AVF, together with a bronze penny 1861 VG
Lot 2067
5 x Early Maundy Coins comprising: William & Mary threepence 1689 first busts, VF, Anne threepence 1708 3rd draped bust EF, George II penny 1735 minor edge imperfections o/wise GVF, George III threepence 1795 older laureate & draped bust AVF/VF & William IV penny 1833 EF, all attractively toned with underlying lustre.
Lot 2069
George III 4 x silver coins comprising: three shilling bank token 1811 good edge & surfaces AFine, halfcrown 1817 hairline scratch on bust o/wise good edge & surfaces, toned with underlying blue/gold lustre Fine & 2 x sixpences 1817 VG & 1818 GVF, together with Victoria 'Godless' florin 1849 attractively toned with underlying lustre GVF or+
Lot 2074
9 x UK Proof Sets: 1970-76, 1980 & 1987, in cases of issue, most sets with light toning o/wise as struck, 6 x UK Brilliant Uncirculated Sets: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991 & 1995, in Royal Mint presentation packs, as struck & a Royal Mint presentation pack illustrating the four steps to producing the bi-colour trial piece £2 coin - outer blank, inner blank, lettered outer edge & complete trial piece dated 1994 with legend 'ROYAL MINT TRIAL' above a galleon under sail, together with Republic of Ireland Specimen Set 1966, 9 coins comprising: bronze farthing, halfpenny & penny, cupro-nickel threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin & halfcrown & silver 10 shillings with bust of Patrick Pearse, toned, in fitted plastic case of issue
Lot 2079
Ireland, 7 x Base Metal Coins, Charles I to George III comprising: Charles I farthing, 'Richmond' issue, mm: annulet(?), single-arched crown, no inner circles, struck off-centre GFine, James II, 'Limerick Besieged' issue halfpenny 1691, struck over large gunmoney shilling, obv. laureate & draped bust, rev. Hibernia seated, legends misstruck & out of alignment, VG, George I halfpenny 1723 stop after date, 'William Wood's Coinage,' obv. laureate bust, rev. Hibernia seated, leaning on harp & holding branch, Fine to GFine & farthing 1723 reads 'DEI GRATIA REX, some rev. corrosion Fine/VG, George II halfpenny 1737 obv. Young Head laureate bust, rev. crowned harp, small lettering, several edge knocks, surface corrosion o/wise Fine & halfpenny 1747 similar to 1737 halfpenny but large lettering VG & a contemporary forgery of a George III halfpenny 1783 'London Coinage' obv. laureate bust, rev. crowned harp, VG
Lot 2089
Tristan Da Cunha, Gold Proof One Third Guinea 2008, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Lord Nelson in 1758; obv. Queen's portrait, rev. half-length portrait of Nelson in naval uniform, ships in background; 17mm, wt. 2.8g, 22ct gold, limited mintage of 499 (this coin No. 174 (visible below bust of Nelson), with certificate of authenticity, encapsulated in London Mint Office case of issue, FDC
Lot 2102
USA, 5 x 'Morgan' Silver Dollars: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1921 & 1921s (San Francisco Mint), good edges/surfaces, VF to EF, 4 x 'Peace' dollars: 1922, 1922s, 1924 & 1925 VF to GEF, an 'American Eagle' dollar 1991 '1 OZ FINE SILVER' BU, a replica Morgan dollar struck by the private mint 'Silver Towne,' obv. E PLURIBUS UNUM & 13 stars around bust of 'Liberty', rev. 'SILVERTOWNE ONE TROY OUNCE .999 SILVER' around eagle, encapsulated, BU, together with an Eisenhower dollar 1976, type 2, cupro-nickel clad copper, hairline scratches on obv. o/wise AEF & a Kennedy half dollar 1969D, (Denver Mint), .400 silver, contact marks VF
Lot 2149
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: UK Brilliant Uncirculated Set 1983, 8 coins ½p to £1 in Royal Mint presentation pack, a year set 1953 9 coins farthing to halfcrown, in a plastic wallet; 42 x UK cupro-nickel crowns: 1953(x4), 1965(x5), 1972(x3), 1977(x18), 1980 & 1981(x11) & 5 x cupro-nickel £5 coins: 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000 & 2002, 2 x WWII medals: 1939-45 War Medal & 1939-45 Star, with ribbons, 2 x copies of the Naval General Service Medal with 'Yangtze 1949' clasp, with ribbons; a sterling silver medallic cover commemorating the last run of the Orient Express 19-22 May 1977, 32mm, 13.2g, with certificate of authenticity, in wallet of issue, 2 x cupro-nickel Silver Jubilee medals 1977, 4 x Armed Forces vouchers: £1 2nd series & 50p, 10p & 5p 6th series AUNC to UNC, 52 x mixed foreign coins Including 2 x silver half dollars: 'Booker T. Washington' commemorative 1946 & 'Kennedy' 1964, both with minor hairlines/contact marks ABU, George III penny 1797, contact marks, gash on bust, edge knocks o/wise Fine, 9 x silver threepences & 2 x florins 1937 & 1945
Lot 2165
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: Charles I 'Rose' Farthing, obv. small double-arched crowns, sceptres just cross inner circle, mm: lis, full, clear legends & good detail AVF, Elizabeth I sixpence 1593, 6th issue, mm: tun, bust 6C, most of legends clear, full flan but small piercing in centre o/wise AFine to Fine, together with 77 x foreign coins, virtually all first half of 20th century (a couple 19th century) & including 11 x silver, various countries, mixed grades
Lot 2170
2 x Replicas of Rare Charles I Coins comprising: gold proof replica (reduced size) of gold pattern 5 unites, mm. Rose, obv. CAROLVS: D:G MAG: BRIT: FRAN: ET .HIBERNIAE: REX around bare-headed bust, rev. FLORENT. CONCORDIA.REGNA around crowned oval shield with crowned CR at sides, 22mm, 4.03g, 22ct gold (edge hallmarked), issued 2009 by Birmingham Mint (limited edition of 5000), together with a reduced size sterling silver replica of the Oxford Mint Rawlins crown 1644, obv. mm floriated cross, CAROLVS.D.G: MAG:BRIT:FRAN:ET HIBER.REX around King riding left, brandishing sword , view of City of Oxford in background, rev. EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENTVR INIMICI around Declaration: RELIG.PROT.LEG.ANG.LIBER.PARL, 3 plumes above, date 1644 below; 22mm, 4.07g, .925 silver (edge hallmarked); both encapsulated FDC
Lot 2175
A Set of 4 x Sterling Silver Medals Commemorating the Churchill Centenary 1974, the obverses each depict a different portrait of Churchill by David Norris together with 4 x different reverses & comprise (1) obv. facing bust, bare-headed & wearing a bow-tie, rev. view of entrance to 10 Downing Street, (2) obv.facing bust in naval uniform & smoking a cigar, rev. view of Blenheim Palace, (3) bare-headed bust looking right & wearing a siren suit, rev. view of Chequers House & (4) smiling bust looking left & wearing a homburg & bow-tie, rev. view of Chartwell Manor; each medal 45mm, slight variation in weights 32.6g to 34.1g; issued by Toye, Kenning & Spencer, in a limited edition of 1.000 sets (this set No.705, edge stamped), each medal edge hallmarked Birmingham 1974; in fitted case of issue, with certificate of authenticity, some peripheral blue/gold toning o/wise as issued
Lot 2185
Victoria, 6 x Silver Coins comprising: 2 x crowns: 1887 good edge & surfaces Fine to GFine & 1897 LXI good edge, minor contact marks Fine, florin 1887JH toned Fine/AVF, 2 x shillings: 1881 VG or slightly better & 1899 GFine & sixpence 1877 VG/Fine, together with George V crown 1935, evidence of adhesive residue on bust o/wise toned EF & Belgium silver 5 francs 1865, obv. bust of Leopold I, rev. crowned arms in wreath, 24.95g, .900 silver, obv. hairlines o/wise AVF/VF
Lot 2187
Two Commemorative Silver Medals, both struck by Pinches & comprising: (1) 'Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales', Caernarfon, 1st July 1969; obv. INVESTITURE OF CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES K.G. around bust of Charles facing right, rev. Welsh legend around Caernarfon Castle, Welsh dragon below, all in high relief; diameter 57mm (2¼'') , 108g (3.47 troy oz.) Britannia silver (.958 silver), edge hallmarked, limited issue of 1500 (this medal edge-stamped No. 582,), with certificate of authenticity, in case of issue, matte finish as struck, together with (2) Duke of Windsor sterling silver proof commemorative medal by C.A. Holman, obv. 'Edward Duke of Windsor' around bust facing left, 1894-1972 below, rev. large crown in centre of a Tudor rose; diameter 38mm, 27g, no certificate, in case of issue, some very light peripheral toning o/wise BU
Lot 220
A bronzed composition bust of Edward Johnson, inscribed 'Roly Harkness Hamilton?', on a stained wood plinth, 55cm high overall Provenance: From the Private Collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey Edward Patrick Johnson, CBE (22 August 1878 - 20 April 1959) was a Canadian operatic tenor. After studying singing in Italy, where he performed professionally for eight years under the stage name Edoardo Di Giovanni, he joined the Chicago Opera Company and the Metropolitan Opera, becoming one of its most highly acclaimed singers. He then served as the Metropolitan's general manager (1935-50), expanding the company's repertoire and introducing many of opera's most spectacular personalities. Johnson was recognised as one of the world's top operatic tenors.
Lot 110
Hugh Douglas Hamilton (Irish c.1740-1808) Portrait of William Tighe MP (1738-1782), of Rosanna and Woodstock, bust length, wearing a brown coat Pastel, oval 23.7 x 18.9cm; 9¼ x 7½in Provenance: Possibly Charles R. Hamilton, Hamwood, Dunboyne Literature: Possibly W.G. Strickland, 'Hugh Douglas Hamilton, portrait-painter', in Walpole Society, vol. II, 1912-13, p. 108; Neil Jeffares, "Hugh Douglas Hamilton", Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online edition, no. J.375.19241 William Tighe was a cousin of the Anglo-Irish poet Mary Tighe (1772-1810) as well as the famous Ladies of Llangollen.
Lot 346
English School Late 17th Century Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a wig and red cloak; Portrait of a lady, wearing a pink dress and red shawl A pair, both pastel Each 26.3 x 19cm; 10¼ x 7½in (2) Provenance: From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980) Literature: Neil Jeffares, "English, Irish and Scottish Schools", Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online edition, nos. J.85.230232 & J.85.2302323 These works are comparable to a pair traditionally attributed to Edward Gibson at Syon House, possibly depicting the Duke and Duchess of Somerset (op. cit. nos. J.347.108 and J.347.109).
Lot 347
William Faithorne (1616-1691) Portrait of a young man, bust-length, in a painted oval Pastel 23.9 x 19.8cm; 9½ x 7¾in Provenance: J. F. Keane; Sotheby's, 3 June 1947, lot 15; From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980) Literature: John Woodward, Tudor and Stuart Drawings (Faber and Faber, 1951), p.48, pl.25; Neil Jeffares, "William Faithorne", Dictionary of pastellists before 1800, online edition, accessed 24/06/2021, no.J.306.121 Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, British Portraits, 1956, no.570
Lot 352
George Vertue (1684-1756) Portrait of Jeremiah Clarke (c.1674-1707), bust-length, wearing a wig and cloak Inscribed Jeremy Clark Musick Master (lower centre) Pencil 14.2 x 10.2cm; 5½ x 4in Provenance: From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980) Literature: Thomas F. Taylor, Thematic Catalog of the works of Jeremiah Clarke (Detroit, Studies in Music Bibliography, 1977) (illustrated) Jeremiah Clarke was an English baroque composer and organist of the generation after Henry Purcell (1659-1695). He is best known for the 'Prince of Denmark's March' . He was the organist at St Paul's Cathedral in the churchyard of which he shot himself due to ''a violent and hopeless passion for a lady of a rank superior to his own''. Very few portraits of him are known and according to the National Portrait Gallery in 1982 this was then the only known portrait .
Lot 367
Follower of Jean-Étienne Liotard Study of a gentleman, bust-length, in profile Indistinctly inscribed (upper right) Red and white chalk on blue paper 18.2 x 15.2cm; 7¼ x 59¾in Provenance: From the collection of Edward Croft-Murray (1907-1980) According to a label written by Edward Croft-Murray, the inscription reads 'flauti agé de 29/danseur comique/au theatre de/Leur M.im./desi a Vienna/faite à Veidleingue (?)/sur la Coline'.
Lot 543
Circle of Frans Floris the Elder Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, aged 53 Dated and inscribed ÆTATIS/SVA 53/1554 (centre right) Oil on panel 26.8 x 18.7cm; 10½ x 7¼in Provenance: Rudolf Peltzer, Cologne; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 26-27 May 1914, lot 25 (as Frans Floris the Elder); Where purchased by Oscar Nottebohm (1865-1935); And by descent; Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels, La Succession de feu M. Oscar Nottebohm, 17 December 1957, lot 44 (as Willem Key); Christie's, London, 1 February 1985, lot 107 (as Circle of Willem Key), where purchased by the present English private collector Exhibited: Antwerp, Antwerpsche Propagandaweken, August - September 1935
Lot 544
Circle of Pieter Codde Portrait of a gentleman, aged 44, bust-length, in a pleated ruff; Portrait of a lady, aged 43, bust-length, in a mill-stone ruff and lace cap A pair, the former inscribed and dated ÆTATIS 44./A 1631. (centre right); the latter inscribed and dated ÆTATIS 43./A* 1631. (upper right) Both oil on panel, oval Each 21.9 x 18.2cm; 8½ x 7¼in (2) Provenance: Samuel Cartwright (1815-1891), 32 Old Burlington Street, London; His posthumous sale, Christie, Manson and Woods, London, 26 February 1892, lot 105; Where purchased by Thos. Agnew & Sons, no. 6263; Where purchased by Sir William Agnew, 1st Bt. (1825-1910), 31 May 1893; By descent to Charles Morland Agnew (1855-1931), Durrants, Herts, where hung by the fireplace in the hall (his hand-written label to verso of 'Portrait of a lady', with attribution to Thomas de Keyser); By decent and gifted by his children to the previous owner, 21 July 1932; And by descent
Lot 611
Circle of Otto van Veen Portrait of a cleric, bust-length Oil on copper, oval, the reverse with the stamp of the coppersmith Peeter Staas, dated 1608, and with the hand of Antwerp 45.6 x 34.7cm; 18 x 13¾in Provenance: Christie's, London, Old Master Pictures, 7 July 1995, lot 221, where purchased by the present private collector
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