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Lot 844
Sir Peter Lely and Studio (1618-1680), Portrait of Lady Christiana Gere (1658-1720) daughter of Robert, Earl of Ailesbury, wearing a Yellow Dress and Olive Cloak, holding Orange Blossom, and seated in a Landscape, an Orange Tree behind her inscribed lower right with title, oil on canvas, 124 x 98cm (48.36 x 38.22in). Provenance: Christie`s, London, sale, 14 January 1972, Lot 31 (sold from Tottenham House, Savernake Forest, the seat of the Marquis of Ailesbury), Lady Christiana Gere (nee Bruce) was born at Houghton House, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, the seat of the Bruce family, and now famous as Bunyan`s House Beautiful in The Pilgrim`s Progress. This famous Scottish family of Bruce produced a King of Ireland and three Kings of Scotland; the Bruces came to England with James I and lived at Houghton House for seventy years. Lady Christiana first married John Rolle, eldest son of Sir John Rolle of Stevenson in Devon, at the age of 19, on 9 June 1677 at Ampthill church. After John Rolle`s death, Lady Christiana married Sir Robert Gayer (Gere) of Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. Sir Robert was knighted in 1661 for his part in the restoration of Charles II; Sir Robert died in 1702 and Lady Christiana in 1720. The Gere family motto is "Numquom Oblivscar - I will never forget"
Lot 812
Mid 19th century Anglo-Indian rosewood chaise longue, the back rail carved as a dragon on carved and pierced scrolling foliate and floral forms, the seat with gadrooned border on a base with extensive carving of foliage, flowers and animals, on four scroll feet, 33.50 x 80 x 33in. (85.09 x 203.20 x 83.82cm)
Lot 4
A small collection of miniature seat furniture, of recent manufacture, comprising a mahogany Windsor armchair in George II Gothic revival style, 28.5cm high; another Windsor, 26cm high; a Windsor rocking chair, 27cm high; and a rush seated ladderback rocking chair in 18th century style, 34cm high. Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports.
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