Lot 379 , Mid 17th century English School Half length portrait of a lady wearing a ruff collar and memorial ring, and holding a missal 34 x 26in.

Mid 17th century English School
oil on wood panel
Half length portrait of a lady wearing a ruff collar and memorial ring, and holding a missal
34 x 26in.
Estimate £1,200-1,800

Old wooden panel with later reinforcements to the back.
Nine or more horizontal splits/cracks running across the work from top to bottom.
Looks to be heavily overpainted.
Old ebonised frame, no labels verso.
Provenance: Removed from Congelow House, Yalding, Kent, following instructions received from The Executors of the Estate of the late Marie Beatrix Cooper


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Sold for £3,800