Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day One - 5th July 2023
Lot 165
A RARE QUEEN ANNE CUT PAPER PORTRAIT OF JOHN CHURCHILL, 1ST DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £5500
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Description
A RARE QUEEN ANNE CUT PAPER PORTRAIT OF JOHN CHURCHILL, 1ST DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH
AFTER JOHN CLOSTERMAN (1660-1711), DATED '1705'
the pencil bust inside an oval frame and foliate spandrels above a crest and titled boxes inscribed 'John Churchill, Prince of the holy Empire & Duke of Marleborough, Anno 1705', in a glazed ebonised frame
38.5 x 31cm
Provenance
Purchased from Jeremy Ltd.
The property of a Nobleman.