$1,500
British School, 16th/17th Century Portrait of a Gentleman with a Long Beard Wearing a Ruff and a Green Ribbon with a Suspended Decoration Signed indistinctly on the reverse. Oil on panel, 14 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (35.8 x 27.0 cm), unframed. Condition: Vertical crack to panel on left side reinforced with a wood block on the reverse, scattered retouch with concentrated retouch along the crack, fine craquelure, varnish inconsistencies. Provenance: The estate of George Way. Estimate $500-700 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-20