The September 2021 Auctions: Day 2
Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1037
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER STEELE (BRITISH 1733-1767) ENGLISH OIL ON CANVAS ON BOARD 18TH C, H 48", W 37", PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN (HANNAH STILES)
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $400 | $50 |
| $900 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $150,000 | $10,000 |
Full length portrait of a young woman in blue velvet dress and red shoes. Depicted feeding chickens grain from her right hand while cinching her dress with her left. Unsigned. Accompanied by a 1992 letter from Robert G. Stewart, Senior Curator, National Portrait Gallery, referring his belief that this could be a work by Christopher Steele and that he was sending a photograph to Mary Burkett OBE (author of: Christopher Steele 1733-1767 of Acre Walls, Egremont : George Romney's teacher. Skiddaw Press). Also included is a 1992 letter from Mary Burkett OBE to Steel discussing this work and its "Steele characteristics" and "Romneyish" look. Frame measures H 54" x L 42.75".
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