£500
John St Helier Lander - Portrait of John Simeon Bergheim (1842-1912) of Belsize Court, bust length in a black coat, signed and dated 1909, oil on canvas, 67.5 x 54.5cm
Provenance: The sitter John Simeon Bergheim; thence by descent to the present vendor
Illustrated: Shenai (M) - Finding the Bergheims of Belsize Court, p.37
J S Bergheim amassed a fortune from oil wells in Eastern Europe. He later formed a partnership with the Canadian William Henry McGarvey, whose son Frederick married Bergheim's niece, Margaret
Lined and re-touched. Medium unstable, localised flaking, in the original ornate 18th c style gilt frame with loss
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