£500 - £700
English School, 19th c - Portrait of Clara Swinfen, nee Bickham, bust length in lace trimmed black dress and pearls, oil on canvas, 73.5 x 59cm
Provenance: By descent in the family of the sitter to the present vendor
Clara Bickham (b.1833), the sister of Eliza Bickham married Gerald Swinfen
Paint with extensive crackled bitumen, lined and re-touched, varnish dirty, original stretchers, frame with loss
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
28.80% inc VAT*
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30.6% inc VAT*
