Live Auction 7586West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection
AN ENGLISH CARVED, GILDED AND PAINTED 'SANSOVINO' PICTURE FRAME
Lot 263

AN ENGLISH CARVED, GILDED AND PAINTED 'SANSOVINO' PICTURE FRAME

SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY

Closed22 May 2008

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GBP 9,375

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AN ENGLISH CARVED, GILDED AND PAINTED 'SANSOVINO' PICTURE FRAME
SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
Of large size, the auricular carved frame surmounted by cresting with the coat-of-arms of the Turner family, the base with a shield inscribed 'Sir Christopher Turner, Kn.t 1671', decoration refreshed
126 in. (320 cm.) high; 79 in. (201 cm.) wide
Sight size - 94½ (240 cm.) high; 66½ in. (169 cm.) wide

Specialist note

This is the original frame from the Guildhall for John Michael Wright's portrait of the famous judge Sir Christopher Turner (d.1675). The picture remains in the Guildhall, London.