Live Auction 7999Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Glass, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
CORNELIS JONSON VAN CEULEN (ANGLO-DUTCH, 1593-1661/2)
Lot 99 PROPERTY FROM A WELSH PRIVATE COLLECTION

CORNELIS JONSON VAN CEULEN (ANGLO-DUTCH, 1593-1661/2)

Closed29 November 2011

Price Realised

GBP 6,875

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

CORNELIS JONSON VAN CEULEN (ANGLO-DUTCH, 1593-1661/2)
Lady Pakington, née Dorothy Coventry (1623-1679), in décolleté white silk dress, black gauze shawl over her right shoulder, pearl-set brooch at corsage, pearl necklace, large drop-pearl earrings and strands of pearls adorning her curling hair
oil on copper
oval, 2 7/16 in. (63 mm.) high, turned wood frame with inner gilt surround
inscribed on the backing board 'Lady Pachington [sic] Daughter of Lord Keeper Coventry 17th Centy'

By direct family descent.

Specialist note

Lady Pakington was the daughter of Sir Thomas Coventry (1578-1640) and his second wife Elizabeth. She married Sir John Pakington, 2nd Bt of Westwood, Worcestershire, who had been Lord Coventry's ward since his father's death in 1624. Together they had a son, John Pakington, who succeeded as 3rd Bt.