Five Mesmerising Old Masters for Spring

Five Mesmerising Old Masters for Spring

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  English School, circa 1600-1603, Portrait of Anne Russell, Lady Herbert, later Countess of Worcester (d. 1639), full-length, holding a dog and an ostrich-feather fan
  Estimate £80,000–120,000

  Anne Russell, the younger daughter of Lord John Russell and Elizabeth Cooke, went to court as one of Queen Elizabeth I's last maids of honour in 1594. On 16 June 1600 the Queen herself honoured her and Henry Somerset, Lord Herbert, later 5th Earl & 1st Marquess of Worcester, by attending their marriage, one of the last dynastic unions of Tudor England. Shown in the most extravagant court fashion worn during the final years of Elizabeth I's reign, Anne is portrayed in the costume associated with Elizabeth's maids of honour, such as the head-dress composed of silver wire and pearls, and her stomacher and leg-of-mutton sleeves embroidered with intricate, colourful flowers, fruit, birds and insects, all overlaid with silk gauze.
  
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  School of Madrid 17th Century, St James the Greater with St Teresa of Avila, the Coat of arms of Castile and León between them
  Estimate £20,000–30,000

  This work seems to reflect the national debate regarding Spain’s patron saint which took place over the course of the 1620s. The choice was between the two saints represented here, Saint James the Greater, and the newly canonised Saint Teresa of Ávila, who was regarded as more able to address Spain’s newer challenges, specifically the threat of Protestantism. Saint James’ supporters eventually won the argument, although Teresa of Ávila retained her popularity at a local level.
  
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  Jan Frans van Bloemen, An Italianate landscape with figures in the foreground, a hilltop town beyond
  Estimate £40,000–60,000

  Nicknamed Orizzonte for his panoramic views , Jan Frans van Bloemen produced some of the finest classical landscapes in Rome during the first half of the 18th century. After beginning his career in Antwerp, in 1689 he settled in Rome, where he became a prominent member of the Bamboccianti, the confraternity of Dutch and Flemish artists active there.
  
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  Biagio d’Antonio, Christ as Man of Sorrows
  Estimate £15,000–20,000

  Likely serving as a predella to a larger altarpiece, this work stands out for the decorative floral detail and geometric structure which surround the figure of Christ. An eclectic artist, d’Antonio reflected the styles of many contemporary Tuscan painters, for example those of Fra Filippo Lippi and Andrea del Verocchio, which he would have encountered during his Florentine training.
  
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  Georgius Jacob Johannes Van Os, Camelia spray amongst fruits in a silver bowl, 1834
  Estimate £50,000–70,000

  Painted in 1834, this is a masterpiece by the leading Dutch still-life painter of his time. The son and pupil of Jan van Os, Georgius established a reputation surpassing that of his famous father. He worked both independently as a flower and still life painter of great repute, as well as being an employee of the Sèvres porcelain factory.
  
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