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THBPr. 17th c. European Pendant Portraits, Gustavus Adolphus & Maria Eleonora
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (scroll down for separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Northern European school pair of oil on panel bust-length pendant portraits depicting a man and a woman in fine clothing, likely Gustavus Adolphus or Gustaf II Adolf, King of Sweden (r. 1611-1632), and Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, 17th century. Item 1: Painting of a bearded man, likely Gustavus Adolphus, shown in three-quarters pose with an elaborate lace ruff and sash. After the 1633 engraving by Willem Jacobsz Delff (1580-1638), itself after the original portrait by Michiel Jansz van Miereveld (1567-1641). With label en verso that reads: "From Picture Gallery." Housed in a wooden frame with gilt fillet. Panel: 12 1/4" H x 10 1/8" W. Framed: 16 3/4" H x 14 3/4" W. Item 2: Painting of a woman with dark, curly hair shown in three-quarter pose with red and gold slashed sleeves. She wears a black headpiece and veil along with large pearl earrings. Housed in a wooden frame with gilt fillet. Panel: 12 1/8" H x 10 1/8" W. Framed: 16 3/4" H x 14 3/4" W.
Condition
1st item with repaired, stablized split bisecting panel through foreheard plus stablized crack bisecting panel below lip and 3" crack at lower right, above shoulder, also stabilized. Sctattered retouching from at least two restorations, largest area to split and especially forehead. 2nd item with scattered, minor retouching especially to left cheek, 2" x 1/2," plus negligible frame abrasion. See U/V photography. Frames with minor abrasions and gilt loss.
- Provenance
The collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, TN, by descent from Robert "Bob" Jones, Jr., former President and Chancellor of Bob Jones University.
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