The festive season is upon us. And as art market tradition dictates, this means a generous helping of Old Masters.
A portrait of a young Stuart woman, below, attributed to the Hungarian painter Johannes Priwitzer (fl.1626-35), topped the picture section in a two-day sale at Cheffins (22.5% buyer’s premium) of Cambridge.
Portrait silhouettes were all the rage in fashionable English society of the Georgian period but suffered a rapid decline in popularity in Victorian times as photography began to dominate.
Two albums of 19th century watercolours and drawings produced unexpected results in summer sales.