Lot 170: Double portrait, half-length, of a lady in a richly embroidered bodice with a red dress and sash, and a gentleman in a black doublet and a white lace collar, with a highly ornate sword and scabbard with a cameo of Saint George on the hilt

Circle of William Larkin (London c. 1585-1619) Double portrait, half-length, of a lady in a richly embroidered bodice with a red dress and sash, and a gentleman in a black doublet and a white lace collar, with a highly ornate sword and scabbard with a cameo of Saint George on the hilt inscribed 'LVCCI EST ET AMARE / ET AMARI' (upper centre) oil on canvas 40 ¼ x 50 1/8 in. (102.2 x 127.3 cm.)

102.2 x 127.3 cm.

(Probably) Gell family, Hopton Hall, Derbyshire, and by descent at Hopton to, Philip Gell (1775-1842), and by descent to his daughter, Isabella, wife of William Pole Thornhill, until 1863, when Hopton was inherited, under the terms of her father's will, by, Henry Chandos-Pole-Gell (1829-1902), Radburne Hall, Derby, and by descent to his grandson, Lt. Col. John Chandos-Pole (1909-1993) , Newnham Hall, Daventry, and by descent to the present owner.