Lot 1169: Oil Painting: Circle of Henry Pickering

Oil Painting: Circle of Henry Pickering (fl.1740-1771) Portrait of an Elegant Lady, half length, wearing a cream satin and lace dress with blue ribbons Inscribed with the collector's name and address on a later label verso, oil on canvas within a feigned oval, 76cm by 63.5cm (30in by 25in) The sitter is reputed to be the Hon. Sybil Cholmondeley, daughter of the 2nd Baron Delamere, Hugh Cholmondeley.*The work is contained within a partially carved and gilt plaster composite frame. See illustration