Queen Bertha (Of Kent) Wife Of Ethelbert Educating Her Children (Eadbald And Ethelburga), 1857
45.7 cms x 34.9 cms (18 ins x 13.7 ins)
Signed and dated 1857 to the post lower right, titled "Queen Bertha wife of Ethelbert Educating Her Children" and numbered "No. 2" to an old handwritten pen and ink card further inscribed with a passage from Rapins History of England: "To Bertha undeviating faith in Christ and Her education in Christianity. Eadbald and her daughter Ethelburga, are mainly to be attributed the rapid and effectual conversion of the Idolatrous Saxons to the sacred truths of Christianity" mounted to the verso
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art Online Auction" held on Thu, Dec 7, 2017.
Lot 17
Lot 17
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $3,600
Realised: CAD $3,600
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Family of the artist;
Mrs. Mason (nee Amy Claudet), the artist's niece;
Presented this work to as inscribed: "Mary Scott in memory of her Aunt, Miss Mary Ann Parris, daughter of the artist" to an old handwritten pen and ink label, indistinctly dated 1904 verso;
Britnell Art Galleries, Richmond Hill & Toronto;
The Estate of Doreen Britnell, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Family of the artist;
Mrs. Mason (nee Amy Claudet), the artist's niece;
Presented this work to as inscribed: "Mary Scott in memory of her Aunt, Miss Mary Ann Parris, daughter of the artist" to an old handwritten pen and ink label, indistinctly dated 1904 verso;
Britnell Art Galleries, Richmond Hill & Toronto;
The Estate of Doreen Britnell, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.