23rd Mar, 2023 11:00 EDT
The Legacy of Merrywood: The Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay
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Henry-Pierce Bone (British, 1779-1855)
Pair of Portraits of Charles I and his wife Henrietta Maria of England (after Anthony van Dyck)
One signed and dated 'HP BONE/1839' center right (underneath the crown); the other signed and dated 'H.P. BONE/1840' center right (below the window), pair enamel on copper
Each: 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5cm)
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Provenance
Collection of J.P. Ord, Esq. (per note verso).
Possibly his sale, B. Payne, Leicester, June 26-28, 1843, no lot no.
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
Sold for $11,970
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
One signed and dated 'HP BONE/1839' center right (underneath the crown); the other signed and dated 'H.P. BONE/1840' center right (below the window), pair enamel on copper
Each: 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5cm)
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Provenance
Collection of J.P. Ord, Esq. (per note verso).
Possibly his sale, B. Payne, Leicester, June 26-28, 1843, no lot no.
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
Note
Son to Henry Borne, dubbed the "Prince of Enamelers" by John Jope Rogers, Henry Pierce Borne was a formidable enamel painter who trained under his father and worked at the service of Queen Victoria herself and her husband Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha.
While the portrait of Charles I is modeled ater Anthony Van Dyck's 1636 full-length portrait of the British King now in the collection of King Charles III of England at Windsor Castle, several versions of the portrait of Maria Henrietta are known, including one in the Royal Trust Collection (inside the Palace of Holyroodhouse's Throne Room), as well as at Althorp, Euston Hall, Broadlands and Castle Howard.
