Lot 351
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GEORGE BEARE (fl. 1740-1749) A portrait of William Coles of Salisbury (1701-1789)
depicted half-length, the sitter wearing a white wig resting on his shoulders, an open brown tunic over a waistcoat with gold buttons and brocade, signed "G. Beare pinxt" lower left, feigned oval, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm; together with the companion portrait of his wife Jane Coles (1708/9-1801), depicted half-length together with her cat, signed "G. Beare pinxt" lower right, feigned oval, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm, original giltwood frames (2)
George Beare was a portrait painter who worked mainly in the West Country. Little is known of his…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 February 2021