15th Nov, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST

The Selected Contents of Bell Hall

 
  Lot 61
 

61

Neil Packer (Contemporary)
"Saint Sebastian Protect and Keep Me Always"
Gouache and gilt paint likely on vellum, together with two further examples of a similar subject matter and in the style of early illuminated manuscripts, to include "Treading Grapes" and another, 15.5cm by 10cm (3)

Sold for £550
Estimated at £150 - £250


 

Generally in good condition, with a few insect remains behind the glass. The St Sebastian has one white mark in the decorative border bottom right of the gilded inscription - see image. The image with demons has a slight bulge in the top half, and the one with the femal figure has a very slight undulation to the velum, and one very small indented line below the bottom edge.

Lot 61 - Neil Packer (Contemporary) "Saint Sebastian... Lot 61 - Neil Packer (Contemporary) "Saint Sebastian...

 


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Auction: The Selected Contents of Bell Hall, 15th Nov, 2024

An eclectic and decorative mixture of antiques and contemporary art will be coming under the hammer this autumn, when the Selected Contents of Bell Hall, Naburn, York, will appear in a single-owner sale at Tennants Auctioneers on 15th November.

The collection was put together over several decades, and draws together good period oak furniture, folk art, 19th century samplers, and Asian art alongside modern and contemporary paintings, ceramics and works of art, many pieces with an animal theme.

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