Oil portrait by Bury St Edmunds artist auctioned at £100k | East Anglian Daily Times
Published: 11:30 AM January 29, 2021 An oil portrait by the 17th century Bury St Edmunds artist Mary Beale, which has sold at auction for £100,000. - Credit: Reeman Dansie The work of 17th century Bury St Edmunds artist Mary Beale has received a new record offer after one of her oil portraits sold at auction for £100,000. The oil portrait, believed to be of her son Batholomew Beale, sold for £100,000 to an internet bidder on Wednesday. The portrait was the top lot in a two-day auction by Reeman Dansie Auctioneers in Colchester, which exceeded sales of £600,000. The auction was only...
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