14th Sep, 2023 10:30
Autumn Specialist Sale
Circle of John Theodore Heins, Snr., (1697-1756) - Oil on canvas
Circle of John Theodore Heins, Snr., (1697-1756) - Oil on canvas - Portrait of a young child with spaniel, circa 1730, the full-length figure wearing stylish blue jacket, mantle and tied sandals, feeding a grape from a bowl of fruit to a perching bird (a grey parrot or similar), in a garden setting, faintly inscribed with initials lower right, possibly 'DhZ' [some early works of Heins are notably signed 'Dietrich', the Germanic form of Theodore], 110cm x 101.5cm, relined in gilt frame with repository labels referencing Lady Campbell
Local private collection, formerly the property of Sir Harold and Lady Campbell.
Captain Sir Harold George Campbell GCVO DSO (6th April 1888 – 9th June 1969) was a British Royal Navy sailor, civil servant and courtier who served as Equerry to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
Campbell served as Private Secretary to then Duke of York from 1933-1936 and Deputy Comptroller in 1936. Upon the Duke of York becoming King, Campbell was appointed to Royal Household as an equerry and Groom of the Robes to HM Queen Elizabeth.
He was made a CVO (Commander of the Royal Victorian Order) in 1935, promoted to KCVO (Knight Commander) on the 2nd June 1943 and later GCVO (Knight/ Grand Cross) on the 16th November 1953.
Another item from the same Estate (with the above biography) sold in these rooms, 1st June 2023 lot 341.
John Theodore Heins (sometimes Heyns, c.1697–1756) was probably born in Germany, but settled in Norwich circa 1720 and became a 'society painter', working on a series of portraits of members of prominent local families including the Astley family, with Edward Astley (b. 1729, later 4th Bt. Astley of Hill Morton) and his sister depicted feeding grapes to a parrot - now in the National Trust Collections, Seaton Delaval.
For a comparable portrait of a young boy with dog, signed 'Heins fec 1728', see Norfolk Museums Collection, 'John Ives as a Young Boy'.
See also comparable portraits of 'Master Harry Spark Patterson' feeding doves (1729), of 'Malachi Hodshun' with bowl of fruit (sold Sothebys New York, 12 April 1995, Lot 45), and 'Unknown Boy' (1741) with fruit and spaniel, all listed and illustrated at https://www.jjhc.info/heinsjohntheodore1756
Circle of John Theodore Heins, Snr., (1697-1756) - Oil on canvas - Portrait of a young child with spaniel, circa 1730, the full-length figure wearing stylish blue jacket, mantle and tied sandals, feeding a grape from a bowl of fruit to a perching bird (a grey parrot or similar), in a garden setting, faintly inscribed with initials lower right, possibly 'DhZ' [some early works of Heins are notably signed 'Dietrich', the Germanic form of Theodore], 110cm x 101.5cm, relined in gilt frame with repository labels referencing Lady Campbell
Local private collection, formerly the property of Sir Harold and Lady Campbell.
Captain Sir Harold George Campbell GCVO DSO (6th April 1888 – 9th June 1969) was a British Royal Navy sailor, civil servant and courtier who served as Equerry to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
Campbell served as Private Secretary to then Duke of York from 1933-1936 and Deputy Comptroller in 1936. Upon the Duke of York becoming King, Campbell was appointed to Royal Household as an equerry and Groom of the Robes to HM Queen Elizabeth.
He was made a CVO (Commander of the Royal Victorian Order) in 1935, promoted to KCVO (Knight Commander) on the 2nd June 1943 and later GCVO (Knight/ Grand Cross) on the 16th November 1953.
Another item from the same Estate (with the above biography) sold in these rooms, 1st June 2023 lot 341.
John Theodore Heins (sometimes Heyns, c.1697–1756) was probably born in Germany, but settled in Norwich circa 1720 and became a 'society painter', working on a series of portraits of members of prominent local families including the Astley family, with Edward Astley (b. 1729, later 4th Bt. Astley of Hill Morton) and his sister depicted feeding grapes to a parrot - now in the National Trust Collections, Seaton Delaval.
For a comparable portrait of a young boy with dog, signed 'Heins fec 1728', see Norfolk Museums Collection, 'John Ives as a Young Boy'.
See also comparable portraits of 'Master Harry Spark Patterson' feeding doves (1729), of 'Malachi Hodshun' with bowl of fruit (sold Sothebys New York, 12 April 1995, Lot 45), and 'Unknown Boy' (1741) with fruit and spaniel, all listed and illustrated at https://www.jjhc.info/heinsjohntheodore1756
Auction: Autumn Specialist Sale, 14th Sep, 2023
Our Autumn Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors Items
Highlights will include a Norman Foster for Tecno - 'Nomos' table, a collection of Queen Elizabeth II Christmas cards, and a Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix Trophy won by Damon Hill in 1997. The wine section will include another fine offering of Burgandy and Barolo.
Viewing
Wednesday 13th September - 10am till 5pm
