LONDON.- William Larkin’s Portrait of Thomas Pope, later 3rd Earl of Downe, sold in the room for a remarkable £449,000, ten times its estimate of £40,000-60,000, at Bonhams Old Master Paintings sale today, 5 July 2017. 

Bonhams Director of Old Master Paintings, Andrew McKenzie said, “Having spent much of its life at Wroxton Abbey, William Larkin’s magnificent Portrait of Thomas Pope is unusually well preserved. The paint layer, particularly on the exquisite lace, retains its textured surface some 400 years after it was painted. Such good condition is rare for something of this age. I am not surprised it attracted very keen bidding nor that it achieved such a wonderful result.”  

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist by Jacopo Zucchi made a world record price for the artist, achieving £317,000 against an estimate of £50,000-70,000. 

Lot 89. Jacopo Zucchi (Florence circa 1540-circa 1590 Rome), The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, oil on copper, 46.8 x 37.5cm (18 7/16 x 14 3/4in). in a carved 19th century Florentine frame. Sold for £317,000 (€361,315). Photo: Bonhams.

Other highlights included: 

Lot 87. Girolamo Francesco Mazzola, called il Parmigianino (Parma 1503-1540 Casal Maggiore), Three studies of a nude female figure, bears inscription 'Parmigno' (on the reverse of the original sheet), red chalk heightened with white on laid paper, laid onto a second sheet, 6.5 x 10.3cm (2 9/16 x 4 1/16in), unframed. Sold for £52,500/€59,839 (estimate £15,000 - 20,000/€17,000 - 23,000). Photo: Bonhams.

Lot 17. Brescian School, 16th Century, Portrait of a lady holding a Maltese Terrier, oil on panel, 49.4 x 35.5cm (19 7/16 x 14in). Sold for £41,250/€47,016 (estimate £5,000-7,000). Photo: Bonhams.

Lot 36. Cornelis de Man (Delft 1621-1706), A lady sewing and a gentleman reading in an interior, bears initials and date 'P.D.H./ 1663' (lower left), oil on canvas, 80.2 x 68.2cm (31 9/16 x 26 7/8in). Sold for £85,000 (€96,882). Photo: Bonhams.

Lot 2. Dordrecht School, circa 1570, Portrait of members of the van der Linden family, extensively inscribed (lower left, centre and right), oil on panel, 88.4 x 176.2cm (34 13/16 x 69 3/8in). Sold for £93,750/€106,855 (estimate £10,000-15,000). Photo: Bonhams.