Manner of Pieter Borsselaer (Dutch, born circa 1640-1731)

Portrait of an English Gentleman in a Ruff
oil on panel
54 1/4 x 42 1/8 inches.

Property from Lawry’s The Prime Rib, located in the historic L. Hamilton McCormick Mansion, Chicago, Illinois, offered without reserve

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A staple of Chicago's dining scene since 1974, Lawry's The Prime Rib has become intertwined with the landmark status of its location in the McCormick Mansion. Contributing to the building’s legacy of hosting, inaugurated by its original owners L. Hamilton McCormick and Constance Plummer McCormick and followed by the transformation of the private home into a nightclub, then restaurant and puppet theater, Lawry's The Prime Rib made the McCormick Mansion its first satellite location outside of its base in California. Returning the home's architecture to its original English manor taste with a modern sense after having been remodeled by intermediate owners, Lawry's The Prime Rib established itself as a worthy steward of the mansion. Following its closure in December of 2020, many of the furnishings that shaped the restaurant's ambiance for longtime customers are featured throughout this auction.

Inscribed Peter Borsseler to the reverse. Small areas of paint loss with overpainting to the right of the man's face and an age crack in the panel at the top. Small flake of lost paint on the left side. White-ish discoloration on his hand near the hilt of his sword. Faint cracks in the panel near the middle. Overall dark, dirty patina. Examination under UV light does not reveal obvious restoration, but the picture seems to have a dirty surface with "cloudy" varnish under UV light. Does not appear to be a 17th century picture; probably dates to 18th or early 19th century.

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