Paul Rubens Painting A Commander Being Armed for Battle Sells At Auction

July 7, 2010 | Posted by bLavish as Auctions at 9:12 am | Comments off

Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens’ “A Commander being armed for Battle” painting has been sold at auction for $13.68 million.  The painting was sold by the family of the late Princess Diana on Tuesday to help pay to preserve the Spencer family home.

The painting is part of a Spencer collection sell-off of approximately $30 million designed to help preserve the family home. Althorp is undergoing a major restoration and the trustees of the estate decided to sell artwork deemed not integral to the Spencer Collection. Diana’s brother Earl Spencer also sold off “King David” by Baroque artist Il Guercino for 5.2 million pounds. Overall the auction raised 42.3 million pounds solidly mid-range against an estimate of 36.9-55.8 million pounds.

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