ENGLISH SCHOOL, A PAINTING, "Half Length Portrait of a Lady in Blue," 17TH/18TH CENTURY, oil on canvas, the sitter with a cheery countenance wears a blue velvet overcoat with gilt couched thread brocade trim and belt, her sterling dress clasps gather to a central fan of lace, at left a white billowy fabric, within a trompe l'oeil oval frame. 29" x 23 3/4"