A rare portrait of Katherine Parr is about to be sold in one of the most anticipated auctions of the year.
Sotheby’s will sell the work, believed to be the only contemporary rendering of the queen, online on July 5th 2023.
The painting is thought to be the work of Master John, an artist recorded in the Privy Purse expenses of the time.
Courtesy of Sotheby’s
Katherine Parr…
The Crown of Scotland, a sceptre and the Sword of State make up the Honours of Scotland and they are the oldest regalia items in the British Isles.
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Looking back at the history of the Honours of Scotland, it would seem that they have spent more time hidden in the nooks and crannies of Edinburgh Castle, than they have out in the open.
The Honours of Scotland are the oldest pieces of regalia in the British Isles. The Honours are the Crown of Scotland, a sceptre and the Sword of State. They have not been used the crown a monarch since Charles…
