Spoilum portrait sells at 19-times estimate in Nottingham
An oval oil portrait painted by the Chinese artist Spoilum (fl.1785-1805) depicting Captain George Delanoe, a 1st Lieutenant and Commander of HMS Repulse, drew fervent interest at Mellors & Kirk's latest sale in Nottingham.
According to a small inscription above the sitter’s left shoulder in the 16 x 13in (41 x 33cm) por…