From: "Al seckel" To: "Jeffrey Epstein" <[email protected]> Subject: Fw: FW: Inquiry regarding selling an autographed portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (oil on canvas) by Sir Godfrey Kneller 1689 Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:25:50 +0000 This is a thread of emails from the experts at Sotheby's who personally viewed the portrait, and tried to assess a value. Please note that the "low estimate" figure was a come on, to get people interested, but some of their experts were stating in the 1.2 - 2.3 pound range. Please read from bottom. I went back to them and discussed the value with them, and they were in agreement that it could fetch possibly in the seven figures, but it was very difficult to sell in this climate, and I agreed to wait it out. Also, note that also are in agreement that it is not a "studio" Kneller, which most of the ones that come up for auction are. They also are keenly aware of its importance, and of this copy, and they made comparisons with the other Kneller portrait as well. Sorry that this is in email form, but it is the form of communication these days... I have other correspondence from "experts" who feel that this portrait is not only historically important, but valueable in that range. Remember, I am not looking to seel it for this price, or anywhere near > Subject: FW: Inquiry regarding selling an autographed portrait of Sir Isaac Newton (oil on canvas) by Sir Godfrey Kneller 1689 > To: [email protected] > My colleagues and I have considered the painting very > carefully and I shall > explain as follows: > Studio of Kneller means, it is not painted by Sir Godfrey > Kneller himself > but by Studio assistants, he had a large studio of > apprentice and assistant > artists. They were artists trained by Kneller on the whole, > who would paint > versions of popular portraits such as this and sometimes > assist in > completing paintings which Kneller had started, which is > not the case here. > We do Private Treaty sale