Lot Essay
Esilia Lily Coccioletti, born in 1881, was a first cousin of Elsley's wife Emily Fusedale. Elsley married his second cousin Emily, known as Emm, on 11 November 1893 at St Thomas's, Portman Square.
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Lily Cocciolitti
Details
Arthur John Elsley (British, 1860-1952)
Lily Cocciolitti
signed and dated 'ARTHUR J ELSLEY 1884' (lower left) and further signed and inscribed 'Arthur J. Elsley/12 Angel Court E.C./ Lily Coccioletti/ No.1' (on the artist's label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.2 cm.)
Lily Cocciolitti
signed and dated 'ARTHUR J ELSLEY 1884' (lower left) and further signed and inscribed 'Arthur J. Elsley/12 Angel Court E.C./ Lily Coccioletti/ No.1' (on the artist's label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 x 28 in. (91.4 x 71.2 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 November 2002, lot 62.
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