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Lot Essay
A note on the reverse of the frame indicates that the American Mr W. R. Lawrence was portrayed by Saint in Paris in 1831.
Details
DANIEL SAINT
Mr. W. R. Lawrence of Stockton, Massachusetts, in a landscape, in brown coat, white waistcoat and black cravat; sky, sea and castle background
signed 'Saint.' gilt-metal mount stamped with palmette and leaf border withing a rectangular veneered fruitwood frame
oval, 3¾ in. (95 mm.) high
Mr. W. R. Lawrence of Stockton, Massachusetts, in a landscape, in brown coat, white waistcoat and black cravat; sky, sea and castle background
signed 'Saint.' gilt-metal mount stamped with palmette and leaf border withing a rectangular veneered fruitwood frame
oval, 3¾ in. (95 mm.) high
Provenance
Sold in November 1969 by Compars to E. Grosvenor Paine
Edward Grosvenor Paine Collection, New Orleans, inv. no. 61.
Edward Grosvenor Paine Collection, New Orleans, inv. no. 61.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
This lot is not subject to v.a.t. on the hammer price, v.a.t. is only payable on the buyer's premium.