Sale 1787
New York
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18 - 19 January 2007
Price realised
USD 7,200
Estimate
A. Buck, Circa 1798 A Portrait Miniature of George Washington** Signed A.Buck (lower right) The reverse inscribed in graphite George/Washington/--/A. Buck/1798 watercolor on ivory 2¾ x 2¼ inches
Provenance
Roberto Levi, New York, 1972
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Saleroom Notice
Please note that this was incorrectly catalogued and should read "watercolor on ivory and laid down on paper."
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