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    Sale 9054

    Important American Furniture and Decorative Arts

    New York, Park Avenue

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    15 - 16 January 1999

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    • AMERICAN SCHOOL, early 19th ce
    Lot 208

    AMERICAN SCHOOL, early 19th century

    A Gentleman, possibly Lewis Dudley, facing right in black jacket with white shirt and knotted cravat

    Price realised

    USD 58

    Estimate

    USD 700 - USD 1,000

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    AMERICAN SCHOOL, early 19th century
    American School
    A Gentleman, possibly Lewis Dudley, facing right in black jacket with white shirt and knotted cravat
    watercolor on ivory
    1 x 1in.

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    Lot Essay

    Lewis Dudley (1799-1838), son of Daniel Dudley, descended from Francis Dudley of Concord, Massachusetts and Captain Thomas Vose of Milton, Massachusetts. He drowned in Wayland, Massachusetts in 1838.

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