Whitley Collection, Featuring Chinese Export, Furniture, and Fine Art | October 29, 2024
Tue, Oct 29, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 31
Attributed to Thomas Hudson, Anne Sanford (nee Chichester)
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(British, 1701-1779)
Three quarter portrait of a woman in white gown, pearl jewelry, inscribed on label verso "Anne Sanford/wife of William Sanford/daughter of J Chisholm baronet of Raleigh by Hudson", oil on canvas, 50 x 40-3/8 in.; carved and giltwood Louis XIII type English frame with acorn and leaf garland decoration, 58 x 50 x 3 in.
Provenance: Presumed by descent in the Sanford family; Four Seasons Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
Note: Anne Chichester (born 1719) was the daughter of Sir John Chichester, 4th Baronet Chichester of Raleigh (1688-1740). She married William Sanford of Nynehead, Somerset (born circa 1719). A group of six of the Sanford family portraits descended in the family and were stored in Roswell, Georgia. This portrait was sold by Four Seasons Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, June 29, 2006.
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Presumed by descent in the Sanford family; Four Seasons Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, 2006; Collection of JoAnn and Whit Whitley, North Carolina
crackle, cupping, restretched on older stretcher, lined on wax and linen, retouch; wear and losses to frame commensurate with age
