Americana featuring the Estate of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter | February 25, 2026
Wed, Feb 25, 2026 10:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 779
British School Portrait of a Boy, Alexander Duncan, Age 14, Bush Family Provenance
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Sold for
$1,900
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
(late18th century)
Circa 1790, inscribed verso original stretcher " Alex. Duncan/Age 14 Years/He Left _/Land/Aug. 19-1788", oil on canvas, oval 11-3/8 x 9-3/8 in.; 18th century style gilt wood and composition frame, with spandrel, 17 x 15 x 2 in.
Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dun Patterson, Dayton, Ohio, co-founders of The Dayton Foundation; Estate of Flora Bush Jansing, First Cousin of George H.W. Bush
Note: This portrait was formerly identified as a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn likely because of a sitter identified as "Alexander Duncan" mentioned in David Mackie, Raeburn Complete Catalogue of Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A., Life and Art, as no. 235. It likely refers to an adult sitter who died just prior to the Raeburn exhibition of 1824.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dun Patterson, Dayton, Ohio, co-founders of The Dayton Foundation; Estate of Flora Bush Jansing, First Cousin of George H.W. Bush
original stretcher, crackle, small points of retouch, stretcher marks； frame with abrasions
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