Premier Auction - Session II - November 18, 2023 | Lot 1008-1473
Sat, Nov 18, 2023 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1387
Charles Balthezar J. de Saint Memin
Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000
Sold for
$4,000
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 |
(French, 1770-1852)
Mary Barr Ricketts, Washington D.C. circa 1805, black and white chalk on paper; original period gilt wood cove molding frame with reverse painted glass liner, 25-1/2 x 19-1/2 x 2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia
Note: Mary Barr was the wife of John Thomas Ricketts, a miller and shipowner of Alexandria, who she married in 1783
Literature: Ellen Miles, [Saint-Memin and the Neoclassical Profile Portrait in America], Smithsonian Institution, 1994, ill. 695, page 379.
Condition
foxing and moisture marks on paper, repair lower left corner and bottom edge in area visible just above painted mat; original wood stretcher; loses to gilding on reverse painted glass frame liner but very good considering age, frame with nicks and losses
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Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia
