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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1153

Circle of Thomas Hudson

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)

Portrait of Blisset Burton Eagle at Age 13, with dog, original label verso stretcher in ink "Blissett Burton Eagle nephew/Lady Abney the Judge's Lady", oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; gilt wood frame, 37-1/4 x 32 in.ÿ, Provenance: Christie?s, New York, The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. James L. Britton, January 16, 1999, Lot 548 (sold for $6,325.00, accompanied by a copy of the auction entry); Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey; Note: Lady Abney possibly refers to Frances Burton Abney, wife of Sir Thomas Abney (1691-1750). The Eagle family was associated with Northamptonshire, England. Frances Burton's father wasÿJoshua Burton of Brackley, Northamptonshire.

Condition

unlined, old stretcher, crackle, scattered light retouch; frame with wear