$9,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Fine American & European Paintings
Auction: June 27, 2004 3:00:00 PM EDT
THOMAS SULLY
(American 1783-1872)
PORTRAIT OF A LADY BELIEVED TO BE MARION FRENCH
oil on canvas
24 x 20 in. (61 x 51 cm.)
PROVENANCE:
Mrs. Alexander who was related to the Sands family of Philadelphia and Washington
Her son.
Purchased for the above circa 1966 by the present owner.
NOTE:
The sitter is believed to be Marion French who was married to James Hoban. Her sister, Henrietta, was married to Benjamin Franklin Sands, the great grandfather of the present owner.