November 19, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Three
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Lot 2224
JOHN WATSON (BRITISH / AMERICAN, 1685-1768), ATTRIBUTED, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF MARY LAURENCE VAUGHN
Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for
$455.62
Sold Price includes BP
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| $200 | $25 |
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| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
JOHN WATSON (BRITISH / AMERICAN, 1685-1768), ATTRIBUTED, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF MARY LAURENCE VAUGHN, pencil and wash en grisaille on vellum, waist-length depiction of Mary Laurence Vaughn, inscribed on reverse "Step daughter / Pilip Carteret / Mary Laurence / born 1666 - Married / to James Ematt / 1682 aged 17 He / came to ??? / that year. Afterward / married in 1714 the / Rev Fr Vaughn / being 47 yrs." Housed in an old frame. Possibly John Watson (British / American, 1685-1768). First quarter 18th century. 3" x 2 1/4" sight, 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" OA.
Provenance: From the collection of Kathy and Dr. Joseph Arvay, Mendham, NJ.
Northeast Auctions, 11/7/1993, lot 801.
Elinor Gordon, Villanova, PA,
Collection of Chester C. Levis, Southport, CT, descended directly in the family.
Catalogue Note: Mary Laurence Vaughn (b.1665) was the step-daughter of the first governor of New Jersey. She came to American in 1682. John Watson (1685-1786), the artist, was a British émigré, who settled in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and worked as a portrait painter.
Very good overall visual condition. Not examined outside of frame.
Provenance: From the collection of Kathy and Dr. Joseph Arvay, Mendham, NJ.
Northeast Auctions, 11/7/1993, lot 801.
Elinor Gordon, Villanova, PA,
Collection of Chester C. Levis, Southport, CT, descended directly in the family.
Catalogue Note: Mary Laurence Vaughn (b.1665) was the step-daughter of the first governor of New Jersey. She came to American in 1682. John Watson (1685-1786), the artist, was a British émigré, who settled in Perth Amboy, New Jersey and worked as a portrait painter.
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