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June 27, 2026: 50th Semi-Annual Premier Americana: Day Three

Sat, Jun 27, 2026 09:00AM EDT
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Lot 2367

LAWRENCE (1769-1803) OR THOMAS SULLY (1783-1872), ATTRIBUTED, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF MAJOR BYRD GEORGE (RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 1768-1836)

Estimate: $400 - $600
Starting Bid
$200

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LAWRENCE (1769-1803) OR THOMAS SULLY (1783-1872), ATTRIBUTED, MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF MAJOR BYRD GEORGE (RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, 1768-1836), watercolor, depicting a handsome gentleman with sandy-colored hair, blue eyes, and a fashionable high-collared jacket with a cravat and white collared shirt. No signature located. Retains the likely original fitted case, and a hanging tag which reads "Major / Byrd / George. / War / 1812" with a faint "L. Sully" written in pencil on the backside. Housed in the original rose gold frame that tested as 10K gold fineness, having a small window on the backside showing woven locks of the sitter's hair. Circa 1815. 3" x 2 1/2" OA, 3 1/2" x 2 7/8" case.
Catalogue Note: This portrait was lent by "The Misses Boykin" to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for a 1941 exhibition, the catalogue from the exhibition attributes the work to Lawrence Sully.
Major Byrd George (1768-1836) lived in Richmond / Henrico Co., VA for most of his life. His son, John George, married Anna Burton (1808-1855) whose childhood portrait is in this sale (lot 2365) along with other related miniature portraits from the same family.

Condition

Excellent condition with minute areas of discoloration to the painting's surface mostly around the edges and on the background; frame with minor surface wear and a minor areas of discoloration.

Provenance

Descended through the Burton / George family of Richmond, VA. Probably from Anna Burton George (1808-1855) to her daughter Ellen Burton George Boykin (1845-1915) to her daughters (presumably "The Misses Boykin" as referenced by the exhibition catalogue).
Exhibited: "An Exhibition of Virginia Miniatures" The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, December 3, 1941 to January 5th, 1942. Lent by "The Misses Boykin".

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