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THBRobert Dighton the Elder, Auctioneer James Christie
About Seller
PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 26, 2024
Featuring furniture, decorative arts, and fine art, including an impressive Victorian English Silver Charles Hancock Presentation Urn among other silver; portraiture including an important Allan Ramsay portrait; other artworks by Rubens Santoro, Daniel Gardner, Raymond Thibesart, and others; a rare Joseph Charles de Blezer bronze bust of a free man; furniture including a fine Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Top Table with Christie's Provenance; decorative pieces including a Sevres style gilt bronze mounted cobalt porcelain floor urn, a pair of Newton’s Terrestrial and Celestial Globes; and much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(British, circa 1752-1814)
The Specious Orator: Will your ladyship do me the honor to say £50,000 - a mere trifle - a brilliant of the first water, an unheard of price for such a lot, surely, inscribed in ink lower right, published by the artist, London, 25 March 1794, hand colored etching on laid paper, plate 8 x 5-7/8 in.; metal frame, 14-3/8 x 11-3/8 x 7/8 in.
Provenance: Ex collection Professor John Cabell Riely
Note: This portrait of the famous 18th century London auctioneer at his rostrum forms the basis for the Christie's Auction logo design of today.
- Provenance
Ex collection Professor John Cabell Riely
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- Condition
not apparently laid down, some light toning
