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Collect: American and European Art
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- Sale 6385
Live
| Philadelphia
Dec 9 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6385
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Provenance:
By descent to Vivien Joseph, London
William Macpherson Hornor Jr. (1897-1969), Bryn Mawr, 1933, purchased from the above
James Crawford Hornor (1910-1994), bequest from the above, his brother
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1993, gift from the above
Lot Note:
Though at one time accidentally catalogued as works by the German-born British painter Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), internal paperwork associated with these portraits has always referred to them as “School of” Kneller. The portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Hornor were acquired for display at Mount Pleasant but have been in storage since 2004. While the donor, James Hornor, had genealogical connections Mount Pleasant, the Hornor ancestors in these portraits have no substantial connection to the house.
Framed: 38 x 32 in. (each)
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