ID 1226137
Lot 24 | SIR OSWALD BIRLEY, R.A. (BRITISH, 1880-1952)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
The Duchess of Roxburghe, Mary Innes-Ker (1915-2014)
signed and dated 'Oswald Birley/ 1948' (upper left) and further signed and inscribed 'OSWALD BIRLEY/62 WELLINGTON ROAD/N.W. 8/THE DUCHESS OF ROXBURGHE/4' (on a Royal Society of Portrait Painters label attached to the reverse)
oil on canvas
43 ½ x 35 ½ in. (110.5 x 90.2 cm.)
Provenance
The Duchess: Precious Objects and Property from the Estate of Mary, Duchess of Roxburghe; Sotheby’s, London, 27 May 2015, lot 229, when acquired by the present owner.
Exhibited
London, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1948, no. 266.
| Artist: | Oswald Hornby Birley (1880 - 1952) |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Oswald Hornby Birley (1880 - 1952) |
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| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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