Jeremiah Theüs Sold at Auction Prices

Attributed to Jeremiah Theus, Portrait of a Gentleman

Attributed to Jeremiah Theus (South Carolina/Swiss, 1716-1774), Portrait of a Young Gentleman, oil on canvas, unsigned. Dimensions: 30in x 25in; Frame 37 x 32 1/4in. Provenance: Property from a Bucks County, Pennsylvania Collection.

Jeremiah Theus, Important Georgia Portrait

(Charleston, South Carolina/Swiss, 1716-1774) Portrait of James Habersham, Jr., unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., good old gilt wood frame with applied decoration, 37-1/2 x 32 in. Note: James Habersham Jr. (1745-1799) was a planter, merchant, slave trader and politician who was speaker in the Georgia General Assembly. He also served on the board of trustees which established the University of Georgia in 1785. As noted in the volume by Margaret Simmons Middleton, Jeremiah Theus, Colonial artist of Charles Town, p. 10 - There is a letter written by the Honorable James, Habersham, governor of Georgia, (Collections of the Georgia Historical Society) which discusses this commission and gives the price that was charged To Mr. Jeremiah Theus. Charlestown, pr Mr. Kinkard Savannah in Georgia. The 31 July 1772 Sir I received your letter of the eighth instant by captain Churchill, with all my family pictures, besides Mr. Wylly’s, and Mr. Crookes, Colonel Jones’ grandchild, and two for Mr. Clay, which are all delivered. I have also your account for my seven pictures, amounting to Three Hundred and Twenty pounds, South Carolina currency, which I shall soon order to be paid to you. Perhaps I shall get Mr. Kincard do it. I am Sir your most humble servant. James Habersham. Literature: Lambert, F. (2012) James Habersham: Loyalty, politics, and commerce in Colonial Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University Of Georgia Press. Provenance: The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina; Estate of Lynda Miller Lipscomb, Charleston, South Carolina

IMPORTANT SOUTHERN PORTRAIT OF A GIRL BY JEREMIAH THEUS, SC

SOUTHERN PORTRAIT OF A GIRL ATTRIBUTED TO JEREMIAH THEUS, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED, 1716-1774, 12 X 14 / 16 X 18 FRAME

Oil on Canvas, Portrait of a Boy in Green Coat

English/American School, 18th C., painted in the manner of Jeremiah Theus (1716-1774), verso of stretcher bears an old Christie's stamp with a "P", the frame bears a Cheekwood label with accession number and a typed label about Christie's auction history Overall: 34-1/2"h x 32"w Sight: 26-1/4"h x 23-1/2"w Provenance: Christie's, June 3rd, 1982; Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Knestrick; Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Fine Arts Center; Property from a Private East Coast Collection

Jeremiah Theus

(South Carolina 1716-1774) Portrait of Nathaniel Broughton II, Charleston, South Carolina (1721-1778) of Mulberry Plantation. Mr. Broughton inherited Mulberry on the Cooper River from his father Captain Nathaniel Broughton in 1754. Captain Brouton was known as the Indian Fighter. Mulberry at the time the Captain built it was a place of refuge for colonists in the time of the Yamassee Indian Uprising of 1715, the home had two defense towers and cannons. The piece was professionally conserved in 1983 by Charles Olin who removed varnish and added some canvas support and some slight in-painting. H28" W24" This portrait is sold from the collection of a private Maryland Institution, it was formerly a part of the collection of Mrs. Francis White. A portrait of Mr. Broughton's sister, also by Theus, resides in the collection of the Greenville SC, Museum of Art.

Attributed to Jeremiah Theus (American/S.C.)

Attributed to Jeremiah Theus (American/South Carolina, 1716-1774), "Portrait of a Young Girl Holding a Bouquet of Flowers", oil on canvas, unsigned, 29 in. x 24 in., period frame. Provenance: Family Estate Collection, Moultrie, Colquitt County, GA, reputed to have been acquired from a nearby plantation, c. 1970s. Note: Jeremiah Theus, the self-proclaimed “Limner of Charles Town,” created portraits, landscapes, and coats-of-arms from circa 1740, when he first advertised in the South Carolina Gazette, until his death in 1774. Known primarily as a portraitist, he painted the most prominent families across the Province of South Carolina. Theus, who was born in Switzerland, immigrated with his family to South Carolina in 1735; very little is known of his schooling, although his technique has been compared to the school of Franz Lippoldt (1688-1768) and to the contemporary painter, Elias Gottlob Haussman (1695-1774). The current lot exhibits many elements of Theus’ early style of painting, including the waist-length pose, the upright positioning of the figure, the soft brushwork of the face, and the accessories. Theus is known to have based many of the figural poses and clothing in his paintings on English mezzotints; therefore, many of his sitters have similar dresses or poses. For example, in Theus’ portraits of Sarah Parker Lowndes, Elizabeth Allston Lynch, and Susannah Holmes, all three ladies wear a dress based on a 1752 mezzotint of Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton, although Theus did make alterations to personalize each portrait. Similarly, the young lady in the current lot stands in the exact pose and an extremely similar dress to Theus’ portrait of Catherine Elliot. The Elliot family were generous patrons of Theus, having large portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Elliot painted, along with smaller portraits of their son and daughters. The girls’ faces, particularly Catherine’s, are similar in features to the girl in the current lot, conjecturing if perhaps our sitter is a sister or cousin in the Elliot family. Ref.: Middleton, Margaret Simons. Jeremiah Theus: Colonial Artist of Charles Town. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1953; Severens, Martha. “Jeremiah Theus of Charleston.” Southern Quarterly. Vol. 24 (1985-86): 56-70.

JEREMIAH THEUS (1719 - 1774) | PORTRAIT OF A LADY

oil on canvas

JEREMIAH THEUS 1719 - 1774 | SOUTH CAROLINA GENTLEMAN

Signed and dated Jeremiah Theus 1754 lower left; in what appear to be period stretchers and carved and gilded frame.

JEREMIAH THEUS (South Carolina, 1716-1774). PORTRAIT OF LADY OF QUALITY, circa 1770. Oil on canvasClick here to view supplemental infor

JEREMIAH THEUS (South Carolina, 1716-1774). PORTRAIT OF LADY OF QUALITY, circa 1770. Oil on canvas Click here to view supplemental information for this lot. - Framed, 30 in. x 25 in.', in frame 34 in. x 24 in.

Jeremiah Theus

(Charleston, South Carolina/Swiss, 1719-1774)Elizabeth Allen Deas (1742-1802), marriage portrait at the age of sixteen, oil on canvas, 30-1/8 x 25-1/4 in.; late 18th/early 19th century carved and gilt wood frame,

American School

(18th century), formerly attributed to Jeremiah Theus (Charleston, South Carolina, 1716-1774), portrait said to be Miss Jacobs, Charleston, South Carolina, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; 19th century gilt wood and composition frame, restretched on newer stretcher, lined, retouch in lips (50 percent) and crackle in face, chest and arms, chin, above hands in dress, upper right and at scattered small points with less than 10 percent of total surface affected, crackle, craquelure, overcleaning at points in face; frame regilt with gold leaf, minor loss to composition Provenance: With Vose Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005-2007, by descent in family to consignor, Boston, Massachusetts

Important Jeremiah Theus portrait

Important Jeremiah Theus portrait (Swiss/Charleston, South Carolina, 1716-1774), "Amarinthia Elliott" (1740 or 1741-1822) in a garden beside a stone column and holding a sprig of blue cornflowers or bachelor buttons, circa 1748, unsigned, oil on canvas, 15-3/4 x 13-5/8 in.; original mahogany panel frame attributed to Thomas Elfe (Charleston, South Carolina, 1719-1775). Lined with wax and linen, crackle, two periods of restoration, retouch left of chest, below proper right hand, within crackle of face, chest, hand, dress, scattered in background and at proper left armpit affecting 10-15 percent of surface; frame resurfaced. Barnard Elliott and Elizabeth Boisgard Elliott of Accabee Plantation, Charleston; Amarinthia Elliott, unwed sister of Elizabeth Elliott Baker (died 1771) who was married to Richard Bohun Baker III (1736-1783). Amarinthia cared for her sister's children after her death at Archdale Hall Plantation, Charleston; Mary Bohun Baker (1828-1907), daughter of Elizabeth and Richard Bohun Baker III, wife of Professor Augustus Sachtleben (1824-1900), Charleston; Mrs. John Drayton Grimke-Drayton (Emma Bohun Sachtleben), Charleston; Sold at C.G. Sloan's Auctioneers, April 17-20, 1980, under the title "Miss Elliott of Charleston, SC"; James (Jim) A. Williams, Mercer House, Savannah, Georgia (of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil fame); sold by him while in prison through his agent, Peter Scherwin, 1984, to Thomas A. Gray.

JEREMIAH THEUS (1716/17 - MAY 1774)

PROPERTY OF OTHER OWNERS PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH PEARLS AND PEARL PENDANT PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH PEARLS AND PEARL PENDANT 30 by 24 1/2 in. (76.2 by 62.2cm) oil on canvas NOTE This painting, in remarkably original condition, appears to be a member of a group of similar portraits (circa 1760s) which clearly demonstrates this important early Southern artist's lively and refined but somewhat naive style. Jeremiah Theus (b. April 5, 1716 in Switzerland; d. May 17, 1774, Charleston, South Carolina) was an important portrait artist of prominent South Caroline families from 1740 until his death in 1774. Drawing on a stylized stock rendering of poses and sumptuous dress, too fine for any colonial woman of the time, Theus took almost identical poses and dress from the most current English mezzotints for the composition of many of his portraits of Charleston's aristocracy. This portrait seems to directly relate to one of his largest series from teh 1760d from an unknown mezzotint source with women wearing a blue-gray overdress and pearl choker. Ironically, Theus' treatment of fabric, lace and jewelry, which was largely copied from other sources, as many prominent artists of the time did, is often his greatest triumph. The accompanying frame of mahogany and mahogany veneer on cypress is an unbelievable example of early Charleston woodwork with original finish. Theus is known to have purchased frames for his portraits from the venerable Charleston cabinetmaker Thomas Elfe and is included in his ledger book. This frame in original finish represents the only known example of an untouched finish from this period.

17TH C OOC JEREMIAH THEUS PORTRAIT SOUTH

OOC, by Jeremiah Theus (1716 - 1774), Charleston, oval formal portrait of a young Southern woman in a blue silk gown with cr?me pellise and lace cuffs, five strand pearl choker necklace and earrings, floral hairpiece and single rose at her bosom, delicately rendered, set into a vintage handcarved gold leaf oblong frame, SS: 29" x 23 1/2", OS: 40" x 34", cleaned and mounted on maso circa 1950 Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

Jeremiah Theus American, 1719-1774 COLONIAL WOMAN HOLDING A ROSE (PORTRAIT OF MISS JACOBS, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA), circa 1750