George (1770) Bruce

Lot 14: George Bruce (Scottish, fl.c.1791-1847)

Name: George Bruce (Scottish, fl.c.1791-1847)
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: g8arbap6gt

Est: £300 GBP - £500 GBP

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomSeptember 28, 2004

Item Overview

Description

A silhouette of Daniel Hay, as a boy, profile to the left, wearing stock and cravat
painted on plaster, verre églomisé border, turned black wood frame, complete trade label no.4 on reverse and inscribed This belongs to/ Mrs Fraser/ Castle Fraser/ Daniel Hay
Oval, 80mm. (3 1/8ins.) high

Artist or Maker

George (1770) Bruce

Provenance

The Shirley North Collection of Silhouettes; Bonhams, 14 June 2000, lot 67

Notes

Bruce's trade label no.4 exists in various handwritten forms, dependant on where he was residing at the time. The present lot gives his address as '4 Greenside Street'; Bruce is recorded in the Edinburgh and Leith Post Office directories as living there 1807-15.

Auction Details

Portrait Miniatures & Silhouettes

Bonhams

September 28, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK

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