Tuesday, October, 18th, 2011 6 pm
Piscataqua Decorative Arts Society, Portsmouth, NH
“The Case of the Missing Family Heirloom: a Copley Pastel of a Boston Bride”
In this lecture, I will retrace the journey of this dazzling beauty from the 2003 auction of the collection of San Francisco antique dealers Ted and Toine Samuel, held at Sotheby’s in New York, to a mansion home in Portsmouth NH and finally to the Boston studio of John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).
Attributed John Singleton Copley
Pastel on laid paper, mounted on canvas
Original Boston frame with gilded pewter corner motif
Dimensions including frame: 27 ½ x 22 1/4 inches
Private collection