£3,000 - £4,000
LOUISA STARR CANZIANI (1845-1909). PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH ANNE BOSTOCK. Standing, long half length, wearing a dark blue dress with an enamel pendant, holding flowers, signed and dated `Louisa Starr 1880` within a 9cm extension at lower edge, oil on canvas, in a Watts-type frame 100 x 80cm. (2) * The picture is sold with the 19th Century enamel pendant within a metal mount, set with garnets and turquoise cabochons, with a gold-coloured medallion in the centre, showing Christ in glory (this with legend EGO SVM LVX MVN) Provenance: By descent in the family of the sitter.
The join between the canvases apparent with a line of craquelure 9cm up from lower edge; needs a light clean.
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