Live Auction 7731Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
R. HASKINS (BRITISH, FL. 1735-1745)
Lot 226 PROPERTY FROM THE LATE DR WILLIAM LINDSAY GORDON COLLECTION

R. HASKINS (BRITISH, FL. 1735-1745)

A pair of plumbagos: Daniel Burr, in embroidery-bordered frock coat, matching waistcoat, frilled linen shirt, high-necked cravat, hair en queue; together with his wife, Elizabeth Burr née Davall (d. 1783), in front-closing satin gown with bow accents at corsage and sleeve, white linen ruffled shift, upswept curling hair

Closed2 June 2009

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GBP 3,250

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R. HASKINS (BRITISH, FL. 1735-1745)
A pair of plumbagos: Daniel Burr, in embroidery-bordered frock coat, matching waistcoat, frilled linen shirt, high-necked cravat, hair en queue; together with his wife, Elizabeth Burr née Davall (d. 1783), in front-closing satin gown with bow accents at corsage and sleeve, white linen ruffled shift, upswept curling hair
he, signed and dated 'RHaskins fecit 1741'
plumbago on vellum
ovals, 4¾ in. (120 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-metal and ebonised wood frames (2)

Christie's, London, 25 November 1980, lot 1.

Specialist note

For portrait miniatures by John Smart of Daniel and Elizabeth Burr's son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Lucy Burr, née Parry, see lots 263 and 268, respectively.