Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2608MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Justus Da Lee (American, 1793-1878)
Portrait Miniature of Richard Waterman Moffit Da Lee (1809-1868), c. 1840. Artist and subject identified in inscriptions on verso: "Richard Da Lee. Painted by his brother Justus Da Lee about the year 1840." Watercolor and graphite on paper, 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in., mounted under a cardboard and brass mat, in one half of a pressed-paper case. Condition: Minor toning and minute paint flaking.
Estimate $400-600