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Miniature painter, b. 1769 - d. 1804

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    • LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) ATTRIBUTED MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES HENRY SMITH (VIRGINIA, 1770-1841)
      Sep. 22, 2023

      LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) ATTRIBUTED MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES HENRY SMITH (VIRGINIA, 1770-1841)

      Est: $500 - $800

      LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) ATTRIBUTED MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES HENRY SMITH (VIRGINIA, 1770-1841), watercolor, bust-length depiction of figure in partial profile, face turned toward the viewer, wearing high white stock and black coat, no signature located. Housed in likely original rose gold frame (not tested) with woven-hair memento visible in aperture to reverse. Circa 1795. 2 7/8" x 2 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Born in Ireland, Lawrence Sully (1769-1803) immigrated with his family to the United States in 1792, establishing himself in the nascent, growing city of Richmond. The elder brother of fellow portraitist, Thomas Sully, the two worked in Richmond and Norfolk through the end of the 18th century, until Lawrence was mortally wounded in a brawl in 1803. Thomas later married his brother's widow and provided for his children.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A MAN
      Nov. 19, 2022

      LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A MAN

      Est: $500 - $800

      LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A MAN, watercolor, signed and dated at right edge. Housed in likely original gilt-metal frame with watercolor mourning scene verso.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • LAWRENCE SULLY (attributed) (Richmond, VA, 1769-1804).
      Jun. 12, 2021

      LAWRENCE SULLY (attributed) (Richmond, VA, 1769-1804).

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      LAWRENCE SULLY (firmly attributed to) (Irish-American, Richmond, VA, 1769-1804), oval painted portrait miniature of woman in white, circa 1775-1803. The portrait is set in a rose gold frame with a small suspension ring on the back. A memorial miniature of woven hair is in a domed glass inset on the back. Unsigned, though with all the recognizable characteristics of this well regarded miniature portrait painter, the older brother of Thomas Sully. Overall: 2-1/2''h, 2''w. Provenance: Gary E. Young, Centreville, MD, 1995.

      South Bay Auctions Inc
    • Attributed to Lawrence Sully (1769-1803) , Portrait miniature pin of a gentleman
      Dec. 10, 2019

      Attributed to Lawrence Sully (1769-1803) , Portrait miniature pin of a gentleman

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Attributed to Lawrence Sully (1769-1803) Portrait miniature pin of a gentleman Signed and dated, "L.S. 1795", l.r.; watercolor on ivory, gilt case with hair work to obverse. 2 in. x 1 1/2 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: Private collection, Pennsylvania.

      Freeman's | Hindman
    • LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) ATTRIBUTED MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES HENRY SMITH (VIRGINIA, 1770-1841)
      Jun. 22, 2019

      LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) ATTRIBUTED MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES HENRY SMITH (VIRGINIA, 1770-1841)

      Est: $500 - $800

      LAWRENCE SULLY (IRELAND / VIRGINIA, 1769-1803) ATTRIBUTED MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES HENRY SMITH (VIRGINIA, 1770-1841), watercolor, bust-length depiction of figure in partial profile, face turned toward the viewer, wearing high white stock and black coat, no signature located. Housed in likely original rose gold frame (not tested) with woven-hair memento visible in aperture to reverse.

      Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
    • Portrait Miniature of an American Junior Officer, Lawrence Sully (VA, 1769 - 1804)
      Jun. 17, 2016

      Portrait Miniature of an American Junior Officer, Lawrence Sully (VA, 1769 - 1804)

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      watercolor on ivory of an unidentified American junior officer in uniform, presented in likely original copper locket frame with bail, signed lower left and dated 1801. SS 2 3/8 x 1 13/16 in. Lawrence Sully, older brother of artist Thomas Sully, moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1792, where "he advertised in the Virginia Gazette as a 'Miniature Painter (and Student of the Royal Academy).'" His sitters were primarily from Norfolk and Petersburg, Virginia, and Philadelphia. Barratt, Cartie Rebora and Lori Zabar, American Portrait Miniatures in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, 2010

      Leland Little Auctions
    • A MINIATURE PORTRAIT ON IVORY BY LAWRENCE SULLY (1769-1844)
      Apr. 21, 2001

      A MINIATURE PORTRAIT ON IVORY BY LAWRENCE SULLY (1769-1844)

      Est: $4,000 - $5,000

      A MINIATURE PORTRAIT ON IVORY BY LAWRENCE SULLY (1769-1844) Being an oval portrait of a gentleman in blue jacket, yellow waistcoat and white jabot, signed " LS 1794 " lower right, in a bright-cut gold frame with braided hair inset to reverse, pin and locket back, h: 2.25 in. PROVENANCE: Retains an old sticker reading: " Signed L.S. Lawrence Sully 1769-1844 Bro. Thomas. "

      Freeman's
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