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Lot 198: Mrs. Evelyn Byam Shaw (British, 1870-1960)

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBPSold:
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomJune 28, 2005

Item Overview

Description

Lt. Augustus John Jessopp (1894-1917), wearing the uniform of the Royal Flying Corps
signed on obverse E Byam Shaw, gilt-metal frame, inscribed on reverse with sitter's details
Oval, 126mm. (5ins.) high

Artist or Maker

Notes


Augustus Jessopp, son of Walter Budworth Jessopp and Emily Frances Jessopp, of 25, Park Avenue, Bedford. Killed in action Saturday 12th May 1917, aged 23. Buried in Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle, Pas de Calais, France. Grave III. G. 30. His name appears on the World War I memorial at the Church of Bedford St. Andrew's.

Auction Details

Portrait Miniatures & Silhouettes

by
Bonhams
June 28, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK