Lot 37: 19th C. Miniature Portrait

Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000

Young lady with blue eyes, in a black dress with white lace, tartan shawl, black ribbon necklace, gold necklace attached to a cameo brooch, landscape in the background, signed near the left shoulder “G L Saunders 1845″ (1774-1846), found in the church rectory in Stockbridge, MA, piece comes with detailed provenance of artist and names the subject as Susan Coombs Dana, born July 16, 1817, in a closed wooden frame, 4 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ (sight), 5 1/2″ x 4 1/2” (matte).