Attributed to William Egley, A Pair of Miniatures of a Middle-Aged Lady and Gentleman, ca. 1830

Mr. John W. (1905–2000) and Mrs. Martha Jane (1906–2011) Starr, Kansas City, MO, by 1982;

Sold at their sale, Silhouettes and Fine Portrait Miniatures, Sotheby’s, London, March 15, 1982, lot 22, as A Pair of Miniatures of a Middle-aged Lady and Gentleman [1];

Current location unknown.

Notes

[1] “A pair of miniatures of a middle-aged lady and gentleman, each shown head and shoulder almost full face, she wearing a large white cap over her tightly-curled hair and a dark blue dress trimmed with white lace, he with receding white hair and wearing a black jacket over a white cravat, gilt-metal mounts, framed together in a fitted hinged leather case, each oval 1 7/8in. 4.7cm.” The annotated catalogue lists “150” below the lot description.

Silhouettes and Fine Portrait Miniatures (London: Sotheby’s, March 15, 1982), 24, as A Pair of Miniatures of a Middle-Aged Lady and Gentleman.