ANTIQUE PORTRAIT HON. GEORGIANA STAFFORD
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Antique Portrait of the "Hon. Georgiana Stafford" after William Lawrenson, unsigned, pastel on paper, 29-3/4 x 24-3/4 in.; In painted wood and composition frame 32"x37"x2", rubbing at edges, backed with card; frame with abrasions, resurfaced. Weight 22 pds. PROVENANCE: The estate of Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, 1009 5th Avenue. Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans accomplishments were wide-ranging and varied, and included achievements ranging from having been the first woman to serve as mayor pro-tem for the City of Durham NC in the 1960s, to her lifetime of service in trustee and board positions at numerous foundations as well as Duke University and the Duke Endowment. Foremost however was her focus on her family, especially her beloved grandparents Mr. Benjamin N. Duke and Mrs. Sarah Pearson Duke, her mother Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle, and her own seven children and fourteen grandchildren. All who knew her were inspired by her love of music and for the fine arts. She was instrumental in launching and sustaining the North Carolina School of the Arts as well as in the creation of one of the earliest fine art galleries for the blind at the N.C. Museum of Art. NO IN HOUSE SHIPPING. Pickup only or Shipping on this item offered through UPS (843) 203-3466 store7194@theupsstore.com , Pak Mail 843-849-0310 - info@charlestonshipping.com or Quik Mail Etc 843-723-6598 quikmailetc@gmail.com , Please contact one of them or your own choice of shipper directly. Thank you
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ANTIQUE PORTRAIT HON. GEORGIANA STAFFORD
Estimate $600 - $900
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