Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2519BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 01, 2010 6:00PM
Description:
Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792),and (Wedgwood, Josiah), Autograph letter signed in the third person, one page, dated May 24th, 1790, to Josiah Wedgwood, concerning his desire to obtain a medal depicting the King of Hungary and has enclosed such an image when the King was Grand Duke of Tuscany, with docket and seal intact, framed, 7 1/2 x 11 in.
Note: This may be the only recorded letter sent directly from the celebrated painter Sir Joshua Reynolds to Josiah Wedgwood.
Estimate $1,200-1,800