August Americana
Description:
American School, Early 19th Century
Portrait Miniature of Samuel Driggs II
Unsigned.
Watercolor on paper, 2 1/2 x 2 in., in a gold frame.
Condition: Pigment loss at bottom of image.
Note: Samuel Driggs II was born in Middletown, Connecticut, February 20, 1784, and died in Nassau, Bahamas, January 14, 1827.
Estimate $400-600
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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