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Portrait of Marie Marguerite Reine Sarde. Sold at Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, LA, 12/05/1997, lot 1. Estimate: none given. Realized: $57,750 (including buyer’s premium).
193
c. 1790
Oil on canvas
Half-length portrait of the girl dressed in her best, wearing a fancy hat and holding a piece of fruit.In a gilt frame.
23" high, 18" wide (sight)
Condition:Fair; lined, inpainting to the face, period frame
Andrew Richmond PO Box 2199 Marietta, OH 45750 740.760.1788 andrew@wipiak.com
(LP7)
Location: Maison Chenal, Upper Dining Room FAIR MARKET VALUE: $20,000
Category: Paintings (Louisiana)
Portrait of Marguerite Butler Farrar (c. 1780 - c.1820)
José Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (1750-1802, act. in New Orleans, 1782-1802) New Orleans, LA
Purchase from Mr. Lazarus, Woodville MS, through Peter Patout, New Orleans, LA; it was in the W. N. Mercer estate sale
Orphaned at an early age, Marguerite Farrer inherited her parents' large estate, includni g the land on which sits Maison Chenal (the home of the collectors). She became a ward of Julian Poydras and Poydras purchased the land from Marguerite Marguerite also owned Ormond Plantation as well as the town house in the French Quarter. A later ownerhsip dipsute over the Pointe Coupee land was adjudicated in Courtney v. Young (1858).
Value Support
Unsigned and with restoration to the face, this portrait would face challenges in today's condition- drive market; however, being a portrait of a child, and one with an interesting story would help it
Jack and Pat Holden
Fair Market Value for Non-Cash Charitable Contribution
Appraisal Report
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