Auction 042322
Dressed to Kill, Dressed to Till
By Casco Bay Auctions
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Apr 23, 2022
147 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States
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Historic Men’s Dress, Military and Civil, including Costume, Artwork, and Color Plate Books from the James L. Kochan Collection.
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LOT 2:
RICHARD LIVESAY. A Boy in Skeleton Suit with Pet Dog, c. 1780.
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Sold for: $600
Start price:
$
375
Estimated price :
$750 - $1,500
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sales tax: 5.5%
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RICHARD LIVESAY. A Boy in Skeleton Suit with Pet Dog, c. 1780.
RICHARD LIVESAY. A Young Boy in Skeleton Suit with Pet Dog, c. 1780. Oil on canvas, 10 3/8 x 8 ¼ in., on original, oval strainer under eglomise mat within a painted print frame with gilded sand mat, 17 ¾ x 15 ½ in. overall. Attributed to Richard Livesay (British, 1753-1823), this charming portrait of a young boy was painted as a companion piece to his older brother, a young officer in the British Army. He wears a blue, double-breasted jacket worn buttoned inside of trousers, a type of boy’s dress just coming into fashion and which became known as a “skeleton suit.”
