A few examples of appraisal values for
A LADY OF WILLIAMSBURG

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• Amy L. Williams (American, fl.
  Amy L. Williams (American, fl. ca. 1845-1923) "Portrait of a Young Bejeweled San Francisco Lady", pastel on paper, 54" x 39-1/2", signed and dated lower right: "A.L. Williams 1887". Presented in a period worn green velvet mat within a bobbin-turned giltwood frame and glazed.
• Manner of Sir William Beechey
  Manner of Sir William Beechey (British, 1753-1839) "Half-Portrait of a Seated Lady in a Gray Dress with White Lace Shawl", oil on canvas, unsigned, 30-1/4" x 24-3/4". Presented in a giltwood frame.
• ENGLISH SCHOOLportrait of a lady in
  ENGLISH SCHOOLportrait of a lady in Elizabethan dress; oil on canvas relined; Provenance: A Cherokee Lane, Trousdale Estates, Beverly Hills Collection; 31 1/2 x 25 1/4 inches Condition:
• ANTEBELLUM BOSTON SCHOOL PORTRAIT
  ANTEBELLUM BOSTON SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A LADY Circa 1850s Portrait of a Pleasant Middle Aged Lady with black hair and blue eyes, in beribboned bonnet and shawl collar, oil on canvas, unsigned, in the original magnificent gilt gesso oblong frame with oval spandrel, OS: 37" x 32", SS: 26" x 21" oval. Overall craquelure.
• Smith Virginia Jeffrey [American
  Smith Virginia Jeffrey [American 20th century] watercolor painting of a woman carrying a basket on her head and walking up a village street possible a Caribbean village signed l.r. "Virginia Jeffrey Smith". 9"x11.75"
• Portrait of a Lady American or
  Portrait of a Lady American or Continental mid-19th century. A finely detailed portrait on ivory of a (possibly) Quaker lady in a organdy bonnet with blue ribbon signed M.F. and dated 1849 l.r. housed in a leather frame with easel back; 4.5 x 4 in. Condition: Back not opened.
• PORTRAIT OF A STYLISH AMERICAN
  PORTRAIT OF A STYLISH AMERICAN WOMAN, CIRCA 1875 An Intense Young Woman with her black hair pulled back into a snood, wearing a black velvet trimmed chocolate silk gown with Belgian lace collar and bell sleeves, pale blue ribbons dressing the lace, displaying a gold and coral brooch, ruby gold earrings, gold and tourmaline linked bracelet, and a fine long gold chain going to a waist pocket that probably holds pince-nez eyeglasses, oil on canvas, unsigned, unframed, 30" x 25". Fine condition.
• 17th / 18th Century Portrait of
  17th / 18th Century Portrait of an Elegant Lady.From an Old Brookville NY estate. Dimensions: 35.25'' high x 27.25'' wide. Condition: As is - Old reline/restoration severe losses and inpainting throughout. Majority of restoration is in background though there are scattered losses through woman's headdress face hands and garment. Framed behind glass not examined out of glass.
• Frederick Ballard Williams
  Frederick Ballard Williams (American/New York, 1871-1950) "Elegantly Dressed Ladies in the Garden on a Summer Day", oil on canvas, 25" x 30", signed lower left. Presented in a handsome period giltwood frame. Reference: Peter Hastings Falk, Who Was Who In American Art. Frederick Williams' paintings of elegantly dressed aristocratic women in woodland settings reflect the influence of the French rococo painter Antoine Watteau.
• John Haynes Williams British,
  John Haynes Williams British, 1836-1908 Portrait of a Lady with a Rose in Her Hair Estimate:$400-$600
• ANTE-BELLUM PORTRAIT OF A LADY Bust
  ANTE-BELLUM PORTRAIT OF A LADY Bust Portrait of a Kindly Looking Middle Aged Woman, oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1855, her face framed by her black hair, wearing a lace bonnet and collar, having a cameo pendant on a blue ribbon, housed in what is probably the original lemon gold matched corner cove frame, OS: 31" x 27", SS: 25" x 21", cleaned relined with wax, single repaired tear, varnished.
• (15) Framed watercolors,
  (15) Framed watercolors, Williamsburg VA, by Ann Bigoney, 4-3/8" x 6-3/8" sight, 9" x 11" overall, including Taliaferro-Cole Garden, Lightfoot House, Lightfoot Tenement, Robertson's Windmill, Williamsburg Inn, Terrace Williamsburg Inn, Spring in Williamsburg, Printing Office, Orrell House, Prentis Store, The Quarter on Francis Street, A Gazebo in Williamsburg
• ALEXANDER BROOK O/C PORTRAIT
  ALEXANDER BROOK O/C PORTRAIT PAINTING OF A LADY New York, Georgia,1898-1980Depicting a seated mature lady with shawl wrapped around her shoulders staring mournfully into the distance.
• RICHMOND, VIRGINIA WASHINGTON
  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MONUMENT: CASED 1/4 PLATE TINTYPE PHOTO OF ATTRACTIVE SOUTHERN WOMAN, CA. 1850 Middle Aged Woman of substantial means, in the original gutta perha case featuring the bronze equestrian portrait of Gen. George Washington designed by Thomas Crawford and completed under the supervision of Randolph Rogers after Crawford's death, opened in 1849. Features four prominent Virginians around the plinth who played critical roles in the American Revolutionary War. 5" x 4". Case is fine, photo has damage to small area in background.
• 18th century British School
  18th century British School portrait, lady with lace bonnet and shawl, blue dress, lace collar and cuffs, holding a book, unsigned, oil on canvas, 18th century, 32-1/2 x 25-1/2 in.; carved and gilt wood liner. Original strainer and tacking edge, nails through front of canvas into strainer, retouch upper left at bonnet, at edges, possibly most of background, crackle, cupping, cleavage, flaking, stretcher marks, grime, canvas loose; liner with abrasions. Private Collection, Tryon, North Carolina.
• A 18th century oil on canvas
  A 18th century oil on canvas portrait of a lady 55 x 77cm in an impressive ornate gilt frame with rococo shells and garlands.
• ANTEBELLUM SOUTHERN PORTRAIT OF A
  ANTEBELLUM SOUTHERN PORTRAIT OF A DEMURE YOUNG LADY IN ORIGINAL FRAME, CA 1840 She is depicted in neoclassical robe, with flowers gathered in the front, a blue and white stoneware water jug looped over her right elbow, a garden behind having a brooding large statue of a lion. Oval image in rectangular gilt frame with spandrel. OS: 27 1/2" x 22", SS: 23" x 18", cleaned, fine condition.
• GLADYS KNEE, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA
  GLADYS KNEE, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA BUILDINGS, TWO WATERCOLORS AND BLACK INK ON PAPER, 19-1/2 X 15-1/2 INGladys Knee, Williamsburg, Virginia Buildings, Two Watercolors and Black Ink on Paper, 19-1/2 x 15-1/2 in
• Portrait of a Lady (British,
  Portrait of a Lady (British, 1618-1680) 43 x 33 1/2 inches.
• PORTRAIT OF A LADY (AMERICAN
  PORTRAIT OF A LADY (AMERICAN 1840-1860). Oil on canvas unsigned. Elderly woman wearing a cap and holding a book seated in red upholstered armchair. In a gilt frame 30.5''h. 25''w. Sold Skinner's October 27 1978 lot 209.
• PORTRAIT OF A LADY Watercolor on
  PORTRAIT OF A LADY Watercolor on ivory: 2 1/2 x 2 in. Framed
• English School, 19th Century
  English School, 19th Century Portrait of a Lady oil on canvas 39 1/4 x 31 7/8 inches. Property from the Collection of Virginia S. Barone, Chicago, Illinois
• AMERICAN SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A LADY.
  AMERICAN SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A LADY. First quarter-19th century. Oil on canvas of seated woman in lace bonnet and collar, friendship necklace and wedding band. Reading a book, seated at table. Re-backed with repairs. Stretcher measures 30"h. 25"h. Walnut shadowbox frame with veneered mahogany in 35"h. 30"w.
• Attributed to the Master of the
  Attributed to the Master of the Countess of Warwick (act. circa 1560-1570)/Portrait of a Lady/half-length, in a grey striped and beaded white chemise with ruff collar and an ornately embroidered and beaded black dress and jewelled black cap/inscribed upper right Aetatis 20/oil on panel, 58cm x 44.25cmi/Literature: Sir Roy Strong, The English Icon, Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraiture, 1967, pp. 107-14/Provenance: from the collection of Harry Wolton QC
• 19TH C. IVORY MINIATURE PAINTING OF
  19TH C. IVORY MINIATURE PAINTING OF A COLONIAL BRITISH WOMAN IN INDIAN COSTUME A Lovely Young Red-haired Blue-eyed Lady in Mughal dress, translucent white silk with gold trim, displaying large gold and emerald hoop earrings, necklace, rings, holding a golden whisk, seated in front of a drape with landscape having triple domed building in the background, oil on ivory, unsigned, in 1880s vintage worn blue velvet frame having gilt liner, under domed glass, OS: 7 1/2" x 6 3/4", SS: 3 1/2" x 2 3/4", painting is good.
• AMERICAN PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG
  AMERICAN PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG LADY. Second quarter 19th century, oil on canvas. She wears a lace bonnet and collar, high waisted pleated long sleeve dress and a rectangular brooch. Seated in a high back arm chair with tasseled drapes and vase of roses in background. Crazing with a few small flakes. Framed has missing gesso and been painted over gold leaf. 34"h. 28"w. Framed 43"h. 37"w.
• American School (Georgia, circa
  American School (Georgia, circa 1840), "Portrait of a Lady", wearing a lace cap, said to be Mrs. (Charity) Henry Hilliard, unsigned, oil on canvas, 32 x 27 in., modern gilt wood frame,
• PORTRAIT OF LADY BY W.E. CHAPMANOld
  PORTRAIT OF LADY BY W.E. CHAPMANOld portrait on canvas of a seated woman signed William Ernest Chapman, Jamestown 1940. 38 x 24 inches, framed 44 x 30. From Greig estate NH. (Chapman was a NY artist 1858-1947).
• PORTRAIT OF A LADY, OIL ON BOARD,
  PORTRAIT OF A LADY, OIL ON BOARD, 1896, A WOMAN WITH BLUES EYES AND UPSWEPT HAIRS GAZES DIRECTLY AT THE VIEWER, SHE WEARS A PINK AND...Portrait of a lady, oil on board, 1896, a woman with blues eyes and upswept hairs gazes directly at the viewer, she wears a pink and white hat with flowers, and a black cloak over pink and white dress with high collar, indistinctly signed upper left corner, dated 1896, later gilt wood frame, wear consistent with age, toning around borders, craquelure, not examined out of frame, ss" 18 3/4" h. x 12 3/4" w.
• FOLLOWER OF JOHN VANDERBANK
  FOLLOWER OF JOHN VANDERBANK PORTRAIT OF A LADY half length in a lace trimmed blue dress tied with a gold bow, lace cap and collar, feigned oval, 74 x 61cm
• PERIOD PORTRAIT OF A GEORGIAN
  PERIOD PORTRAIT OF A GEORGIAN ARISTOCRATIC LADY OF THE COURT Waist Length Portrait of a Blue-eyed Demure Woman, oil on canvas, unsigned, she is depicted with her head slightly turned, having an exaggerated powdered coiffure of French influence (esp. the Comedie-Francaise), wearing a lace trimmed pink pelisse tied by large blue tassels, diamond earring and diamond on black ribbon bracelet prominently displayed, housed in a modern black panel frame with gilt bullnose edge, linen liner, OS: 41" x 33", SS: 33 1/2" x 25 1/2". Old restoration.
• OOB - Portrait of a Young Lady
  OOB - Portrait of a Young Lady Prior Hamblin School a bust portrait with swagged and corded drape to left the girl in a black dress with grey ribbon trim lace collar gold heart necklace her auburn hair up in braids in period molded walnut frame wit
• Mary Earl Wood American,
  Mary Earl Wood American, 1866-1951 Portrait of a Lady in a Black Hat Estimate:$400-$600
• SOUTH CAROLINA PORTRAIT OF A
  SOUTH CAROLINA PORTRAIT OF A LADYSouth Carolina school, manner of Thomas Sully, oil on panel half-length portrait of a woman with brown eyes and brown curls, depicted in a Romantic pose with her waist and head slightly turned and gazing to the left, resting her chin against her right hand, her right elbow atop her left wrist. Although wearing a gold dress, her arms are bare; a red drape sits across right arm and shoulder. The panel on which the image is painted appears to be mahogany and there is an unusual wooden grid brace across the back, presumably to allow for shrinkage and expansion and prevent warping. Antique, but not original, giltwood frame with Janneau's Art Store, Charleston, framing label en verso. 25-1/2" x 20" sight, 30-1/2" x 25-1/4" framed. Circa 1830. Provenance: the family of Dr. William Davis Melton, of Columbia, South Carolina, who was from 1922-1926 the president of South Carolina University (now called the University of South Carolina). The painting hung in the President's House on Pendleton Street until his death in 1926, and then descended to his daughter Henrietta Melton Durham; it was purchased from her estate by her niece Anne Ford Melton Kimzey of Signal Mountain, Tenn. and displayed there for several years before being acquired by the current consignor. It is thought to depict a family member, possibly Dr. Melton's grandmother, Cynthia Jane Miller (b. 1810). Condition: Extensive inpainting including facial area about 25%.
• ENGLISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY)
  ENGLISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN HOLDING FLOWERS OIL ON CANVAS: 30 X 25 IN.Framed Oil on canvas: 30 x 25 in. Provenance: Historic Chelsea Estate, 1709, King William County, Virginia