Sale 108 Lot 567  

TWO GILTWOOD FRAMED GEORGE BAXTER OIL PRINT PORTRAITS OF MISSIONARIES, Circa 1837 & 1843., Published by George Baxter (1804-1867), London. Pair of oil colored portraits of missionaires in period giltwood frames, depicting the Lamented Missionary: Reverend John Williams in his study and the Reverend Robert Moffat near the Kuruman River, South Africa. Partial labels to verso with publisher information. - Framed: 14 1/2" high x 12 3/4" wide. Prints: 10 1/2" high x 8 3/4" wide.
Estimate $300-400

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Baxter,_The_Reverend_Robert_Moffat,_1_April_1843.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Rev._John_Williams,_the_Martyr_of_Erromanga,_with_a_landscape_of_the_Mission_House_and_grounds_of_Rarotonga_(B-088-005).jpg

Prints themselves are very good. Frames having wear commensurate with age.

Sold for $190

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