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Lot 1116: John Duncan RSA RSW (1866-1945)

Est: £15,000 GBP - £20,000 GBPSold:
Bonhams 3August 24, 2005Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Item Overview

Description

Diarmid
signed, inscribed 'John Duncan RSA St. Bernards Cresc Edinburgh' verso, oil on canvasboard,
122 x 66cm (48 x 26ins)

Artist or Maker

Notes


Provenance : Private Collection, San Francisco, California
Note : Diarmid was a legendary late 6thc Scottish warrior of extraordinary martial prowess. His popularity with women culminated in an affair with Queen Grainne, wife of Fingal. Diarmid eventually met his nemesis in a ferocious wild boar, while the heartbroken Grainne was thrown into a pit of starving dogs.

Auction Details

The Scottish Sale

by
Bonhams 3
August 24, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

65 George Street, Edinburgh, EBH, EH2 2JL, UK