FINE WAX BUST PORTRAIT OF FANNIE REGAL EVANS.

Circa 1915, New York. Portrait of Fannie Riegel Evans was commissioned and executed in 1915 by Ethel Frances Mundy and has descended through the family to the present owner. Bust figure depicting a woman with realistic brown hair and with wide lace bodice wearing a necklace of blue cabochons. Labeled, signed and dated along border which reads: “FANNIE.RIEGEL.EVANS. MCMXV. ETHEL.MUNDY.FECIT”. Mounted in circular wooden frame with convex glass of the period. NOTE: Ethel F. Mundy (1876-1964) commenced her art around 1910 and continued actively for another forty years. She produced her wax miniature portraits for personages such as Andrew Mellon, John D. Rockefeller, Henry C. Frick, Elizabeth Arden, etc. These rare wax portraits require great skill and patience leading to their rarity. According to the biography written by Anna Wetherill Olmstead written in 1968, Mundy worked from life and only executed two miniatures from photographs, one of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and one of Queen Elizabeth II, as Princess Elizabeth. Apparently these two wax miniatures were sold to raise funds for “British Bundles for Britain” fund during WWII and for the British Red Cross. SIZE: 4-1/2″ dia overall. Portrait 3-1/2″ dia sight. PROVENANCE: By descent through the family of the original sitter. CONDITION: Portrait remains in very good condition with slight soiling. Very good overall. 50701-1 (1,500-2,000) – Lot 2388

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2388	$0.00	FINE WAX BUST PORTRAIT OF FANNIE REGAL EVANS. Circa 1915, New York. Portrait of Fannie Riegel Evans was commissioned and executed in 1915 by Ethel Frances Mundy and has descended through the family to the present owner. Bust figure depicting a woman with realistic brown hair and with wide lace bodice wearing a necklace of blue cabochons. Labeled, signed and dated along border which reads: “FANNIE.RIEGEL.EVANS. MCMXV. ETHEL.MUNDY.FECIT”. Mounted in circular wooden frame with convex glass of the period. NOTE: Ethel F. Mundy (1876-1964) commenced her art around 1910 and continued actively for another forty years. She produced her wax miniature portraits for personages such as Andrew Mellon, John D. Rockefeller, Henry C. Frick, Elizabeth Arden, etc. These rare wax portraits require great skill and patience leading to their rarity. According to the biography written by Anna Wetherill Olmstead written in 1968, Mundy worked from life and only executed two miniatures from photographs, one of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and one of Queen Elizabeth II, as Princess Elizabeth. Apparently these two wax miniatures were sold to raise funds for “British Bundles for Britain” fund during WWII and for the British Red Cross. SIZE: 4-1/2″ dia overall. Portrait 3-1/2″ dia sight. PROVENANCE: By descent through the family of the original sitter. CONDITION: Portrait remains in very good condition with slight soiling. Very good overall. 50701-1 (1,500-2,000) – Lot 2388 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antique Auction - August 2016 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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FINE WAX BUST PORTRAIT OF FANNIE REGAL EVANS.