Lot Essay
Sir Geoffrey Ellis was chairman of Sun Life Assurance Society from 1941-1950.
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Portrait of Sir Geoffrey Ellis, Bt., seated half-length, in a black suit, at his desk
Details
Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley, R.P., R.O.I., N.P.S. (1880-1952)
Portrait of Sir Geoffrey Ellis, Bt., seated half-length, in a black suit, at his desk
signed and dated 'Oswald Birley/1950' (upper left)
oil on canvas
41 x 29 in. (104.2 x 73.6 cm.)
and four portraits of Marlborough Robert Pryor, Philip Gordon Walker, Walter Marlborough Pryor and The Hon. Sir William H. Goschen K.B.E. by other artists.
Five in the lot (5)
Portrait of Sir Geoffrey Ellis, Bt., seated half-length, in a black suit, at his desk
signed and dated 'Oswald Birley/1950' (upper left)
oil on canvas
41 x 29 in. (104.2 x 73.6 cm.)
and four portraits of Marlborough Robert Pryor, Philip Gordon Walker, Walter Marlborough Pryor and The Hon. Sir William H. Goschen K.B.E. by other artists.
Five in the lot (5)
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