Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 1st May 2019

Lot 713

Sir Gerald Kelly

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500

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Description

Sir Gerald Kelly, R.A., Brigadier General Cecil Faber Aspinall-Oglander, Royal Munster Fusiliers, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., a half-length uniformed portrait of the General wearing his impressive combination of orders and medals, oil on canvas. 61 x 74 cm, in a gilt frame; together with a letter from the artist recalling having painted it. See also lot 506 for the General's medals and for biographical details.