*DAME LAURA KNIGHT (1877-1970) 'At the Circus'
bust-length study of a performer wearing an elaborate headdress, titled and inscribed "Lord George Sanger" in pencil verso, watercolour on card, 38.5cm x 21cm (unframed)
Provenance: Purchased from Sulis Fine Art
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£500 - £1,000
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£1,500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
'Lord' George Sanger (1825–1911) was an English showman and circus proprietor. Born to a showman father, he grew up working in travelling peep shows. He successfully ran shows and circuses throughout much of the nineteenth century with his brother John. He retired in 1905 and was murdered by a disgruntled employee in 1911.
