Black and white chalk on laid paper, unsigned, mid-18th century, the young woman depicted seated in a garden setting, matted and framed under glass, inscribed on the verso "Dear Jim / Happy Birthday / May 30, 1964 / From Mary."

SS 13 x 11 3/8 in.; DOA 21.5 x 19.5 in.

From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

Soft cockling to sheet; light toning and minor foxing to sheet; some chipping to frame; not examined out of the frame.

$400 - 800