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LOT 419

Lot 419

Signed Full Length Portrait of Major General Sir Samuel Benfield (Sam) Steele (1849-1919), William Notman & Son, Phillips Square, Montreal, c.1899

Signed Full Length Portrait of Major General Sir Samuel Benfield (Sam) Steele (1849-1919), William Notman & Son, Phillips Square, Montreal, c.1899
Lot 419 Details
Signed Full Length Portrait of Major General Sir Samuel Benfield (Sam) Steele (1849-1919), William Notman & Son, Phillips Square, Montreal, c.1899

albumen print photograph on embossed studio card, pictured standing in his North West Mounted Police uniform, signed in quill "Affectionately Yours, S.B. Steele, with annotation in lower margin Sam B. Steele C.B., M.V.O, Col. Strathcona Horse, May 1901-
10.2 x 6.3 in — 26 x 16 cm

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $1,320
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About Sam Steele

CONDITION DETAILS

Loss to one corner, lower edge trimmed. Adhesive residue, verso.

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