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Lot 78

[LIVINGSTON FAMILY]. Coat of Arms. 19th century. Oil on can...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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[LIVINGSTON FAMILY]. Coat of Arms. 19th century. Oil on canvas. Contemporary wooden frame (29 ? x 24 ??). Provenance: from the Livingston family manor located along the Hudson River; passed down to Margaret Lee Crofts (a direct descendent of the Livingston Family and close friend to Willa Cather, Kahlil Gibran, and Robert Penn Warren; see correspondence at the Library of Congress). FROM AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN FAMILY. Notable descendants include Robert R. Livingston (see lot #77 for his bookplates), Philip Livingston (signer of the United States Declaration of Independence), William Livingston (signer of the United States Constitution), and other 18th century lords.