Frank C. King, portrait of Mrs. Viola Sydney Hordern, oil on...

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$2,400

Frank C. King, portrait of Mrs. Viola Sydney Hordern, oil on canvas, signed lower left. Mrs. Viola Hordern inscription verso painted by Frank C King for Speaight Ltd 157 New Bond St London.

Viola died 14 February 1929 from pneumonia in the UK. Wife of Mr. Anthony Hordern, of Sydney. She was, before her marriage, Miss Violet Sydney Bingham.

Mrs. Hordern was the wife of Mr. Anthony Hordern, who is a brother of Sir Samuel Hordern. She was formerly Miss Viola Bingham, a daughter of the late Colonel Bingham, of Melbourne, and at one time of the Indian Army. She leaves three children, one son and two daughters, who are in London with their father. She was for a time interested in racing, and entered horses at Randwick, and was particularly successful at the picnic races. She was also a prominent exhibitor of cattle at the Royal Sydney Show. Mrs. Hordern, whose home was "Retford Hall," Darling Point, was very handsome, and was very popular in society. With Mr. Hordern, she frequently lent "Retford Hall" for entertainments for various charities, and was a keen supporter of the Women's Hospital, Crown-street. A personal friend of the Hon. Mrs. Pitt Rivers, she was frequently at Admiralty House when Lord Forster was Governor-General of Australia, approx 67cm x 49cm. Provenance: Directly from the Hordern Family