Lot 269
  • 269

Attributed to Samuel F. B. Morse 1791-1872

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Samuel F. B. Morse
  • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sidney Breese: pair of portraits
  • oil on panel
  • 15 by 11 5/8 in.
painted circa 1825; in the original giltwood and gesso frames.

Provenance

Descended in the Kilbourn family of Hartford, Connecticut. The Kilbourn family was related to Samuel F.B. Morse

Condition

scattered in-paint throughout; faces appear okay; cleaned and ready to hang; original frames.
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