Lot 261
  • 261

American School, 19th century

Estimate
6,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • American School, 19th Century
  • Gentleman with Calipers and Globe; Lady in Blue Dress with Rose Blossom: A Pair of Portraits
  • oil on canvas

  • 23 in. by 26 in.
In the original frames and on the original stretchers.

Provenance

Cal Smith Auctions, Pleasant Valley, New York, October 3, 1987.

Literature

House Beautiful, Winter, 1987

Condition

scattered tiny in-paint in face and background – unlined. Patch him – lower left.
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