Lot 942
  • 942

AMERICAN NAVAL VESSEL FLYING AMERICAN FLAG: A HAIRWORK PICTURE, AMERICAN, CIRCA 1860

Estimate
400 - 600 USD
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Description

  • hairwork
  • Height of the largest 13 in.
Together with a printed family record of the Dorman and Thrasher families with two hollowcut silhouettes, attributed to Chamberlain, 19th century. 2 pieces.

Provenance

The first: Amy Finkel, Philadelphia Antiques Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2001.

Condition

The first: Good, some fading in the background. Hair in stable condition. The second. Stain, foxing, and some discoloration of paper.
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