Lot 5080
  • 5080

Attributed to Ammi Phillips (1788-1865)

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Attributed to Ammi Phillips
  • Pair of Portraits, Possibly James and Anna Vail of Hamden, New York
  • oil on canvas
  • Each: 33 1/2 by 28 1/4 in.
he wears a black stock and holds a book, she wears a lace bonnet and collar and holds a rosebud.

Condition

Lined, scattered inpainting. Period gilt frames: 39 3/4 inches by 33 3/4 inches.
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Catalogue Note

In 1850, James Vail (circa 1799-1879) is a prosperous farmer in Hamden, New York, living with his wife, Anna (circa 1800-1872), and their five children.