02-20-200502-20-2005
Skinner Auctions
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February 20, 2005 11:00 AMCalender
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American School, 19th Century Pair of Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman.

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$5,581$4,750
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2267Location: BostonDate / Time: February 20, 2005 11:00AM

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Pair of Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1830, depicting a lady wearing a lace bonnet and brown dress with a lace collar, holding a fan with a scenic background and seated before a column, the gentleman is portrayed seated in a painted chair, wearing a yellow vest and brown jacket and holding a letter in his hand against a background with red drapery and a window with a scenic view, 30 1/4 x 25 in., in molded giltwood frames. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch.

Note: A letter and Sears family genealogy accompanies this lot.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

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American School