02-17-200802-17-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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February 17, 2008 11:00 AMCalender
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American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Woman in White.

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$23,700$20,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2397Location: BostonDate / Time: February 17, 2008 11:00AM

Description:

American School, Early 19th Century

Portrait of a Woman in White. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1805, depicting the brown-haired, brown-eyed woman wearing a lacy white bonnet and a white high-waisted dress with lacy ruff, holding a round container in her hand, 23 x 19 1/4 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Small hole l.l., minor paint loss.
Estimate $15,000-20,000

Appears to be original stretcher, not relined, small (about 1/2 x 1/8 in.) paint loss on her right-facing eye brow, a 1/2 in. line on her bonnet ribbon by her ear area, 1 x 1/4 in. area on her left facing shoulder with old retouch, the small hole is on her first digit, also a couple unobtrusive small paint losses in the background

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American School