11-05-201111-05-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2567BBoston
November 5, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
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James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874) Portraits of Cyrus Blount of Boston and His Three Children.

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$3,081$2,600
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2567BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 05, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874)

Portraits of Cyrus Blount of Boston and His Three Children. c. 1840-45. Unsigned, subjects identified in a note affixed to the back of one portrait. Watercolor on paper, depicting the subjects, Cyrus Blount, his two sons Nathan and Thaddeus, and daughter Emma, in profile, surrounded by shaded gray cloud-like formations, sight size 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in., in matching black-painted molded wood frames. Condition: Very good, minor toning and foxing.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Paper not laid down.

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James Sanford Ellsworth, Cyrus Blount, Emma, Nathan , Thaddeus