American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Fancy Lace Bonnet and Collar

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American School, 19th Century

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Fancy Lace Bonnet and Collar, c. 1835. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, the woman attired in a ruffled white bonnet with blue ribbons, a fichu trimmed with lace over her dark brown velvet dress and several pieces of jewelry, she leans on a marble-top table that holds her basket of needlework, knitting needles, and a skein of yarn, 36 x 29 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, minor retouch, otherwise good.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

A few small spots of retouch to paint loss at u.l. background, a little touch up on her hairline, a few small spots on both hands, belt, and her right-facing sleeve.


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