03-02-201403-02-2014
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2710BBoston
March 2, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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American School, 19th Century Portrait of "Henrietta Dunham Aged 21 March 1840."

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$800$650
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2710BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 02, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Portrait of "Henrietta Dunham Aged 21 March 1840." Unsigned, subject identified in inscriptions on verso. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., in a period mahogany veneer frame; accompanied by a family related framed certificate of membership in the New England Society/Sons of New England, presented to Thomas Dunham, dated December 1842. Condition: Relined with window cut to view inscription, repaired tear, retouch, stable craquelure.


Estimate $1,000-1,500

Repaired elongated U-shaped tear to rt. of subject's head, approx. 15 x 2 in., with associated retouch. 2 in. dia area on neck, and retouch prevalent on subject's face, clothing, and background. approx. 50-60%


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Keywords

American School, New England Society, Thomas Dunham, New England, head , approx