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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 13, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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American School, 19th Century Portrait of Ruth Eliza Gates in a Gray Dress with Small Vase of Flowers

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$861$700
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3022MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 13, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Portrait of Ruth Eliza Gates in a Gray Dress with Small Vase of Flowers
Unsigned, identified on the upper stretcher "Aunt Ruth Eliza Gates/daughter of Aaron B. Gates."
Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., in an ebonized and gilt molded wood frame.
Condition: Minor retouch including several small spots to face.

Provenance: Northeast Auctions, August 2004.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Aaron B. Gates, Ruth Eliza Gates