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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Watercolor Picture of George Washington on Horseback

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$5,535$4,500
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Watercolor Picture of George Washington on Horseback, probably Pennsylvania, late 18th century, on laid paper, depicted in a blue military coat and holding a sword, flanked by the letters "G" and "W," back of sheet inscribed "No. 7978/Debenture/Upper house/Octr 1783," in a black-painted frame, ht. 5 3/4, wd. 5 1/2 in. (sight).

Provenance: Julia's Auction, Nashua, New Hampshire, January 13, 1991, Lot 650.
The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art
Estimate $1,500-2,500


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Keywords

George Washington, Sybil Kern