August Americana
Description:
Needlework Allegorical Picture, England, early 18th century, depicting a woman grasping a cow's tail and a man in a red jacket wielding an ax in a landscape with trees, bushes, birds, insects and house in the background, in an early molded and black-painted and gilt frame, ht. 14 1/4, wd. 18 1/2 in.
Provenance: Roger Bacon, Exeter, New Hampshire, May 1975.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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