August Americana
Description:
Two Watercolor Memorial Pictures, attributed to Miss Mayo's School, Portland, Maine, early 19th century, a memorial for Miss Lucy Libby, died 1819, with urn and pedestal flanked by a mourning woman, willow tree, building in the background, swans and a fouled anchor, in a black smalted frame, ht. 17 3/4, wd. 21 1/2; and a second memorial for Robert B. Harding, died 1822, with an urn and pedestal flanked by a mourning woman, willow tree, building and trees in the background and swans on a stream, in a molded and black-painted frame, ht. 17 5/8, wd. 20 5/8 in.
Provenance: Peter H. Eaton Antiques, 2009.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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