Image Lot Price Description


2611
$533.25

UNSIGNED (American, Mid-19th Century) TWO EARLY ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS. 1) Identified on paper on verso “Capt. Reuben Marmadkue Potter, Nephew of Apollos and Mary Smith Potter”. Oil on wood panel half portrait of a gentleman in a black suit seated in a red upholstered chair. Housed in its original frame with losses. 2) Identified on paper on verso “Mary Smith Potter, Wife of Apollos, Mother of Anne Caroline Potter Burke, Daughter of Tavutia Smith”. Oil on canvas half portrait shows a woman with a lace bonnet seated in a red upholstered chair. Having an Edward Dechaux, New York Canvas stamp. Housed in its original gilt wood frame. SIZE: 1) 15″ x 12-1/2″. Overall: 19-1/2″ x 17″. 2) 12″ x 10″. Overall: 15-1/2″ x 13-1/2″. CONDITION: 1) Surface dirt, good. 2) Craquelure with filled chip. 9-27199 (250-400)


Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2013
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