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Premier Auction | Session III

Sat, Dec 7, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 1718

After John Wesley Jarvis

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(American, 1781–1840)Portrait of Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry, oil on canvas 26 x 22-1/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 30-5/8 x 26-5/8 in.; Note: This item descended in the Russell family of Boston, Massachusetts and was later displayed in the Gibbs-Blackwood house when the family purchased the home in the mid 20th century.  For more information on the history and furnishings of the Gibbs-Blackwood House, please see: Samuel and Narcissa Chamberlain's, Southern Interiors of Charleston, South Carolina, Hasting House, 1956, page 124.; Provenance: Gibbs-Blackwell House, Charleston, South Carolina; Private Collection

Condition

lined, restretched on new stretcher, two periods of retouch in, around face and uniform affecting approximately 10% of surface, light crackle, small areas of paint loss; frame with wear and losses 
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