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Premier Auction | May 19, 2023

Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 660

Alice Ravenel Huger Smith

Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000

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/South Carolina, 1876-1958)

In the Reserve at Coming-Tee, signed lower right "Alice R Huger Smith", watercolor on Whatman's board, original label verso, 26 x 16 in.; wood frame, 25-1/2 x 30-1/2 in.

Condition

nice good color, some discoloration at edge from matt, toning; frame with light wear

Purchased from the artist by George Logan (upon his return to Charleston in the 1940s from U.S. Naval duties in the Far East); by descent to his daughter, (Mr. and) Mrs. E. Benjamin Wright label verso); by descent to their son Richard T. Wright; by descent to the consignor

Note: George Christian Logan is the consignor's great grandfather, his daughter Alice Logan married E. Benjamin Wright. Their son Richard T. Wright inherited the paintings, and passed them on to his son, the consignor. This painting hung in the family home at 22 Meeting Street.

label verso: Mrs. Logan Wright, Charleston, South Carolina