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Lot 1291

American School

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(19th century)Rugged Landscape (possibly California or Mexico), initialed lower left "J.A.F. Me..../1886", oil on canvas, 18 x 22 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 22-1/2 x 26-3/4ÿ in., Provenance: Estate of Judge and Mrs. Charles Neese, Greeneville, Tennessee; By Descent to Dr. Rhonda Davis Poirier, New York, New York and Jacksonville, Florida

Condition

lined, line of retouch and paint loss at tree canvas right, additional large area of paint loss at bottom edge, surface dirt layer, surface scratch at far right side; frame with wear and abrasions, cracking, area of loss at upper edge
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