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Live Auction

Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Fri, May 15, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Sun, May 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 139

American School

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(19th century) Portrait of a Gentleman, by tradition Andrew McLaughlin, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30 x 24-7/8 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, bloom, grime, retouch possibly in two periods, some deterioration of tacking edge with canvas slightly loose; frame resurfaced. Notes: Andrew and Francis Ann Barnum McLaughlin were proprietors of the Barnum City Hotel from 1844-1870.. Provenance: Barnum/Mclaughlin Family, Baltimore, Maryland; by descent

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, bloom, grime, retouch possibly in two periods, some deterioration of tacking edge with canvas slightly loose; frame resurfaced