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Lot 700

American School

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

(late 19th/early 20th century)

Portrait of Young Child, Said to be Emma Thornhill, unsigned, oil on panel, 33 x 22-3/4 in.; carved wood frame, 37-1/2 x 27-1/4 in.

Provenance: Descended in the family of the sitter; Private Collection, Columbia, South Carolina

Note: According to the descendants of the sitter, she was born in Annapolis, Maryland and died in New York at age 7 or 8.

Condition

crackle, areas of retouch; frame with braced separation at corners, wear