Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Nov 19, 2016 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 20, 2016 09:00AM EST
Lot 432

American School

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

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(North Carolina, 19th century) A pair of North Carolina portraits, Jacob Forney (1787-1856) and Sabina Swope Hoke Forney (1800-1881), sitters said to be from Lincoln County, North Carolina, signed, oil on canvas, 27-1/2 x 21-7/8 in.; original matching wood frames. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Fain E. Edwards, Andrews, North Carolina

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edges, dry surface, crackle, canvas loose, some flaking, grime