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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Feb 13, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 995

American School, possibly Edward Sachse

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Baltimore, 1804-1873)Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort and Hygeia Hotel, VA, oil on canvas, 34 x 44 in.; gilt wood frame, 40-1/2 x 50-1/2 in.Note: This is possibly the source painting for a lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., Baltimore. Published early in the Civil War by Charles Magnus, New York, 1861.  It is also possible that it is a period painting after the print. 

Condition

significant paint loss and flaking, surface dirt, wax lined and some retouch, possible repair in lower right quadrant; mid century gilt gesso frame with some loss at corners