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Fine Art & Decorative Works, Day 2

Sat, Sep 12, 2015 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Sep 14, 2015 09:00AM EDT
Lot 238

Attributed to George Frederick Wright

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(Connecticut, 1828-1881) Sperm Whaling, unsigned, oil on canvas, 22 x 36 in.; original gilt wood and composition frame, original tacking edge and stretcher with Boston colourman stamp, crackle, cupping, paint void lower right; frame resurfaced. Provenance: Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc, East Dennis, MA, July 22, 1972, lot 178, as by George F. Wright (accompanied by photocopy of catalog entry); Collection of James E. and Jane Mulkin, Bessemer, Alabama

Condition

original tacking edge and stretcher with Boston colourman stamp, crackle, cupping, paint void lower right; frame resurfaced