Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Sep 10, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 490
Attributed to Henry Thomas Alken, Sr.
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,400
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 |
(British, 1785-1851)
A pair of fox hunting scenes: Clearing a Gate, 15-3/8 x 24 in.; Catching the Scent, 14-1/2 x 23-1/8 in., one unsigned, one signed indistinctly lower left, oil on canvas; matching 19th century lemon gilt wood frames, old label verso for Max Williams, Madison Ave., New York, verso, largest 17-5/8 x 26-1/4 in., Provenance: Presumed Marshall Orme Exnicios and Mrs. Elinor Wheeler Exnicios, Warrenton, Virginia/Washington, D.C.; Note: Labels verso indicate the paintings may have come from the collection of Marshall Orme Exnicios and Mrs. Elinor Wheeler Exnicios of Warrenton, Virginia. Marshall Orme Exnicios was a Master of the Fox Hounds at The Potomac Hunt Club in Maryland.
Condition
both lined and restretcher on new stretchers, surface dirt, retouch; frames with wear commensurate with age
