Native American, Western, American, and Southern Auction
Fri, May 21, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1031
Attributed to John F. Francis
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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 |
(Pennsylvania, 1808-1886) Still Life with Wine, Biscuits, Fruit and Cheese, unsigned, oil on canvas, 22-1/4 x 27-1/4 in.; possibly period fine carved gilt wood frame, 33-1/2 x 38-1/2 in. - Provenance: Private Florida Collection - Note: For a similar work, signed "JF Francis", and dated 1858, see: New York, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., John F. Francis: Not Just Desserts, November 29, 1990-January 5, 1991, pp. 2, 7, no. 9, illustrated (as Still Life?Wine, Fruit and Cheese, The Wine Taster's Table) , sold Christie's. New York, November 2019 for $56,250.; also Still Life--Grapes in a Dish, c. 1850, in the collection of the Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey.
linen lined, possibly restretched wider than originally stretched on right side with corresponding vertical strip of fluorescence, other small scattered areas of retouch; frame in good condition, possibly fully restoredÿ
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