• Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Lot 1186

Attributed to Sheldon Peck, Two Brothers

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
Sold for
$2,500
Sold Price excludes BP

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

(American, 1797-1868)

Pair of Folk Portraits; Two Brothers, unsigned, each oil on canvas, the blond haired brother 17 x 14 in.; the dark haired brother 18 x 15 in.; matching period carved and paint decorated folk art frames, blond 20-1/2 x 17-1/2 in.; dark hair 22 x 18-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Felicity, Ohio; Bernard Barenholtz, Marlboro, New Hampshire; Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 28-31, 1987, sale 5551, lots 1104 through 1110; Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection

Condition

both wax lined onto replaced stretchers, areas of retouch, wear at edges under frames; frames with attractive patina, wear commensurate with age, abrasions

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Private Collection, Felicity, Ohio; Bernard Barenholtz, Marlboro, New Hampshire; Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 28-31, 1987, sale 5551, lots 1104 through 1110; Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection