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American & Southern | March 13, 2025

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Fine art includes four works by Winfred Rembert, Abundant Still Life by Severin Roesen, a portrait by Thomas Sully, a steam and sail ship painting by James Buttersworth, and a character study by Frederic Remington. Additional items include a Mouzon map of North and South Carolina, a collection of miniature boxes by Jonas Weber and the Compass artist, and a Simon Willard tall case clock. Furniture examples include a Peabody family high chest from Boston and a Virginia secretary.
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Lot 1270

Ben Long, Three Male Nudes

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$500

Bid Increments

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$100 $50
$1,000 $100
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$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(American/North Carolina, born 1945)

three studies of the male nude: profile study of man in chair with leg up, signed lower right with monogram "BL/IV.V. LXXII", graphite on brown paper, 17-3-8 x 17-3/4 in.; study of man on one knee resting head on hand, signed lower right with monogram "BL/LXXII", graphite on brown paper, 13-1/4 x 9-3/4 in.; profile study of man crouching, signed lower right with monogram "BL/LXXII", graphite on brown paper, 12-3/4 x 10-5/8 in.; all unframed

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

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Private North Carolina Collection

all with varying amounts of creasing and folds, some smudging