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Premier Auction - Session II | November 12, 2022

Sat, Nov 12, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 774

Early New York Family Portrait

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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

(American, 19th century)

The Brookins Family, circa 1838, unsigned, oil on canvas, 46 x 38-1/2 in.; reproduction carved gilt wood frame, 50-1/2 x 43 in.

Note:

Exhibited: The William Benton Museum, Storrs, Connecticut, 1973; The New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, New York, July 1- September 5, 1973; Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, Maine, July 11-September 21, 1974

Literature: Our Splendid National Heritage, (need reference***)

Provenance: Descended in the Brookins Family, New York; Peter TIllou, Connecticut (label verso); Sotheby's, New York, October 26, 1985, American Folk Art from the Collection of Peter Tillou; Private South Carolina Collection

Condition

wax and linen lined, backed with unknown support surface, stabilized crackle; frame with wear

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