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Sat, Apr 10, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 712

Follower of Jean-Fran?ois Millet

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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
(French, 1814-1875)Potato Gatherer, bears signature lower right "J.F. Millet", oil on canvas, 16-1/4 x 13 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 25 x 21-7/8 in. - Provenance: John Fenning, New York to Herman Kertscher, New York, sold December 4, 1909 for $2,000 (accompanied by original receipt); Marjorie J. Doll by descent to Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edge, yellowed varnish, surface dirt, crackle, cupping with quilting verso; frame with some resurfacing, losses to composition, wear˜