Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: Thalhimer & Moore Estates

Fri, May 13, 2016 05:00PM EDT - Sat, May 14, 2016 05:00PM EDT
Lot 254

Hermann Herzog

Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000

Bid Increments

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$3,000 $250
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Pennsylvania/Germany, 1831-1932) Team Crossing McCall's Ferry, signed lower right "H. Herzog" with artist's fabric label verso stretcher with number "258", oil on canvas, 22 x 30-1/8 in.; fine gilt wood and composition cove molding frame,. Condition: original stretcher and tacking edge, scattered light retouch; frame with some losses to gilt surface. Notes: In both the 18th and 19th centuries, McCall’s Ferry was a prominent crossing on the Susquehanna River. Located in Lower Chanceford Township, York County, Pennsylvania, it served travelers on the leading highway connecting Philadelphia to both the South and the West. This lot is accompanied by a facsimile of an appraisal by Pamela Mayo, Mayo Gallery, Richmond, Virginia. Provenance: Craig & Tarlton, Inc., North Carolina, purchased 1974; Estate of Charles G. Thalhimer, Richmvond, Virginia

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edge, scattered light retouch; frame with some losses to gilt surface