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Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Feb 12, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 528

John Frederick Herring Sr.

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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
(British, 1795-1865)Red Pyle Old English Bantam Rooster with Two Hens in a Barn, signed lower left "J.F. Herring/1830", oil on canvas, 28 x 36-1/8 in.; modern gilt wood frame, 31-3/8 x 39-5/8 in. - Provenance: Scott & Fowles, New York, purchased in 1947 for $3500. (accompanied by receipt, photograph and correspondence); Property from a duPont Family Estate, Charlottesville, Virginia

Condition

lined with wax and synthetic fabric, some craquelure, abrasion at edges, scattered light retouch