Brunk Auctions
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Premier Auction - Session II - March 25, 2023

Sat, Mar 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 854

Nashville Portrait by William Brown Cooper

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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/Tennessee, 1811-1900)

Willoughby Williams Jr., signed lower left "Cooper", inscribed verso "Woodlawn Mansion Nashville, Willoughby Williams Jr., 1798-1882, by Washington B. Cooper", oil on canvas, 36 x 29 in.; molded and painted frame, 42-1/2 x 35 in.

Note:

Williams lived in Woodlawn, a National Register of Historic places listed mansion in Nashville, with his wife M. Nancy Nichols (1808-1844).

Condition

crackle throughout, retouch in forehead, old puncture repair in lower right of waistcoat, some surface dirt, would appear to have been cleaned and revarnished at some point; period frame with good color on wood and stretchers, front has been repainted

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