Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, May 20, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 504

Pair of August Christian Hauck Portraits, 1772

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

(Dutch, 1742-1801)

Noble Woman in a Blue Ribbon Trimmed Gown, with heraldic crest upper right with rampant ram, signed lower right "A. C. Hauck pinx 1772", oil on canvas, 32-5/8 x 26-1/2 in.; plate frame with heraldic crest of rampant ram, 39-7/8 x 32 in.; Gentleman in a Gray, Silk Brocaded Jacket and Waistcoat, signed lower right "A. C. Hauck pinxit 1772", unsigned, oil on canvas, 32-5/8 x 26-5/8 in.; plate frame with heraldic crest, 40-1/4 x 31-7/8 in.

Provenance: Property from a Private South Carolina Plantation

Condition

each lined, craquelure, crackle, cupping, stretcher marks, retouch; some wear to frames

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