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Lot 1726

Prior-Hamblen School

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,600

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

(Maine, 19th century)

Gentleman with a Book, unsigned, oil on canvas, 27 x 22-1/2 in.; carved gilt wood frame, 33 x 27-1/2 in.

Provenance: R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago, Illinois; Estate of Danny Wiginton, Huntsville, Alabama

Condition

wax and linen lined, thin line of re-touch right side, running approx. top to bottom, few scattered additional areas of re-touch, grime, crackle, possible accretion right lapel; frame apparently cut down, grime, abrasions and scratches, losses to gilt, general wear