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Wed, Jan 11, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 1182

Prior Hamblin School

Estimate: $8,000 - $10,000

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

(American, 19th century)

Child in a Blue Dress-Amos Fremont Ames at Age Two, unsigned, labeled verso "Primitive Painting /Annie Maude Ames Jones to Frederica Seavey Jacobs/Painted by William Matthew Prior/...Amos Fremont Ames born September 21, 1852/Painted when about two years of age", oil on canvas, 27 x 22 in.; carved wood frame, 29-1/4 x 24-1/4 in.

Provenance: Annie Maude Ames Jones to Frederica Seavey Jacobs (see label verso); Private Collection

Condition

laid on panel, areas of old repair and subsequent retouch, surface dirt

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Annie Maude Ames Jones to Frederica Seavey Jacobs (see label verso); Private Collection