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Sat, Dec 4, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 696

Robert M. Pratt

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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(American, 1811-1880)

Winter Chores, 1875, signed with initials lower right "RMP. N.A/75", watercolor, pastel, and pencil on buff paper, 11-1/2 x 9-1/2 in.; Fine Eli Wilner and Company reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frame, 15-3/4 x 13-3/4 in.

Provenance: Wilson Collection, (bears label verso), 1948; Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California, label verso; Alexander Gallery, New York, NY, label verso

Condition

not examined out of frame, small areas of foxing mostly at right side, apparent small repair lower left corner; frame with minimal wear, small areas of loss to gilding at corners and edges

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