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Premier Auction - Session I - July 14, 2023

Fri, Jul 14, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 436

Robert Weir Allan

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

(Scottish, 1852-1942)

Southwark Bridge, London, signed lower right "Robert W. Allan", oil on canvas, 15-1/4 x 21-1/4 in.; original J.J. Gillespie Arts and Crafts carved and gilt wood frame, 20-1/2 x 26-1/2 in.

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edge, not removed from original frame due to backing inscription, canvas slightly loose; frame with minor abrasions

Property from the Thomson House, 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, built by Thomas Chalmers Darsie; by descent to Anne Darsie Thomson then to Robert Thomson; Gifted 2014 to Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania