Lot 78

Severin Roesen

Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000

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
(German/America, c. 1815-c. 1871)A Pair of Paintings: Still Life with Fruit and Still Life with Flowers,ÿ still life with fruit signed lower left "Roesen", both oil on canvas, 26 x 21 in. ovals; fine reproduction carved gilt wood and composition frames and gilt wood spandrels,ÿ 33-3/4 x 27-3/4 in.Note: Each painting in the pair also bears a small label frame verso that reads "Middendorf".; Provenance: James Graham & Sons, New York, NY (labels verso); Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, NY, Highly Important Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century American Paintings, October 25, 1973, purchased for $36,000 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

both linen lined onto original stretchers, crackle, deformed areas on each signifyingÿareas of old repair, areas of retouch scattered throughout, areas of possible failed restoration; frame with minimal wear, see full condition report by Painting Conservation, Asheville, North Carolina, online
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