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American & Southern | March 13, 2025

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Fine art includes four works by Winfred Rembert, Abundant Still Life by Severin Roesen, a portrait by Thomas Sully, a steam and sail ship painting by James Buttersworth, and a character study by Frederic Remington. Additional items include a Mouzon map of North and South Carolina, a collection of miniature boxes by Jonas Weber and the Compass artist, and a Simon Willard tall case clock. Furniture examples include a Peabody family high chest from Boston and a Virginia secretary.
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Lot 1007

Severin Roesen

Estimate: $28,000 - $48,000
Starting Bid
$14,000

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(German/America, 1815-1872)

Abundant Still Life, circa 1865, unsigned, 30 x 40 in.; original ornate carved gilt wood frame, 42 x 52 in.

Provenance: Purnell Art Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1982. This lot is accompanied by a facsimile of the original sales receipt, Mrs. Vincent McCabe, York, Pennsylvania

Note: This lot is accompanied by a recent letter from Judith O'Toole, the renowned expert on Roesen's work, authenticating and discussing it in great detail, calling it "...an exceptional example of an authentic work by Severin Roesen."  It is also accompanied by a much earlier letter from Dr. William Gerdts, dated 1980, also authenticating and discussing the work.  

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Purnell Art Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1982. This lot is accompanied by a facsimile of the original sales receipt, Mrs. Vincent McCabe, York, Pennsylvania

lined, areas of retouch; frame in good condition overall, some cracking, re-gilt