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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 1098

Thomas Sully

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Starting Bid
$3,000

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 (American/Pennsylvania, 1783-1872) 

Sybilla Persica, after Guercino, 1869, signed, titled, and dated verso "Copy of Sybilla Persica TS 1869 ", oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 36-1/4 x 31-1/4 x 3-1/2 in. 

Provenance: Executor's sale of the artist's paintings, Philadelphia, 1872; Christopher Rockafellow; Mrs Anna Walker; Mrs Austin L Beaujou; Anslew Gallery, Inc.,1970; Palmetto Hall: The Jay P. Altmayer Family Collection; Lot 3355 Millea Brothers, May 2017, sold for $7,500.; Private South Carolina Collection

Literature: Biddle, Edward, Mantle Fielding, and Mantle Fielding. The Life And Works of Thomas Sully, 1783-1872, Philadelphia, 1921, number 425, page 385.

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Executor's sale of the artist's paintings, Philadelphia, 1872; Christopher Rockafellow; Mrs Anna Walker; Mrs Austin L Beaujou; Anslew Gallery, Inc.,1970; Palmetto Hall: The Jay P. Altmayer Family Collection; Lot 3355 Millea Brothers, May 2017, sold for $7,500.; Private South Carolina Collection

lined, stabilized crackle, areas of retouch; frame with wear