Single Owner Auction - The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr. of Newnan, Georgia
Sat, Sep 12, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 278
Thomas Sully, with Thomas Sully Jr.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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 |
(Pennsylvania/Britain, 1783-1872)ÿPortrait of Mrs. Rotch, Susan Ridgway Rotch Barton (circa 1797-1885), wife of Thomas Rotch, signed lower right "TS 1832", oil on canvas, 19-1/4 x 15-1/4 in.; gilt wood cove molding frame, 26 x 22-1/4 in.Note: Thomas Sully and his son, Thomas Sully Jr., both worked on various portraits of a "Miss" or a "Mrs. Rotch" (or Roach), listing a total of seven. It is likely this portrait is number 1513 on Sully's inventory in Biddle and Fielding, The Life and Works of Thomas Sully 1783-1872.ÿIt is described as a "copy of [a] former portrait by Sully, commenced by Thomas, Jr., and finished by Sully, begun May 2nd, finished June 13, 1832. Head./Price $60.00". There is also a listing (Charles Henry Hart, 1908) for No. 1416 described as "Roach Mrs., copy from my portrait. Head 1832, and thought to be a reference to the same painting with a different spelling.ÿÿ; Provenance: Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, purchased in 1974 for $12,600, as Elizabeth Rotch (accompanied by the original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
lined, restretched, crackle, retouch, surface dirt, some mildew spotting on surface of varnish.
Condition
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