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Emporium Auction - July 13, 2023

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Collections of the Darsie-Thomson Families, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Lot 102

William Antsey Dolland

Estimate: $300 - $500

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

(British, 1858-1929)

Neoclassical Scene with Two Women on a Loggia, signed lower right "W. Anstey Dolland", watercolor on paper, sight 23-5/8 x 9-5/8 in.; fine original carved and gilt wood Neoclassical style frame flanked by two columns, Wunderly Bros., 27-5/8 x 14 in.

Condition

not removed from original framing, some light fading, likely toned verso; frame lacking lower right side molding, other small losses

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