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18th & 19th C. Antiques & Decorative Arts
6:00 AM PT - Jul 12th, 2008

 

offered by
Brunk Auctions

 

PO Box 2135

Asheville, NC 28802
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Lot 35 save

American folk art portrait,

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child seated in a landscape holding flowers, label on back edge of frame identifies sitter as "Louise Prestou [or Preston] circa 1810 N.Y.C. married into Maylilleg(?) family of South Coventry Ct.", unsigned, oil on canvas, New England, circa 1840, 29-7/8 x 25 in.; original 19th century gilt wood frame. Lined, two periods of restoration including retouch of eyes, some in face, background and edges, craquelure, flaking, varnish yellowed, percentage undetermined; front of frame with evidence of original water gilt surface. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Stella Dobbins, Blowing Rock, North Carolina

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