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Portrait, Little Girl in White Dress
New England
Compared to the hand of Hannah Fairfield
Circa 1840
Oil on Panel

The subject, seated within landscape, wearing white dress, pantaloons and red shoes is holding a basket of strawberries with a spray of strawberries in her other hand. This painting is without restoration and is mounted within a carved and gilt frame of the period. (Frame: 29.5 x 34.5 inches; view: 23.5 x 28.5 inches)

$31,500

898-1

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Portrait, Young Child, Oil on Canvas
Attributed to John S. Blunt (1798 to 1835)
Maine, Massachusetts or New Hampshire
Circa 1830's

A young child with raised arm holding cluster of grapes positioned within landscape wearing green clothing. The painting displays characteristics associated with the hand of John Blunt. The work remains on original stretcher, and has been lightly cleaned; minor scattered in-painting.
(Mounted within modern gilt frame: 40.75 by 49.25 inches; view: 34.5 by 43 inches.)

$10,500

659-7

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Portrait, Young Gentleman
Attributed to Horace Bundy (1814-1883)
Circa 1840's
Oil on Canvas

The canvas remains on original stretcher, and has been relined. It appears that the frame may be original. (Frame: 30.5 x 35.25 inches; view: 24.5 x 29.25 inches)

$2,985

765-2

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Portrait
New England
Circa 1820
Oil on canvas

The subject wears a black lace mantilla over a white lace cap, gold beads, and a white ruffled lace collar. The work is mounted within a modern frame; painting was professionally restored by Mayer and Myer in 1992. The subject is identified on a very old card affixed to the verso as Zellah Crosbei Abbott, (1771-1843), mother of Chenery Abbott. A quick genealogy search suggests that Chenery was born to Zillah Chenery Abbott wife of Lemuel Abbott December 10, 1795 at Holden, Massachusetts where Zillah died March 8, 1843. (Frame: 25.75 x 29.5 inches; view: 19.75 x 23.5 inches.)

$895

549-7

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Portrait...oil on canvas
Seated Young Woman
Anonymous
Circa 1840's

As depicted, the young lady seated on Sheraton chair with floral carpet beneath; she holds printed material. The picture has been relined; in-painting restricted to background. The work is mounted in a red painted period frame with applied corner-blocks; backboard inscribed in pencil-Mary Bentzel-Feb. 16, 1856; it is not know if this frame is original to the portrait. (Frame: 19.75 x 15.75 inches; view: 15.25 x 11.25 inches.)

$3,785

448-10

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Moses B. Russell
Portrait of Nathaniel Fessenden
Oil on Canvas
Massachusetts
Circa 1850

Oil on canvas portrait of a boy identified as Nathaniel B. Fessenden painted by Moses B. Russell (1809 - 1884). The subject wears a red dress with red and white stripped socks and is holding his spaniel Flight. The canvas has Boston and London stencils on the reverse and is signed "M. B. Russell Pinxt. / Boston / 1850" in black...also on the reverse. The work is mounted in a gilt-wood frame; a paper label on the stretcher notes that the painting was cleaned in 2000. This picture purportedly descended in the family of the sitter. (24.5-inches x 29.5-inches view, 31-inches x 36.25-inches framed.)

$8,400

544-4

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Portrait Of Handsome Gentleman
Anonymous
Circa 1810

The subject with brunette hair and almond shaped blue eyes has a lovely complexion and wears a high white collar, ruffled shirt, cravat; white vest with yellow stripes, dark coat with brass buttons. The canvas was trimmed on tack-edge, remounted and stretched on period stretcher; mounted within period carved and gilt frame. The work remains in very good condition with only minor scattered touches. (Frame: 24.25 x 30.75 inches; view: 18.5 x 23.5 inches.)

$1,695

549-11

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Portrait of a Mother and Infant
Oil on Canvas
Circa 1850

Portrait of a young mother seated in an upholstered chair, holding her infant daughter, the mother wears a black dress with a lace collar and a pink ribbon, her daughter wears a white baptismal dress with pink bows on the sleeves and holds a rattle, to their left is the trunk of a tree. Relined, cracking but stable.
(34-inches by 29-inches framed, view area 29.5-inches by 24.5-inches.)

$4,650

294-2

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Portrait Of Boy On Horse
Turn of 20th Century
Anonymous

This painting was found in the Buffalo, New York area and remains on original stretcher; excellent overall condition. The attractive carved and gilt modern frame measures 28.5 x 39.25 inches; view: 23.25 x 33.75 inches.

$5,375

659-8

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Portrait Of Gentleman
Signed by H.C. Pratt (1803-1880)
Maine...circa 1826
Oil on Canvas

Oil on canvas, signed on the reverse, "H. C. Pratt / pinxt / 1826," Henry Cheevers Pratt (1803 - 1880) was an American portrait painter; it is known he was working in Portland, ME during the time this painting was done. The sitter is unknown. Some in-painting and tack-edge reinforced; old patch near the bottom. The portrait remains on original stretcher and appears to be mounted within its original gilt frame that measures 37.5-inches x 32-inches; 29.5-inches x 24-inches view.

$4,975

448-12

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Monk Painting Portrait of a Cardinal
Oil on Canvas in Elaborate Frame

Oil on canvas depicting a monk painting a portrait of an aging cardinal, signed T. Rosenthal, possibly Toby [Tobias] Rosenthal. Rosenthal was an expatriate American genre painter who studied and spent much of his career in Germany. He usually worked very large so if this is by him it would definitely be a sketch that someone had framed.
Condition: flaking on the painting, and losses to the frame.
Dimensions: 9.5 by 7.5-inch sight-size, 18 by 16-inch frame.

$1,750

514-134

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Portrait-Ship Captain
Anonymous
Circa 1820's

As depicted, the well-dressed subject holds a telescope and wears a shirt-pin and watch fobs suggesting success. The canvas is relined, re-stretched, and mounted within a period walnut frame in old surface that is not original to the picture. Overall excellent condition with extremely minor scattered in-paint.
(Frame: 18.75 x 24 inches; view: 14.25 x 19.5 inches.)

$3,485

659-3

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Portrait-Young Child
American School
Circa 1830's

As depicted, the handsome child seated before rose-color drapery holding flowers. The work is mounted with a period gilt frame. Extremely minor touchup to a few scattered abrasions with all else fine. (Frame: 33.25 x 38.25 inches; view: 23.25 x 28.25 inches.)

$9,700

556-45

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