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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
August 8, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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Micah Williams (New Jersey/New York, 1782-1837) Portrait of a Man in a Navy Jacket.

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2838MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 09, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

Micah Williams (New Jersey/New York, 1782-1837)

Portrait of a Man in a Navy Jacket.
Unsigned.
Pastel on paper, 24 x 20, in original frame, 27 x 23 in.
Condition: minor tears, abrasions, and losses.

Provenance: Paul Madden.

Note: An old paper label affixed to the reverse notes that the newspaper used to back the portrait (a technique Williams often employed),is from an 1817 issue of the Elizabethtown (New Jersey) Journal.
Estimate $6,000-8,000


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Keywords

Micah Williams, Paul Madden, Elizabethtown (New Jersey) Journal