06-05-200506-05-2005
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June 5, 2005 11:00 AMCalender
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Attributed to Benjamin Greenleaf (Massachusetts, 1786-1864) Portrait of Timothy Brainard Egerton.

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2295Location: BostonDate / Time: June 05, 2005 11:00AM

Description:

Attributed to Benjamin Greenleaf (Massachusetts, 1786-1864)

Portrait of Timothy Brainard Egerton. Penciled and ink inscription on reverse reads: "Timothy Brainard Egerton/Born August the 10: 1790/Painted by Benjamin Greenleaf at Randolph, Vermont/March 31, 1816/Died in Manchester N.H. 1845 in October." Reverse painting on glass depicting a bust-length portrait of Egerton when he was twenty-six years of age, 12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in., in original frame. Condition: Good.

Note: A genealogical search records that Timothy Egerton was born August 10, 1790, and was the sixth of eight children born to Oliver and Lucy (Brainard) Egerton, and resided in Randolph, Vermont.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

Keywords

Timothy Brainard Egerton, Benjamin Greenleaf, Randolph, Vermont, Massachusetts, Timothy Egerton, genealogical search, Lucy (Brainard) Egerton, Oliver Egerton