11-04-200611-05-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2337Boston
November 4, 2006 03:00 PMCalender
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American School, 19th Century Still Life with Fruit in a Footed Bowl.

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$10,575$9,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2337Location: BostonDate / Time: November 04, 2006 3:00PM

Description:

American School, 19th Century

Still Life with Fruit in a Footed Bowl. Unsigned. Watercolor theorem on paper, c. 1830, 14 1/2 x 18 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Toning.

Note: The watercolor paper used in this theorem is marked with the stamp of Thomas De La Rue & Co., founded in 1821 in London. The stamp reads "DE LA RUE & CO EXTRA LONDON," and is continued under the rabbet of the frame. A similar example of this theorem is found in American Folk Paintings From the Abby Aldridge Rockefeller Center, p. 177, figure 122.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

London, American School, Thomas De La Rue & Co., DE LA RUE & CO, Abby Aldridge Rockefeller Center