Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM
Description:
American School, 18th Century
Portrait of a Gentleman Wearing a Powdered Wig. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., housed in an molded wood frame. Condition: Retouch, craquelure with paint losses l.l. and l.c., small tear l.l.
Note: This portrait was reportedly found in Maple Corners, East Calais, Vermont.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Retouch to face, jacket, and background, 1/2 in. tear l.l., two long abrasions with craquelure at center and l.l.