11-08-200911-08-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2482Boston
November 8, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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Italian School, 19th Century Portrait of Captain Seth Crosby.

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$2,370$2,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2482Location: BostonDate / Time: November 08, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Italian School, 19th Century

Portrait of Captain Seth Crosby. Signed, dated 1834, and subject identified in inscriptions on the reverse "Capt. Seth Crosby/Posa Baiyutupi Carrea Pinxt Genova 1834." Oil on canvas, 29 x 24 1/4 in., unframed. Condition: Three old patch repairs, two c.l., one c.r., craquelure, retouch to hair, cravat, vest, small paint loss on jacket.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Canvas loose in several areas on tacking edge.

Keywords

Seth Crosby, Italian School