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.