10-26-201410-26-2014
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October 26, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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American School, Mid-19th Century Portrait of Young Mr. Cork Seated Holding a Book.

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$554$450
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2757BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 26, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

American School, Mid-19th Century

Portrait of Young Mr. Cork Seated Holding a Book. Signed, dated, and inscribed indistinctly on reverse "D. Cork Jun 1836/Age 21 Years Done by E. Arthur (?)." Oil on artist board, the figure with his arm bent and resting on a chair back, with red drapery behind him, 17 x 14 in., in a molded giltwood frame.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

American School, chair