Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2985BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 04, 2017 10:00AM
Description:
Attributed to Ralph Earl (Connecticut, Massachusetts, 1751-1801)
Pair of Portraits of Northhampton, Massachusetts, Clockmaker Isaac Gere (1771-1812) and his Wife Jemina Kingsley Gere (1780-1803)
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 41 1/2 x 33 in., in molded black-painted and gilt-gesso frames.
Condition: Relined, repaired tear, extensive retouch.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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