03-03-201803-03-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3080BBoston
March 3, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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American School, Late 19th Century Still Life with Law Books, Letter, and Newspaper

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$3,690$3,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3080BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 03, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

American School, Late 19th Century

Still Life with Law Books, Letter, and Newspaper
Unsigned, c. 1880.
Oil on canvas, 13 x 19 in., in a giltwood frame signed by Paul Carter Goodnow.
Condition: Minor retouch, varnished.

Provenance: Collection of Judge Jon Tom Staton, Edmond, Oklahoma.

Note: The envelope on the table in the painting is addressed to the Honorable Hugh Young in Hillsborough, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, and both the letter and the newspaper are dated 1880. Information relating to Young is contained in a sleeve affixed to the reverse of the painting.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Spots of retouch along the left edge where the canvas meets the liner. Small spot of retouch on the spine of the tan law book.


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Keywords

Jon Tom Staton, Paul Carter Goodnow, Edmond