August Americana online Online
Description:
Alonzo Slafter (Vermont, 1801-1864)
Pair of Portraits: Two Sisters. One signed, inscribed, and dated "Miss Sarah ---/By Slafter/1830." Oil on canvas, the girls each in a black dress and white lacy collar, with tortoiseshell hair combs, each 26 x 22 in., in gilt frames. Condition: Minor retouch, including to faces.
Estimate $800-1,200
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