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August 12, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Watercolor Mourning Picture for the Cory Family

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3121MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 12, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Watercolor Mourning Picture for the Cory Family, Sarah Munro, Tiverton, Rhode Island, area, c. 1802, designed as four obelisks and a weeping woman among willows and a low arcade, all above stylized rows of shrubs, fencing, and brickwork, (paper with toning, repairs, abrasions, and losses),14 x 16 1/2 in. (sight),in an eglomise mat and giltwood frame.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $600-800


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Keywords

Sarah Munro, Sybil Kern