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October 25, 2018 12:00 PM - November 4, 2018 05:00 PMCalender
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American School, Late 19th Century Portrait of the Clipper Ship Aldana Rokes

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3158TLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 25, 2018 12:00PM

Description:

American School, Late 19th Century

Portrait of the Clipper Ship Aldana Rokes
Unsigned, vessel identified on a pennant and indistinctly on the bow.
Pastel on marble dust paper, 21 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (sight),in a gilt frame.
Condition: Abrasions and minor loss.

Provenance: Acquired from Judy Milne, November 19, 1977.

Note: Research provided by the consignor indicates that the Aldana Rokes was built in Thomaston, Maine, in 1869.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $600-800

There is an area of water staining above and extending into the three masts of the ship, and a water stain along the right edge.


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Keywords

Judy Milne, Sybil Kern