Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3307MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2019 10:00AM
Description:
Alpheus Chapin (Massachusetts, 19th Century)
Three Miniature Portraits: Horrace Billings Chapin, Sophia Chapin, and a Self Portrait
Inscribed on the backs of the portraits with the names of the sitters and artist; the self-portrait with Chapin's Portrait Painter trade card.
Watercolor on paper, ht. to 3 1/2 in., in giltwood frames.
Condition: Toning, not examined out of frames.
Estimate $800-1,200
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