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THBAttributed to Sheldon Peck, Twin Sisters
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LiveNov 18, 2023
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- Lot Description
(American, 1797-1868)
Pair of Folk Portraits; Twin Sisters, unsigned, each oil on canvas, each 18 x 15 in.; matching period carved and paint decorated folk art frames, blond 22-1/4 x 18-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Felicity, Ohio; Bernard Barenholtz, Marlboro, New Hampshire; Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 28-31, 1987, sale 5551, lots 1104 through 1110; Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
Condition
both wax lined onto replaced stretchers, areas of retouch, one with patch repair verso, the other with surface wear and evidence of repair scratch or tear at left side, wear at edges under frames; frames with attractive patina, wear commensurate with age, abrasions, large cracks
- Provenance
Private Collection, Felicity, Ohio; Bernard Barenholtz, Marlboro, New Hampshire; Sotheby's, New York, Important Americana, January 28-31, 1987, sale 5551, lots 1104 through 1110; Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection
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