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Asheville, NC 28802
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Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Mar 26, 2022
(England/Charleston, South Carolina, 1796-1850)
Pair of Charleston Portraits: Mrs. J.W. Phillips, Mr. J.W. Phillips, 1834, both signed lower right "Jos.Jackson 1834", oil on canvas, 22 x 27 in.; matching period carved gilt wood and composition frames, 38-1/2 x 33-1/2 in.; with coin silver spoon, fiddle handle, inscribed "J. W. Philips", marks for Lindel Sprague (Columbus, OH 1815-1820 and Wooster, OH 1820-1875)
Provenance: Dana E. Tillou Fine Arts, Buffalo, New York; The Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina, purchased in 2004 for $14,840 (includes original receipt); Property from an Important Charleston Collection
both paintings relined and restretched, surfaces cleaned and varnished, Mr. Phillips with small areas of retouch above his left shoulder and points scattered throughout, Mrs. Phillips with small points of retouch throughout and cheeks with small percentage retouched, both frames with some loss and cracks, separation at corners; spoon bowl with loss to tip, overall wear, minor chipping to gilt
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