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THBAmerican School 19th Century Portrait of a Young Girl
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 6, 2024
Our July 6-7 Live Auction in Knoxville features more than 1,000 lots of Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry from the founding family of Rogersville, TN, and from the historic Pinckney family of Charleston, SC; from the estate of William J. Eskind of Nashville; the living estate of Jerry Waters, Maryville, the estate of U.S. Ambassador Ron Schlicher of Brentwood, and from other fine estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts 9 AM Eastern Time on Saturday, July 6 (lots #1-671) and continues at 1 PM Sunday, July 7 (lots #672-1086) at our Knoxville Gallery, 4310 Papermill Drive. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
An early 19th-century American school oil on canvas painting of a young girl, purportedly Henrietta Maria Tuttle (1795-1862) at eight years of age. The half-length portrait depicts Tuttle with long brown hair and brown eyes gazing slightly to the right, wearing a white dress with blue ribbons around her waist and arms, gold earrings, and a gold necklace with an oval pendant, set against a brown background. Housed in a branch and leaf carved and pebbled gilt wood frame. Unsigned. Sight: 17 1/4" H x 13 1/8" W. Framed: 23 3/8" H x 19 1/2" W. Note: Henrietta Maria Tuttle was the daughter of the sea captain Hugh H. Tuttle (1768-1810) and Priscilla Hazard Tuttle (b. England, 1775-1806) and was second wife of the sea captain William Le Mercier Martine (b. France, 1778-1833). They had four children together including a son, Alfred Henry Martine (1831-1905), whose daguerreotype is being sold in this auction.
PROVENANCE: Private Knoxville, TN collection, by descent through the family.
Condition
Overall grime and light craquelure. Oral history states that the canvas was cut down and restored sometime in the late 19th century. Two small circular areas of paint loss to the upper margin, approximately 1/4" and 1/8". Losses to the subject's right sleeve plus some blooming to varnish layer in hair at right. Evidence of rubbing to old stretchers to the perimeter. Losses and old repairs to the frame, primarily to the corners.
- Provenance
Private Knoxville, TN collection, by descent through the family.
- Shipping Info
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Bank: Pinnacle Bank
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 900
Nashville, TN 37201
Phone # (865) 766-3000
Swift Code: PNFPUS44
Routing, Transit, ABA: 064008637
Beneficiary: Case Antiques, Inc.
4310 Papermill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37909
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