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THBJames Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874) Miniature Portrait of a Boy Holding a Riding Crop in a Wooded Landscape
Lot 185
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$3,000 - $5,000
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By Bonhams Skinner
Apr 1, 2020 - Apr 13, 2020
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2020-04-01 12:00:00
2020-04-13 19:00:00
America/New_York
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This April’s American Furniture & Decorative Arts auction offers an opportunity to acquire fine early American urban-made furniture from two Massachusetts private collections, the roots of which began in the 1930s and which represent over a hundred years of combined connoisseurship. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
This April’s American Furniture & Decorative Arts auction offers an opportunity to acquire fine early American urban-made furniture from two Massachusetts private collections, the roots of which began in the 1930s and which represent over a hundred years of combined connoisseurship. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
James Sanford Ellsworth (American, 1802/03-1874)
Miniature Portrait of a Boy Holding a Riding Crop in a Wooded Landscape
Signed and dated "Sanforth/Ellsworth/1835" l.l.
Watercolor on ivory and paper, 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in., in an eglomise mat and gilt molded frame.
Condition: The face and shoulders on ivory laid onto a paper background; the face has a crack and small spots of pigment loss, minor toning on the background.
Provenance: The Lucy B. Mitchell Collection.
Literature: Illustrated and described in Lucy B. Mitchell, The Paintings of James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1978 (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: Williamsburg, Virginia, 1974), pp. 58-60, fig. A27.
Exhibitions: James Sanford Ellsworth, Itinerant Folk Artist, 1802-1873, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 13-December 1, 1974.
Note: This item may be subject to state and federal laws. Buyers are responsible for shipping.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. - Shipping Info
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