$12,000
American School, 19th Century Frog Pond, Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Massachusetts. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in., in a period molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Craquelure, minor surface grime. Note: A partial exhibition label from the Boston Athenaeum inscribed "...Newburyport Burying ground... Bricher...be returned to Miss Bryant" is affixed to the back of the frame. This note refers to Julia Bryant (1847-1901), an owner of the Seymour Lady's Secretary/Bookcase (Lot 186). Provenance: Estate of Charles P. Fisher
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-27