$1,896
Prior/Hamblin School, 19th Century Portrait of Captain James Snow of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Unsigned. Oil on paperboard, 17 3/4 x 14 1/4 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Scattered small paint losses. Note: A photograph of a house accompanying the portrait is inscribed "Home of Capt. James Snow on Main St. Mattapoisett. An inscription on paper backing the painting reads "Portrait of Capt. James Snow (Merchant Capt.) Main St. of Mattapoisett (Rochester) Mass./lived in the house now owned by Mrs. James Hamm--d/ father of Adeline Burbank/Painted in London in 1800/died 1858 age 88/married Anna Dexter in 1795. several small scattered paint spot losses in background, hair and jacket possibly due to mold (some whitish substance on some of the spots, painting is behind glass).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-02-17