$474
American School, 19th Century Portrait Miniature of Albert B. Allen. Unsigned, artist identified in inscriptions on reverse of backing as Albert Gallatin Hoit (American, 1809-1856). Watercolor on paper, 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in., housed in a molded walnut frame. Condition: Toning, crease. Note: According to inscriptions on paper affixed on the reverse, Albert B. Allen was born in Norridgewock, Maine on March 6, 1819 and died there in November of 1842 at the age of 23. there is a faint crease that runs rt. beside his head at a rt. angle (under close inspection)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-02-17