$563
American School, Mid-19th Century Portrait of a Mother and Child, with Coral Necklace Worn by the Child Unsigned. Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in., in a brown-stained molded frame; necklace approx. lg. 12 in. Condition: Lined, minor retouch on the edge of the woman's face. Provenance: Purchased at auction at Garth's in 1976. Note: An inscription in marker on the cardboard backing reads "Unknown Lady + Child/By unknown American Artis[t]/From Pratt Collection/of Rhode Island," just above a label from the Lyman Allen Museum with small inscription reading "Pratt." Estimate $600-800 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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-04-01