$6,518
Franklin H. Eshelman (American 19th/20th c.) , oil on canvas Berks County, Pennsylvania farm scene, titled Old Snyder Farm and Bertolet Log Cabin , signed lower right F.H. Eshelman and initialed on stretcher FHE '97 , 26" x 42". The log cabin depicted was moved between 1965 and 1967 and reconstructed on the Daniel Boone Homestead. This piece was exhibited at the Reading Public Museum in 1982. For a similar example, see Sotheby's, January 2002, lot 866, The Collection of Julie and Sandy Paley, depicting the same farm in the Oley Valley. Provenance: Sold at Pook & Pook, Inc., October 24, 2008, Lot 125, The Americana Collection of Richard and Rosemarie Machmer. Paul R. Eshelman.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2012-10-06
