$770
American School, 19th Century Portrait of Two Children , c. 1840. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, c. 1840, 24 x 20 in., canvas with firm stamped on verso: "Prepared by Edward Dechaux New York.," in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Good, stable craquelure, varnish drips. The varnish is brownish and kind of crusty, and applied heavily so that in raking light you can see it dripping in the background above the children's heads.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-11-05