$6,518
American School, 19th Century Portrait of Sea Captain Seth Nickerson of Providence, Rhode Island. Unsigned, sitter identified on the envelope he is holding partly inscribed "Capt. Ni----- Provide---/RI." Oil on canvas, c. 1825, depicting the gentleman seated before a window with a view of a coastal scene with a sailing vessel in the distance, 28 x 24 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Retouch to hair and clothing. Provenance: Family descent. Retouch to sides and tendrils of hair, shirt, stock and jacket, probably cleaned and varnished.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-03-06