Lot 4181
  • 4181

Sheldon Peck (1797 - 1868)

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Sheldon Peck
  • Young Woman in Paneled Room
  • oil on wood panel
  • 27 by 24 in.

Provenance

Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 3, 1996, lot 425;
Roberto Freitas American Antiques, Stonington, Connecticut.

Condition

Panel is largely free of warping, cupping, and cracks, scattered inpainting. Period frame: 31 3/4 by 29 1/4 inches
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Catalogue Note

Painted during the time he lived in Jordan, New York (1828-1836), the subject wears a lace bonnet and sits in a fancy painted chair in front of window.