Lot 512
  • 512

John Frederick Herring Sr.

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • John Frederick Herring Sr.
  • A Pheasant Cock and Hen
  • signed J.F. Herring and dated 1825 (center left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 41 1/4 by 30 in.; 104.9 by 76.2 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection, Florida;
Private Collection, Virginia;
Sotheby's, New York, December 2, 2005, lot 55.

Condition

The canvas is lined. The surface of the work is in overall good condition. There is some craquelure throughout. Under UV; scattered inpaint throughout. Heavy masking varnish.
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