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Zedekiah Belknap (1781 - 1858)
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Zedekiah Belknap
- Portrait of a Young girl Wearing a White Dress and Gold Beads
- oil on wood panel
- 23 1/2 by 18 in.
she sits in a paint-decorated Windsor armchair and holds a doll.
Provenance
Marguerite Riorden, Southport, Connecticut;
Sotheby’s New York, The American Folk Art Collection of Jon and Rebecca Zoler, January 22, 2005, sale 8054, lot 664.
Sotheby’s New York, The American Folk Art Collection of Jon and Rebecca Zoler, January 22, 2005, sale 8054, lot 664.
Literature
Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo, "Beyond Tradition: A Folk Art Collection in New Hampshire," Antiques & Fine Art, vol. VII, issue 2, Summer/Autumn 2006, p. 135.
Condition
Panel is cupped, minor scatter inpainting (including a stabilized age crack that runs vertically from the lower margin up to the girl's chin). Replaced frame (custom-made to accommodate the cupped panel).
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.