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to CRN AUCTIONS, INC.
Established in 1976
Auctioneers of Fine Antiques, Works of Art and Accessories
57 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138
phone: (617) 661-9582 email: info@crnauctions.com fax: (617) 661-1434
THE G.W. SAMAHA COLLECTION OF AMERICANA
SUNDAY, JUNE 19th, 2022
G.W. "Bill" Samaha, one of the preeminent and most respected dealers and collectors of important American antiques.
Approximately 250 lots consisting of a wonderful variety of formal and country furniture,
folk art, paintings and accessories.
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Featuring: John Brewster, Jr. (Connecticut/Maine, 1766-1854)
Portrait of the artist's sister, Betsey Avery Brewster(1798-1838, oil on canvas, 31 by 22 inches
This portrait was on loan to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibition "American Folk" in 2001.
CRN Auctions sold the portrait of the artist's other sister, Sophia, in October 2021
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