AMERICAN FOLK ART PORTRAIT, c. 1840
portrait of Charles Franklin Carter, b. 1840
standing, holding a reticulated basket of berries and a riding crop
landscape background with lake, house and bird on branch
riding crop initialed CFC (Charles Franklin Carter) b. 1840, Worcester
o/c; 27 by 22 in.; original gold frame 29.5 by 24
Descended through the Carter family of Massachusetts; Roland Carter Martin inherited in 1886, to Jennie Weston Carter, to present owner
Untouched; no restoration under black light; small scratch in solid part of background; original stretchers.
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Realized: $36,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 76 : AMERICAN FOLK ART PORTRAIT, c. 1840
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