March 10, 2024 09:00 AM PDT Annex
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Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) Portrait of Rhoda Bennett Couch
Framed Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) oil on canvas painting, "Portrait of Rhoda Bennet Couch". Circa 1830. Portrait of a lady in white bonnet and floral embroidered black garment holding a book. She is seated in a painted chair. Period gold leaf frame.
Literature: See Revisiting Ammi Phillips: Fifty Years of American Portraiture, by Stacy C. Hollander and Howard Fertig, curators, p. 62; the subject is listed as Rhoda Bennett. It was speculated that the painting was probably done in the Great Barrington, Massachusetts, area.
Dimensions: Frame: 35-1/8"h x 29-1/8"w; Canvas: 30"h x 24"w.
Processing and shipping within the continental U.S $90 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping.
Provenance: Skinner, American Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale #2509, August, 2010, Lot 833, price $11,258; New England Auctions, The Estate of Jonathan Rickard, April 20, 2023, Lot 327; The Estate of Gordon Fine, San Francisco
Provenance:Skinner, American Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale #2509, August, 2010, Lot 833; New England Auctions, The Estate of Jonathan Rickard, April 20, 2023, Lot 327; The Estate of Gordon Fine, Sa
Condition:
Repair verso.
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Estimate:
$1,000 -
$2,500
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium
$863
03/10/2024
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