AMER AUGUST 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/24/2016
ATTRIBUTED TO SHELDON PECK (American, 1797-1868) PORTRAITS OF MR & MRS BUSH.Outstanding oil on canvas half portraits of Mr. & Mrs. Bush seated in the same Empire red upholstered mahogany sofa. Both wear black and she wears a lace bonnet and collar, holding a bible in her lap. He wears a black suit and has wavy black hair. Both having a greenish background. Wonderfully housed in wonderful flame mahogany ogee type frames which accent the sofa''s rich graining. SIZE: 36-1/2" x 28-1/2". Overall: 43-1/2" x 35-1/2". CONDITION: Strip line edge reinforcement, craquelure and some professional restoration. 49437-1 WAG (6,000-9,000)