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Lot 254: A PAINTED AND POLYCHROME DECORATED PINE FIREBOARD

Est: $100,000 USD - $150,000 USD
Christie'sNew York, NY, USJanuary 24, 2014

Item Overview

Description

A PAINTED AND POLYCHROME DECORATED PINE FIREBOARD ATTRIBUTED TO RUFUS PORTER (1792-1884), MAINE, 1819-1845 31 in. high, 36½ in. wide

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Manchester, New Hampshire, The Currier Gallery of Art; Durham, New Hampshire, University Art Galleries at the University of New Hampshire; Hanover, New Hampshire, Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, By Good Hands: New Hampshire Folk Art, 23 June 1989 - 20 May 1990.

Literature

Robert M. Doty, By Good Hands: New Hampshire Folk Art (Hanover, New Hampshire, 1989), p. 56, fig. 44.

Provenance

James T. Garvin House, Greenfield, New Hampshire, circa 1825 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Shaer, Manchester, New Hampshire

Auction Details

Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts

by
Christie's
January 24, 2014, 12:00 AM EST

502 Park Avenue at 59th Street, New York, NY, 10022, US