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Americana and Other Related Wares - August 10, 2023

Thu, Aug 10, 2023 10:00AM EDT
Lot 45

Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900): Portrait of Charles Ball Nye; and Portrait of Eliza Cole Nye with Daughter, Sylvia Nye

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Two oil on canvas, unsigned, Mrs. Nye with label from The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, lined.

Both 35 x 29 in., 42 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (frame).

Exhibited: The National Portrait Gallery, Erastus Salisbury Field, June-September 1984, cat. #40.
 

Condition

Both lined. Both with craquelure and scattered inpainting. The baby's face heavily inpainted. Surface soiling.

Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

 

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Robert Carlen.