Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

November 19, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Three

Sat, Nov 19, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 2090

CONTINENTAL SCHOOL ABRAHAM LINCOLN MINIATURE PORTRAIT

Estimate: $200 - $300
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Bid Increments

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$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
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$100,000 $10,000
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL ABRAHAM LINCOLN MINIATURE PORTRAIT, watercolor on ivory, bust depiction facing right gazing into the viewer's eyes, based on a portrait by Mathew Brady Studio. Period veneered frame. Housed in a modern shadowbox frame with museum glass. 19th century. 1 3/4" x 1 3/8" sight, 9" x 8 1/2" OA.
Provenance: From the collection of Williston and Josephine Cofer, Alexandria, VA.
Heritage Auctions, 3/1/2008, lot 48163 (restoration not noted).

Condition

Image with restoration at lower edge and associated inpainting, frame with cracks and lifting to veneers. Not examined out of frame.