June 17, 2023: Premier Americana – Day Two
Sat, Jun 17, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2183
JAMES H. GILLESPIE (BRITISH-AMERICAN, B. 1793), ATTRIBUTED, FOLK ART MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
JAMES H. GILLESPIE (BRITISH-AMERICAN, B. 1793), ATTRIBUTED, FOLK ART MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, watercolor, bust-length depiction of youthful sitter wearing a black dress, no signature located. Housed under glass in a period frame. First half 19th century. 2" x 2 1/2" sight, 4" x 3 1/2" OA.
Literature: See Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 6/20/2015, lot 431, for a similar example with characteristic technique to background
Catalogue Note: After working in London, Edinburgh, and Liverpool in the 1820s, Gillespie appeared in Halifax (NS) in 1829. By 1837 he was in Baltimore and in December 1838 in Philadelphia, having just previously working in NYC.
Condition
Very good overall visual condition. Not examined outside of frame.
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From the private collection of Robert Hartman, Burke, VA.
Discovered in Connecticut.
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