Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Auction: April 27, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
Circa 1820-1840, each inscribed to verso, respectively, "Capt. Joseph Taylor his portrait/ killed by Indians in Texas" and "Portrait of Catherine Fullington at 18 years (Mrs. John Craw)/ Born July 17, 1817 - died Dec. 7, 1909/ daughter of Rebecca Dudley Davis and Nathaniel Fullington/ (g.g.g. granddaughter of Gov. Jos. Dudley)"; the portrait of Joseph Taylor with preparer's stencil verso, "Prepared by Edward Dechaux/ New York"; oil on canvas, framed.
Provenance
A Philadelphia Collection.
Christie's, New York, September 25, 2008, Lot 12.
Property from a Long Island Estate.