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Lot 76
Sale 5980 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2022
7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$11,340
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Lam Qua (Chinese, 1801-1860) Portrait of Silas Weir Lewis (1819-1888) of Philadelphia, PA, circa 1840
Oil on canvas, retains extensive typed label from Child's Gallery, Inc. Boston, which states "Inscribed on original stretcher: S. Weir Lewis of Philadelphia by Lamqua, a Chinese Artist," carved and gilded Chinese frame.
9 1/2 in. x 8 1/8 in (sight)