Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) Portrait of Rhoda Bennett Couch

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Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) Portrait of Rhoda Bennett Couch

Framed Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) oil on canvas painting, "Portrait of Rhoda Bennet Couch". Circa 1830. Portrait of a lady in white bonnet and floral embroidered black garment holding a book. She is seated in a painted chair. Period gold leaf frame. Literature: See Revisiting Ammi Phillips: Fifty Years of American Portraiture, by Stacy C. Hollander and Howard Fertig, curators, p. 62; the subject is listed as Rhoda Bennett. It was speculated that the painting was probably done in the Great Barrington, Massachusetts, area. Dimensions: Frame: 35-1/8"h x 29-1/8"w; Canvas: 30"h x 24"w. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S $90 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping. Provenance: Skinner, American Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale #2509, August, 2010, Lot 833, price $11,258; New England Auctions, The Estate of Jonathan Rickard, April 20, 2023, Lot 327; The Estate of Gordon Fine, San Francisco

Provenance:Skinner, American Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale #2509, August, 2010, Lot 833; New England Auctions, The Estate of Jonathan Rickard, April 20, 2023, Lot 327; The Estate of Gordon Fine, Sa

Condition:

Repair verso.

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Estimate: $1,000 - $2,500

Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium

$863

03/10/2024

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Ammi Phillips (American, 1788-1865) Portrait of Rhoda Bennett Couch