New England Auctions
Live Auction

NHADA Dealers Relief Auction

Thu, Apr 30, 2020 06:00PM EDT
Lot 27

American Folk Art Portrait of a Gentleman

Estimate: $500 - $800

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$300 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$300,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
Folk art portrait of a gentleman seated in a paint-decorated fancy chair. Signed and dated 1847. Oil on canvas, on the original pine stretcher, probably NY State. Sitter inscribed as W D Bucklin? Aged 27 1847 painted by BB Bucklin? 23 3/8"x 30" good overall condition. Edge taped. Slight minor retouch. US shipping $75. Courtesy of Bill Kelly.