Lot 617 · Sotheby's N08054
A Rare and Important Watercolor Portrait: Two Children from the Prescott Family
Ruth Whittier Shute And Samuel Addison Shute · painted in New Hampshire circa 1831; in the original black and gold frame
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- Estimate
- $150,000–$250,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08054 · 22 January 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3190893
- Record
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Ruth Whittier Shute And Samuel Addison Shute, A Rare and Important Watercolor Portrait: Two Children from the Prescott Family. Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2005, lot 617. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3190893.
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Ruth Whittier Shute And Samuel Addison Shute, A Rare and Important Watercolor Portrait: Two Children from the Prescott Family. Sotheby's, 22 Jan 2005, lot 617. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3190893.
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