Lot 1741 · Important Americana
portrait of the honorable sam mccoun mayor of troy, new york
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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Americana, New York · 26 January 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4806563
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Wesley Jarvis, john wesley jarvis | portrait of the honorable sam mccoun mayor of troy, new york. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2020, lot 1741. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4806563.
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John Wesley Jarvis, john wesley jarvis | portrait of the honorable sam mccoun mayor of troy, new york. Sotheby's, 26 Jan 2020, lot 1741. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4806563.
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