Sale 1278
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
Estimate$4,000 – $8,000
This portrait likely depicts the sister of the girl shown in the following lot. Both portraits come from the estate of a 90-year-old decorator in Chicago. It is possible that they were executed by Sheldon Peck (American, 1797-1868) while he was living in Illinois, from 1836 on.
Framed: 29 3/4 x 25 1/2 inches.
In overall good and stable condition, with fine, even network of craquelure throughout. Light deposits of dust to painted surface, with frame abrasions to right and bottom edges, where canvas does not rest flush with frame. Relined canvas. Under UV light examination, small area of inpainting visible to girl's right cheek, with few additional jagged areas of fluorescence to background in upper right quadrant, although the relining process makes these slightly illegible. Scratching and surface abrasions throughout frame.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

Katie Benedict
Associate Specialist, Furniture & Decorative Arts