Sold for:
$15,405
$15,405
Attributed to Sturtevant Hamblen, (Maine and Massachusetts, fl. 1837-1856) Portrait of Ella Pettingell. Unsigned, the subject identified on an engraved brass plaque below. Oil on canvas, 27 x 22 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Relined, scattered retouch. Note: Ella Pettingell was the daughter of Enoch A. Pettingell (1812-1870) and Sarah B. Ordiorne, born November 19, 1849. She married Laurence Taylor in Boston around 1867. A family genealogy accompanies the portrait. Her father's portrait is lot 274. Retouch: a few small spots to fore head, neck, shouders, areas on arms, and dress, also wall background.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-03-04
