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Bass Otis (1784-1861)

Sold for $850 at Marion Antique Auctions on Sep 7, 2024.

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Lot description

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Pair of portraits depicting William Savery's children William Egbert and Mary Page Savery (Carver, Massachusetts). Oil on canvas painting. Portrait of his daughter in oval frame 20 3/4" x 17" sight size, 28" x 24 1/2" carved and gilded original frame. Signed on back "B. Otis Pinxt 1855". Portrait of son is 20 3/4" x 17" sight. Frame 28" x 24 1/2". Signed "B. Otis Pinxt 1855" on reverse. Untouched original condition. Frames show minor losses to gesso. Provenance: Descended in the family and were in the Savery homestead until recent years.

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