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Bass Otis (PHILADELPHIA, 1784-1861) OIL ON CANVAS FULL-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JOHN COOKE.

Sold for $900 at Amelia Jeffers on Nov 28, 2025.

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BASS OTIS (PHILADELPHIA, 1784-1861) OIL ON CANVAS FULL-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JOHN COOKE. Mid-19th Century. Full-length portrait of John Cooke, a Quaker and a member of the Society of Friends, in an interior, standing next to a table with a tall chair behind him, his left hand holds a scroll and his right hand rests atop a book on the table, a trade label on the back identifying "B. Otis," in a gold-painted frame. Canvas, 36"h. 27.75"w. Framed, 36.5"h. 28.5"w. Cataloger's Note: John Cooke's husband, Lydia, is depicted in a different portrait by John Neagle in this auction, Lot 390. Provenance: From the Collection of Peggy McClard & Randy Segotta (Weare, New Hampshire); Bunch Auctions (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania), September, 29, 2020, Lot 30594.

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