Tuesday, March 25, 2025
LOT #151

Aiken (19th / 20th Century) "Founding of St. Louis" Oil on Canvas

(2) total items including a 1903 signed “Aiken” lower left and titled lower right, depicting settlers, Native Americans and lumberjacks, in a gold-tone wood frame; together with an unsigned oil on tin depicting a military base with an American flag and soldiers, in a wood frame

Estimate: $300 - $500

Hammer Price: $200

Dimensions: Height: 9 3/8 inches, Width: 11 1/2 inches (Aiken canvas); Frame Height: 13 1/4 inches, Frame Width: 15 1/4 inches

Condition: canvas cut down, paint loss on the edges of the canvas, repair to the upper right corner of the canvas, canvas showing stretcher indents, painting on tin having hole top center and paint loss throughout, both frames having scratches, chips and cracks, canvas cut down, paint loss on the edges of the canvas, repair to the upper right corner of the canvas, canvas showing stretcher indents, painting on tin having hole top center and paint loss throughout, both frames having scratches, chips and cracks

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frames

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