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Lot 182: Benjamin Paul Akers (1825-1861)

Est: $6,000 USD - $8,000 USD
Christie'sNew York, NY, USSeptember 27, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Benjamin Paul Akers (1825-1861)
Bust of Mary E. Strong
signed and dated 'Paul. Akers./Roma./1857.' (on the reverse)
marble
30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

(Probably) New York, National Academy of Design, 1859, no. 814.

Provenance

Alice Strong.
By descent.
Private collection, Baltimore, Maryland.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Notes

Benjamin Paul Akers (1825-1861)
Bust of Mary E. Strong
signed and dated 'Paul. Akers./Roma./1857.' (on the reverse)
marble
30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high

Auction Details

Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

by
Christie's
September 27, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US