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Lot 735: Portrait of Robert Fleming by Claude Buck

Est: $400 USD - $600 USDSold:
Cordier Auctions & AppraisalsHarrisburg, PA, USAugust 24, 2014

Item Overview

Description

DESCRIPTION: Claude Buck (American, 1890-1974). Oil on canvas. Portrait of Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Fleming, 1801-1874. Signed in the lower left corner "Claude Buck Copy. 1937". Born in the Bronx, New York, Claude Buck first received art education from his father, then the National Academy of Design in New York City. He worked as a scene painter in the theatre and at the Willet Stained Glass company, and in 1914 began portrait commissions to earn money. In 1929, the Arts Council of New York voted him one of the top one-hundred painters in the United States. PROVENANCE: By descent to the consignor from the family of Robert Fleming (1801-1874), Pennsylvania Senator in 1836 and 1839. Senator Fleming was born on May 12, 1801, near present day Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar of Lycoming County in 1827. He settled in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. In October of 1836 and 1839 he was elected a State Senator, and in 1838 he was a member of the Constitutional Convention. He also became the first President of the Lycoming Law Association which was established on January 25, 1870. He died on May 30, 1874. MEASUREMENTS: 31-1/8" x 26-1/8". Overall with frame 37-1/4" x 32-1/4". CONDITION: Craquelure throughout.. Two small chips to paint on right side, several inches above his hand. Light wear to frame, paint chipping, losses, and rubbing, mostly to lower half.

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Auction Details

Summer Catalog Auction Day Two

by
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
August 24, 2014, 09:00 AM EST

1500 Paxton St., Harrisburg, PA, 17104, US

Terms

Buyer's Premium

15.0%

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CONDITIONS OF SALE

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PAYMENT

To comply with the terms of the sale, payment via Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, debit, money order, cashiers check, or personal check (with 10 business days bank clearance) is required within five (5) days of auction end. Please call us at 717-731-8662 to pay with a credit or debit card. Please mail payments to:

Cordier Auctions & Appraisals
1500 Paxton Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104

Cordier Auctions provides shipping for firearms (except NRR firearms). The cost is: Long guns: $50 for first long gun; $25 for each additional long gun won. Handguns: $65 for first handgun; $35 for each additional handgun won. Shipping for all non-firearm items and NRR firearms is the responsibility of the buyer. Cordier Auctions will assist the buyer in arranging shipping through our preferred shipper.

SHIPPING

Cordier Auctions provides shipping for firearms (except NRR firearms). Long guns: $50 for first long gun; $25 for each additional long gun won. Handguns: $65 for first handgun; $35 for each additional handgun won. Shipping for all non-firearm items and NRR firearms is the responsibility of the buyer & Cordier Auctions will assist the buyer in arranging shipping through our preferred shipper.

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TAXES

All purchases are subject to 6% Pennsylvania state sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Pennsylvania sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted if presented with a business card or letterhead.