A few examples of appraisal values for
JEFFERSON TESTER

• JEFFERSON TESTER, "YELLOW SWEATER",
  JEFFERSON TESTER, "YELLOW SWEATER", OIL/ MASONITEJefferson Tester, (American, 1900-1972), "Yellow Sweater", oil/ masonite, signed lower right and titled verso. 36" x 31"; frame: 43" x 37". Good condition
• JEFFERSON TESTER OIL ON CANVAS
  JEFFERSON TESTER OIL ON CANVAS "GRAPE WINE...."Jefferson Tester (American, 1900 - 1972) oil on canvas signed "Tester-53" & titled "Grape-Wine-St. Tropez-France" verso & "Tester" to lower left depicting two ladies with multiple wine bottles, possibly bottling them. Painting is unframed, on wood stretcher, & having a height of 25" with width of 30". All measurements are approximate. Jefferson Tester was born in Mountain City, Tennessee at the turn of the century & lived in New Rochelle, NY. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago where he later exhibited, & also exhibited at the Worcester Museum of Art and Carnegie Institute.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on canvas, "Circus," a crowd of people outside the big-top with a barker on a platform with three showgirls. Signed "Tester" lower right. Image measures 30" x 40". In a custom wood frame; 36.25" x 46.25" overall.
• AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON,
  AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON, 1894-1980) MONOTYPE,AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (Oregon, 1894-1980) monotype, portrait of a clown. Image measures 11.5" x 8.5", signed "Snyder" lower right. In a silvered wood frame. Provenance: from the Estate of Jefferson Tester.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) mixed media on paper, apple picker on a ladder, a sketch, circa 1965. Unsigned. Image measures 10.5" x 8". In a wood frame; 22.5" x 19.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step-granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on paper, apple picker near a bin of apples, a sketch, circa 1965. Unsigned. Image measures 10.5" x 8". In a wood frame; 22.5" x 19.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) pencil on paper, "Clam Diggers," a sketch. Unsigned. Image measures 6.5" x 14". In a wood frame; 15.5" x 22.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON,
  AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON, 1894-1980) OIL ON BOAMANDA TESTER SNYDER (Oregon, 1894-1980) oil on board, portrait of Marla Knauss. Signed "Snyder" lower left. Image measures 15" x 14". In a wood frame; 18.5" x 17.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, step granddaughter of Jefferson Tester, Amanda's brother.
• AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON,
  AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON, 1894-1980) TWO HANDMAMANDA TESTER SNYDER (Oregon, 1894-1980) two handmade dolls, a woman in floral dress and shawl and a man in brown suit and top hat. 28" and 29" tall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, stepdaughter of Jefferson Tester, Amanda's brother.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) watercolor and pencil on paper, "Frankfort," a man reading the paper on a park bench, a sketch. Unsigned, titled lower right. Image measures 10" x 7.25". In a gilt wood frame; 19.75" x 16.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) mixed media on paper, apple picker on a ladder, a sketch, circa 1965. Unsigned. Image measures 10.5" x 8". In a wood frame; 22.5" x 19.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• CHARLES H. HELTZEL (OREGON,
  CHARLES H. HELTZEL (OREGON, 1914-1997) OIL ON BOARCHARLES H. HELTZEL (Oregon, 1914-1997) oil on board, landscape with mountains in the background and cumulus clouds. Initialed "C.H.H." lower right. Image measures 11" x 14". In a gilt wood frame; 15.5" x 18.5" overall. Heltzel was a pupil of Percy Manser and Jefferson Tester.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on paper, women painting on the docks. Signed lower right and inscribed "Louise 40,". Image measures 13" x 16". In a wood frame; 25" x 29" overall. Provenance: given to Louise Baldwin, Tester's stepdaughter, on her 40th birthday; from the Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on canvas, "Little Marla," a portrait in profile of the young Marla Knauss, Tester's step granddaughter. Signed and titled verso. Image measures 18" x 14". In a custom wood frame; 24.25" x 20.25" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on paper, fishing at night from a rowboat, a sketch. Unsigned. Image measures 9.5" x 12". In a wood frame; 21" x 22.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) mixed media on paper, a sketch of a yellow house with picket fence. Unsigned. Image measures 9.5" x 12.75". In a wood frame; 16.75" x 20" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) mixed media on paper, apple picker under a tree, a sketch, circa 1965. Unsigned. Image measures 8" x 10.5". In a wood frame; 19.75" x 22" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) watercolor and ink on paper, a sketch of a silo and barn. Unsigned. Image measures 7.5" x 7". In a wood frame; 16.5" x 14" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on paper, two women sitting on a porch with a sign marked "Guests," a sketch. Unsigned. Image measures 13.5" x 16.5". In a wood frame; 25.5" x 28" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) pastel on paper, Marla at the piano. Signed lower right, inscribed on verso "To Marla, From Jeff" and dated 1971. Image measures 24" x 20". In a wood frame; 30.5" x 26.5" overall. Provenance: from the collection of the sitter, Marla Knauss, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on board, orchestra conductor. Signed lower right, signed again verso. Image measures 14.25" x 10.25". In a wood frame; 19.5" x 15.75" overall. Provenance: Provenance: from the Michael Foster Collection, exhibited in 2013 at the Heritage Museum, Astoria, Oregon.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) watercolor pencil on paper, fishing boat in dry-dock, a sketch. Unsigned. Image measures 10" x 13". In a gilt wood frame; 20" x 23"" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper, "Net Menders, France," a sketch. Unsigned. Image measures 10" x 6.75". In a wood frame; 18.25" x 14.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• ATTRIBUTED TO JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  ATTRIBUTED TO JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEEATTRIBUTED TO JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) charcoal on paper, profile of a woman. Unsigned. Image measures 16" x 11". In a wood frame; 23.5" x 18.25" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on board, "Jacob's Ladder." Unsigned. Titled verso with inscription indicating this painting was a gift to Muriel Heltzel, December 1971 for organizing a show at St. Helen's Hall, Oregon Episcopal School. Image measures 24" x 18". In a wood frame; 30.25" x 24.25" overall. Provenance: Provenance: from the Michael Foster Collection, exhibited in 2013 at the Heritage Museum, Astoria, Oregon.
• AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON,
  AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON, 1894-1980) OIL ON CAAMANDA TESTER SNYDER (Oregon, 1894-1980) oil on canvas, portrait of Marla Knauss. Signed lower left. Image measures 20" x 16". In a gilt wood frame; 23" x 19" overall. Provenance: from the collection of the sitter, Marla Knauss, step granddaughter of Jefferson Tester, Amanda's brother.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on board, "Jacob's Ladder." Unsigned. Titled verso with inscription indicating this painting was a gift to Muriel Heltzel, December 1971 for organizing a show at St. Helen's Hall, Oregon Episcopal School. Image measures 24" x 18". In a wood frame; 30.25" x 24.25" overall. Provenance: from the Michael Foster Collection, exhibited in 2013 at the Heritage Museum, Astoria, Oregon.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on board, houses along a river. Signed verso. Image measures 19.5" x 15.5". In a wood frame; 24" x 20" overall.
• AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON,
  AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON, 1894-1980) OIL ON CAAMANDA TESTER SNYDER (Oregon, 1894-1980) oil on canvas, portrait of a clown, titled "Francois" on verso. Signed lower right. Image measures 40" x 32". In a wood frame; 46.5" x 38.25" overall. Provenance: from the estate of Jefferson Tester.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on paper, apple picker near a bin of apples, a sketch, circa 1965. Unsigned. Image measures 10.5" x 8". In a wood frame; 22.5" x 19.5" overall. Provenance: Marla Knauss collection, Tester's step granddaughter.
• AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON,
  AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (OREGON, 1894-1980) MONOTYPE,AMANDA TESTER SNYDER (Oregon, 1894-1980) monotype, portrait of a clown. Image measures 11.5" x 8.5", signed "Snyder" lower right. In a silvered wood frame. Provenance: from the estate of Jefferson Tester.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on board, "The Harpist," conductor Jacques Singer on the left, Lori Singer at the harp, and Herb Jabelman at the bass on the right. Signed "Jeff Tester" on stretcher. Image measures 11.5" x 13.5". In original frame, 17.5" x 19.75" overall.
• JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW
  JEFFERSON TESTER (NEW YORK/TENNESSEE/OREGON, 1900-JEFFERSON TESTER (New York/Tennessee/Oregon, 1900-1972) oil on canvas, Bourbon Street, New Orleans. Unsigned. Image measures 15" x 19". In a wood frame; 22" x 26" overall.