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JOHN FRASER

• JOHN FRASER (AMERICAN, B. 1952) 57"
  JOHN FRASER (AMERICAN, B. 1952) 57" x 38" "Uber Sibirien", 1986. Mixed media on paper, signed, titled, and dated in pencil lower left, floated in a wooden frame, overall 62" x 42". Provenance: from the art collection of an international corporation.
• John Fraser (1858-1927) oil on canvas
  John Fraser (1858-1927) oil on canvas Yachts rounding a buoy signed 17.5 x 23.5in. Estimate ?300-500 Overall in good condition some light craquelure running around the stretcher marks but also through the paint in the sky which may require attention fairly soon possibly a little discolouration of the varnish in addition to this under glass in a modern unattractive gilt frame reverse protected by board. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?800
• Southern sterling bowl W. G. Whilden
  Southern sterling bowl W. G. Whilden & Co Charleston South Carolina (wk. c. 1850) squat baluster form bowl with scalloped rim and pedestal base profusely chased with acanthus floral fishscale and stippled bands; cartouche engraved S.C.A and opposing side A.G.A. (Ann Gadsden Adger); marked: Wm. G. Whilden & Co. 925 E&S and #193. H4'' Dia.5 3/4'' and 14.1oz troy Provenance: Charleston South Carolina collection. Literature: Burton E. Milby. SOUTH CAROLINA SILVERSMITHS 1690-1860. Charleston SC: Charleston Museum 1991. pp.47. Other Notes: Copy of handwritten family history states: Ann Gadsden Adger married Harry Morris Grimball. Harry's great grandfather was George Trenholm. Harry's great great grandfather was the Morris who signed the Declaration of Independence. Ann and Harry owned Pine Barren Plantation on Edisto and their grandparents lived on the Battery. The Adger's owned a fleet of ships. Special Note: George Alfred Trenholm was born in Charleston South Carolina. At the age of sixteen he left school and went to work for a major cotton broker John Fraser & Co. in Charleston. By 1853 he was head of the company. When the Civil War broke out John Fraser & Co. became the Confederate government's overseas banker and financed its own fleet of blockade runners. One of these may have been the SS Georgiana sunk in naval action near Charleston SC in March 1863. Trenholm was appointed Confederate Secretary of the Treasury on July 18 1864. He fled Richmond with the rest of the government in April 1865. Due to illness he resigned on April 27 1865. He was later briefly imprisoned at Fort Pulaski near Savannah Georgia. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.