A few examples of appraisal values for
MAJORS PORTRAIT

• Attributed to William Edward West
  Attributed to William Edward West (American/Kentucky, 1788-1857) "Portrait of the Honorable John Minor", oil on panel, unsigned, 30" x 24-1/4". Presented in a period carved giltwood frame. Provenance: The estate of Charlotte Minor Payne, New Orleans, Louisiana. Reference: This portrait is illustrated on page 187, Louisiana Portraits, The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. The Honorable John Minor (1768-1832) was a sugar planter originally from Pennsylvania. He resided at "Lynwood Plantation" near Kenner, Louisiana, and was the brother of Don Estevan Minor.
• SIX PORTRAIT MINIATURES .
  SIX PORTRAIT MINIATURES .
• PASTEL PORTRAIT OF MAJOR THOMAS
  PASTEL PORTRAIT OF MAJOR THOMAS BEST Pastel portrait on thick pasteboard of Major Thomas Best in a dark blue uniform with gilt brass buttons, two gold epaulets, and a ribbon on his left breast, with the original frame backing board marked "Major Thos C.H. Best./left him by his/aunt D. Best/1871".
• UNSIGNED MONUMENTAL BOSTON STUDIO
  UNSIGNED MONUMENTAL BOSTON STUDIO PORTRAIT STUDY, CIRCA 1910 Gridded Study of a Young Girl with Her Cat in Her Lap, oil on canvas, unsigned, chiaroscuro on tan with some color to her face, she is dressed in a 'sailor's' outfit with a large bow in her hair, wearing 'sensible' shoes, turning to look at the viewer, in a modern black slat frame, OS: 48 1/2" x 42 1/2", SS: 48" x 42". One repaired puncture at her ear.
• PORTRAIT OF A MAN (AMERICAN SCHOOL
  PORTRAIT OF A MAN (AMERICAN SCHOOL 2ND QUARTER-19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. Gentleman in a top hat identified on the back as ''John James Beswick Aged 33 August 1828''. Imperfections. 21 1/2''h. 17 1/2''w. in a frame 24 1/2''h. 21''w.
• PORTRAIT OF A MAN (AMERICAN SCHOOL
  PORTRAIT OF A MAN (AMERICAN SCHOOL 2ND QUARTER-19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. Well-done portrait of a gentleman. Restoration. 30''h. 25''w. in a frame with cherubs 40''h. 35''w.
• MANNER OF JUSTUT SUSTERMANS:
  MANNER OF JUSTUT SUSTERMANS: PORTRAIT OF A NOBLE YOUTH Oil on panel; 7 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.
• Portrait of a young woman in a
  Portrait of a young woman in a hat holding a bouquet of flowers oil on canvas. 37.5'' H x 27.5'' W.
• MANNER OF COLVIN SMITH HEAD AND
  MANNER OF COLVIN SMITH HEAD AND SHOULDER PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM JUNOR , LIEUTENANT EAST INDIA COMPANY Oil on canvas76cm x 63.5cm (30in x 25in)
• PORTRAIT OF A MAN Oil on canvas: 18
  PORTRAIT OF A MAN Oil on canvas: 18 1/2 x 15 in. Framed; verso inscribed: painting of father as a young man on hunting trip Provenance: From the Estate of Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger
• JOHN JAMES PORTER (AMERICAN,
  JOHN JAMES PORTER (AMERICAN, 1825-1888), AN IDENTIFIED PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG VIRGINIAN Oil on canvas (lined), signed and dated 1884 at lower right, presented in a very fine period gilt frame with composition ornament.
• SIX ASSORTED PORTRAITSSix
  SIX ASSORTED PORTRAITSSix Assorted Portraits
• AMERICAN SCHOOL, O/C PORTRAIT OF
  AMERICAN SCHOOL, O/C PORTRAIT OF GENTLEMANin formal attire. Frame size: 37" high, 30" wide. Small area of paint loss upper right. Provenance: Property of a New York City Collector.
• PORTRAIT OF A MAN (AMERICAN SCHOOL
  PORTRAIT OF A MAN (AMERICAN SCHOOL 2ND QUARTER-19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. Young man with well-done facial features. Minor surface wear. Unframed 24''h. 21''w. Some old restoration and inpainting.
• PORTRAIT (AMERICAN SCHOOL MID 19TH
  PORTRAIT (AMERICAN SCHOOL MID 19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. Small bust-length portrait of a bespectacled gentleman. Imperfections. In ornate gilt frame 15''h. 13''w. Craquleur on face two areas of inpainting. Three small chips to paint -- loss is less than 1/4'' in each instance.
• FOUR PORTRAIT MINIATURES 19th
  FOUR PORTRAIT MINIATURES 19th century. Including mourners.
• Portrait of a Lady. 24'' H x 20''
  Portrait of a Lady. 24'' H x 20'' W.
• AMERICAN MINIATURE PORTRAIT, CA
  AMERICAN MINIATURE PORTRAIT, CA 1800 Unsigned oil on ivory of an attractive young curly blonde-haired, brown-eyed man, in a brown stand collared jacket with white vest and dark blue cravat pinned by a ring of pearls. Preserved in the original rectangular silverplate case with beveled glass lens, hanging loop, 3" x 2 1/2".
• Three Miniature Portraits (19th
  Three Miniature Portraits (19th century) Jeremiah Sanford/N.Y./1846, full-length silhouette, American School, black ink paper on white paper with watercolor highlights, monogrammed "I.I. W.Y.C."(?), 4-1/8 x 3 in., original wood frame; Profile Portrait of a Gentleman, British School, blindstamp lower right "J. Parsons/Bristol", watercolor on paper, 4-1/2 x 3-1/2 in., original giltwood frame; Portrait of a Noble Man, wearing The Order of the Golden fleece, unsigned, British School, watercolor on paper, 6-3/4 x 4-5/8 in., gilt wood and composition frame,
• Portrait by Cincinnati Artist
  Portrait by Cincinnati Artist Joseph Henry Sharp Joseh Henry Sharp (American 1859-1953) pastel portrait of a CIncinnatian- typical of Sharp's early commission work signed l.r.; 24 x 20 in.
• TWO PORTRAITS. A portrait of a
  TWO PORTRAITS. A portrait of a man by Soloman Leski (Polish b. 1928). Oil on canvas signed upper right. Grey haired man with cap and wire rim glasses. 20''h. 16''w. In a frame 24''h. 20 1/2''w. And ''At Prayer'' by Joseph Margulies (Austrian/American 1894-1984): An etching of a Rabbi signed and numbered in pencil. Matted and framed 18 3/4''h. 14 1/2''w.
• Profile portrait of a gentleman
  Profile portrait of a gentleman in a blue waistcoat Unsigned, watercolor on paper, framed. Sight size: 7 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.
• LeRoy Neiman (1921-* New York NY)
  LeRoy Neiman (1921-* New York NY) Portrait of Nat King Cole
• TRIPLE PORTRAIT OF CHILDREN
  TRIPLE PORTRAIT OF CHILDREN (AMERICAN SCHOOL 1ST QUARTER-19TH CENTURY). Oil on canvas unsigned. Wonderful image of three siblings the two sisters dressed alike in lace trimmed white dresses gold beads at their throats the elder holding a vine of morning glories. Their brother wears a pale yellow suit and holds out a stem of flowering nasturtiums. 39''h. 39''w. in an old frame 49''h. 28.75''w. Rebacked on new stretcher cleaned and revarnished. Blacklight shows inpainted repair above and to face of child on left inpainting along bottom edge right side of standing child's dress and several smaller spots through the background. Old wood strips with painted name (H. Weeb/Web/Week) placed on top of new stretcher. NOTE: framed dimensions are actually 49''h. 48.75''w.
• AMERICAN SCHOOL, LATE 18TH C.
  AMERICAN SCHOOL, LATE 18TH C. PORTRAIT OF MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN Three quarter length unsigned oil on canvas of the Revolutionary War General in dress uniform, standing in a forest holding a spontoon (half pike). Inscribed in pencil on the back of the canvas with the subject's name and date of 1776. After the mezzotint by Richard Purcell, published by Thomas Hart in London, 1776. Unframed. 14 1/4" x 10 1/4", relined, cleaned. Unframed, 14" x 10 1/4", cleaned and relined.
• Martha Beggs Elliott
  Martha Beggs Elliott (American/Alabama 1892-1987) "Portrait of Confederate Major John Pelham (1838-1863)" oil on canvas signed upper left signed titled inscribed "Presented the Montgomery Museum in 1941" and with a "Montgomery Museum of Art" paper label en verso 58 in. x 39 1/2 in. in a giltwood frame.
• Three Daguerrotype cased
  Three Daguerrotype cased portraits of gentlemen.
• *J. MacDonald Henry (20th
  *J. MacDonald Henry (20th century) Portraits (a pair of works) charcoal on paper each signed (lower right) 17 x 11 1/2 inches.
• Portrait of two children, in
  Portrait of two children, in style of 19th century
• American School portrait, young
  American School portrait, young child seated on stone step in a garden and holding a nosegay of roses, unsigned, oil on canvas, oval 41-1/2 x 31-1/2 in.; 20th century stained and gilt carved wood reeded cove molding frame. Original stretcher, two periods of restoration, three patches verso, crackle, cupping, stretcher marks, retouch scattered throughout including figure affecting 20 percent of surface; frame resurfaced. Said to be from the Estate of Dr. Freeman, Mankato, New York, circa 1840s; Private Midwest Collection
• A portrait miniature on card of a
  A portrait miniature on card of a lady 8 x 10 cm overall.
• 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN SCHOOL,
  20TH CENTURY AMERICAN SCHOOL, ABSTRACT PORTRAIT, 1968, OIL ON CANVAS, 31.5" H X 31.5" W20th Century American School, Abstract portrait, 1968 Oil on canvas Signed indistinctly and dated upper right: Q[******]; inscribed indistinctly, verso 31.5" H x 31.5" W Provenance: The Estate of Oscar and Barbara Leidenfrost
• Oil on canvas portrait of a young
  Oil on canvas portrait of a young scholar unsigned English School circa 1810 approx. 22 x 17cm.
• Lithograph "Capture of Major John
  Lithograph "Capture of Major John Andre" by J. Baillie NY. 9.75"x12.75"
• Miniature watercolor on ivory
  Miniature watercolor on ivory portrait of a gentleman in military dress together with two miniature portraits of Lincoln and Grant. ?
• A Pair of Miniature Portraits, 18th
  A Pair of Miniature Portraits, 18th Century Most probably by the same hand, the portraits are of a handsome man in a military garb and a pretty young lady in a frilly Empire style dress, each measuring approx. 3"D, each encased in a metal mount with convex glass and a circular wood frame overall approx. 4-1/2"D. Neither appear to be signed but they are very delicately painted in oil on a thin ivory surface pasted to a paper support.