Live Auction 17661American Art
John F. Francis (1808-1886)
Lot 48

John F. Francis (1808-1886)

A Wine Taster's Table

Closed20 November 2019

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John F. Francis (1808-1886)
A Wine Taster's Table
signed and dated 'J F Francis. Pt. 1858.' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
25 ¼ x 30 in. (64.1 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1858.

Dr. Russell S. Wilder, Sr., Chicago, Illinois.
Private collection, California, by descent.
Christie's, New York, 25 May 1989, lot 20, sold by the above.
Shearson Lehman Hutton, New York, acquired from the above.
Richard York Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1992.

Specialist note


A related work titled Still Life—Grapes in Dish (circa 1850) is in the collection of the Newark Museum, New Jersey.