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THBJOHN CLINTON SPENCER (1861-1919) OIL PAINTING, STILL LIFE WITH FRUIT
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8414 Anderson Mill Road
Austin, TX 78729
United States
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LiveNov 9, 2025
To feature the Tarrytown estate of Janice Holliman Stanfield, estate items to include Fine Art, Fine Jewelry, Silver, Glassware, & Porcelain, a rare life size Charles Umlauf bronze modeled after Farrah Fawcett entitled “Disrobing”, Texas art including a G. Harvey painting entitled “Pan Handle Snow”, A collection of sports memorabilia from the Iconic basketball legend Jason Terry, The furnishing of an Austin Oil Company, and much more. Austin Auction Gallery info@austinauction.com
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- Lot Description
Framed oil on waxed canvas painting, Still Life with Fruit, signed lower left J.C. Spencer (John Clinton Spencer, American, 1861-1919), dated 1908, relined, sight: approx 23.5"h, 35.5"w, overall: 34"h, 49"w, 20lbs
Condition
10.6.25: I am not an expert on such works, so have included numerous high-resolution images for your review, the work has been stabilized and is relined, possibly using a wax-resin adhesive, a careful UV light examination reveals an aged varnish layer with areas of mild scattered mottling possibly from prior cleaning or revarnish, I note light scattered inpainting throughout, most notably a stabilized repair with retouching at the lower left quadrant and a fine horizontal line of inpainting at the center left, the paint surface is stable overall with minor craquelure visible throughout, the work retains strong coloration and presents well, the frame shows some expected wear with minor finish loss, and a hairline with loss along the upper edge, joints are tight and the painting is securely held
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