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  EARLY AMERICANA & DECORATIVE ARTS ANTIQUE AUCTION
EARLY AMERICANA & DECORATIVE ARTS ANTIQUE AUCTION •
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH
11:00 A.M.
STARLITE BALLROOM
*CINCINNATI, OHIO
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Lot # 281 - 320a

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STEPHEN JAMES FERRIS ETCHING OF TWO MEN PLAYING CHESS Stephen James Ferris etching of two men playing chess.A portrait painter and etcher, Stephen Ferris studied at the Pennsylvania Academy.His wife, Elizabeth Moran Ferris, was the sister of artist's Edward and Thomas Moran.Ferris (1835-1915) painted more than 2000 portraits and became a proficient etcher.In 1875, Ferris collaborated with Peter Moran and produced the etching "The Chariot Race in the Circus Maximus", which was heralded as "the most important etching ever produced in America".he exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, The Boston Art Club and in the Painters and Etchers Exhibit at the National Academy of Design."Meissonier Pvt." lower left.Signed lower right.4 1/4" x 5 1/2".EST. $200. - $300.