97. Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (American/ Tennessee, 1788-1838), “Portrait Miniature of Andrew Jackson, after Aaron H. Corwine (1802-1830)”, 1836, watercolor, initialed “R.E.W.E” and dated upper mid-right, 4 1/4 in. x 3 1/4 in., period wood and gilt frame. $3000/5000 94
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94. An American Late Classical Carved Mahogany Pier Table, c. 1840, with black figured marble top, lancet carved frieze, fluted columns, mirror back with pilasters, shaped base, height 35 in., width 38 in., depth 17 in. $2500/3500 95. An American Gothic Carved Maple Dressing Table, c. 1850, octagonal mirror in yoke support, marble top, carved frieze drawers, ropetwist legs and stretcher, height 62 1/2 in., width 33 in., depth 19 in. $1200/1800
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96. A Rare American Late Classical Mahogany Apothecary’s Bureau, c. 1835, central door enclosing medicine drawers, marble top, kneehole configuration of drawers, turned legs, height 58 in., width 40 in., depth 18 in. $2000/3000
Note: The miniature by Ralph E.W. Earl is painted after the 1825 painting of Andrew Jackson by Kentucky artist Aaron H. Corwine. The Corwine portrait was painted in late March, 1825, during Andrew and Rachel Jackson’s four day visit to Cincinnati, Ohio. The Jacksons were making a bittersweet trip home to the Hermitage after his narrow loss for the presidency to John Quincy Adams. The fur collar significantly alluded to Jackson as a westerner and frontiersman. Ralph E.W. Earl, who received continuous requests for images of the Seventh U.S. President and Hero of the Battle of New Orleans, apparently painted a pair of miniatures of Andrew Jackson in 1836; one after Samuel Lovett Waldo’s circa 1819 portrait and the other after Aaron H. Corwine’s 1825 portrait. Both miniatures are of similar size and were placed in matching carved walnut frames. Reference: Barber, James G., Andrew Jackson: A Portrait Study, National Portrait Gallery, 1991.