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Locati, LLC, February 2026 Sale

Sun, Feb 15, 2026 12:00PM EST
  2026-02-15 12:00:00 2026-02-15 12:00:00 America/New_York Locati LLC Locati LLC : Locati, LLC, February 2026 Sale https://bid.locatillc.com/auctions/locati-llc/locati-llc-february-2026-sale-20429
Locati's February  auction features notable artwork by Polly Thayer Starr, Mary Townsend Mason, Auguste Rodin, Agnes Yarnall, Otto Gaertner, Emily Brock, Joseph Barrett, Edward Borein, Helen Bershad, Walter Emerson Baum, Stella Elkins Tyler. Also included is a large number of American Coin Silver pieces from makers including Abraham Carlisle, Pardon Miller, William Simpkin, Joseph Richardson Jr., Joseph Richardson Sr., Jacob Kucher, Samuel Krause, John McMullen, Abner Reeder, Caleb Beal, and Nicolas Roosevelt. In addition, there are over fifty lots of fine modern and antique jewelry.
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Lot 217

Polly Thayer Starr (American, 1904-2006), "Rural Scene"

Estimate: $500 - $700
Starting Bid
$250

Bid Increments

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$0 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$200,000 $10,000

Polly Thayer Starr (American, 1904-2006), "Rural Scene"

 

Oil on canvas,  signed and dated "Polly Thayer '36" lower left. 

 

Dimensions: 17 in. x 21 in., 21 1/2 in. x 28 1/2 in. (framed)

 

 

Thayer Starr was born into a prominent Boston family, the daughter of Ezra Ripley Thayer, dean of Harvard Law School.  She studied under Philp L. Hale at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and was awarded the Julius Hallgarten Prize at the National Academy of Design in 1929.  She exhibited at Wildenstein gallery in New York, as well as the Copley Society and Child's Gallery of Boston.

Condition

Canvas unlined.  In overall good condition.  Small area of inpainting to bottom center under blacklight.  The frame with some chips and losses to gesso.

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