Lot 253: Thomas Waterman Wood 1823-1903 Portrait of Joseph Edward Simmons 1841-1910 oil on canvas, painted in from life in 1903 …

Thomas Waterman Wood 1823-1903 Portrait of Joseph Edward Simmons 1841-1910 oil on canvas, painted in from life in 1903 signed lower left: T. W. Wood 1903 plaque: J. Edward Simmons, 29th President of the Chamber of Commerce 1907, Presented by J. Edward Simmons in response to a resolution adopted by the Executive Committee of the Chamber May 1st 1900, painted from life in 1903 by Thomas W. Wood 46 x 32 1/4 total size 59 1/2 x 45 1/2 American frame, circa 1900, applied ornament and gilded Simmons was the President of the Fourth National Bank in New York, the President of the Panama Canal Company, and the President of New York Stock Exchange 1884-1886. Provenance: Property from Credit Suisse’s Americana Collection

Starting Bid: $1000

Estimate: $2000- $4000

Auction Date: January 1, 2016