Atmospheric Early 20th C. Elton Ernest Thresher Seascape (some damage) made in thailand with royalty and high-ranking officials

with royalty and high-ranking officials considering it fashionable to wear carved fruit pit accessories

Executed in crayon and pencil on lined paper

with an estimated value of $700-900

5 5/8" in diameter x 5 5/8" tall

Atmospheric Early 20th C. Elton Ernest Thresher Seascape (some damage) made in thailand with royalty and high-ranking officialsDamage as evident, but such a lovely seascape no way could I resist. (Oil on thin board, I might be inclined to frame this one behind glass to keep it safe and sound, but it is sturdy enough to prop.) The sticker on the back indicates it was painted by American impressionist Elton Ernest Thresher (1881 1937) of Western Massachusetts. Not a whole lot out there about him, but a quick search will turn up a few other examples of his work mostly