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19TH C OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT WALTER JAMES FORBES LIDDELL - Exceptional Oil on Canvas Portrait of Walter James Forbes Liddell (1814-1888). American Academic Style, unsigned. In stunning original period ornate carved gilt wood frame. In frame measures 39”x33”x3 1/2”. Weight 20 lbs. **In house shipping available on this lot** If you win this lot, please select self arranged for in house shipping when paying** In the early 1870s, Walter James Forbes Liddell was working in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisc., in the rail-car-building industry. In 1875, Liddell and his wife, Anna, moved from Milwaukee to Charlotte, NC. There Liddell founded Liddell Machine Co., with manufactory Charlotte Iron Works. Based on patent records, it appears that Liddell made boilers, furnaces, steam engines, hay presses, and cotton presses. By 1881 the company was also making circular sawmills. By 1884 the name was Liddell & Co. By 1889 Walter J. F. Liddell's son, Walter Scott Liddell, was running the works and Liddell & Co. and it seems that the father was no longer active. By 1890 the name had shorted to the Liddell Co. The business remained active until at least 1936.PROVENANCE: The Historic R.M. Venning House, Charleston SC Condition: good