World War I Dough Boy

Joseph Cummings Chase (American, 1878–1965)

$150 hammer

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Medium: Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “Silverthorne/wkith appreciation." Pencil drawing on paper, titled "Coffee! O Boy!" Noted on reverse in pencil, in different hand, "Please be very careful and do not lose this - it is the original sketch”
Support: Paper
Signed / inscribed: Signed lower left, dated 1918, and later inscribed to "To
Category: Drawings
Dimensions: 9 1/2 in. x 7 in.
Auction house: Sloans & Kenyon
Sale: Holiday Estate Catalogue Auction (192)
Date: December 14, 2023
Location: Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Lot: 364
Estimate: $300 – $400 (≈ £236 – £315) (≈ €275 – €366)
Source: Auction house sloansandkenyon.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered 4 times in 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 3

Jul 27, 2023 · Sloans & Kenyon
July Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 147
Bought in / unsold · est. $300 – $400
As catalogued
Joseph Cummings Chase, “World War I Dough Boy”
Silverthorne/wkith appreciation." Pencil drawing on paper, titled "Coffee! O Boy!" Noted on reverse in pencil, in different hand, "Please be very careful and do not lose this - it is the original sketch
9 1/2 in. x 7 in.
Sep 14, 2023 · Sloans & Kenyon
September Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 201
Bought in / unsold · est. $300 – $400
As catalogued
Joseph Cummings Chase, “World War I Dough Boy”
Silverthorne/wkith appreciation." Pencil drawing on paper, titled "Coffee! O Boy!" Noted on reverse in pencil, in different hand, "Please be very careful and do not lose this - it is the original sketch
9 1/2 in. x 7 in.
Nov 2, 2023 · Sloans & Kenyon
November Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 253
Bought in / unsold · est. $300 – $400
As catalogued
Joseph Cummings Chase, “World War I Dough Boy”
Silverthorne/wkith appreciation." Pencil drawing on paper, titled "Coffee! O Boy!" Noted on reverse in pencil, in different hand, "Please be very careful and do not lose this - it is the original sketch
9 1/2 in. x 7 in.
Dec 14, 2023 · Sloans & Kenyon this result
Holiday Estate Catalogue Auction, lot 364
Sold $150Sign up to see · est. $300 – $400
As catalogued
Joseph Cummings Chase, “World War I Dough Boy”
Silverthorne/wkith appreciation." Pencil drawing on paper, titled "Coffee! O Boy!" Noted on reverse in pencil, in different hand, "Please be very careful and do not lose this - it is the original sketch
9 1/2 in. x 7 in.

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