Little Girl With Basket Of Flowers
Anonymous
Circa 1830s
Oil on canvas - SOLD
A delightful portrait...the innocent child wearing off-the-shoulder white dress is depicted with a basket of flowers in three-quarter length. The canvas remains tightly stretched on its original pine stretcher and is mounted within a modern frame. The canvas is stamped GEOe. ROWNEY & Co.; well known manufacturer and exporter of artist supplies in England. (Frame: 21.625 x 25.625 inches; view: 17.25 x 21.25 inches.)
121-147 - SOLD
Pair of Elegant Chinese Ladies
Watercolor on Paper
Made for the Western Market
Circa 1830
Dimensions: 23.625 by 19.25-inch frames, 15.75 by 11.5-inch sight sizes.
Price: $7,950 for the pair
570-43
No. 13 Eagle
Eagle Engine Company
New York City.
Oil On Board
First Half 19th Century
Signed, I. Tice
"In 1830" writes Mr. Zophar Mills, "the company was mostly Quakers of the highest respectability. They were generally merchants and merchants clerks. They had their new engine-the first one in this city that was silver plated, and probably the only one in this country whose brass work was silver plated. The engine was painted black, gold striped, highly polished. She was the most elegant engine ever seen in those days, and all this expense of decoration was paid for by the company and their friends."1
The picture is painted on pine and remains in original condition; having minor losses and never cleaned as depicted. (15.25 by 11.25 inches.)
1 Our Fireman The History Of The New York Fire Departments From 1609 To 1887 by Augustine Costello, page 589.
Price: $11,500
339-4
A Fine And Rare Watercolor
Volunteer Fireman...in parade uniform
Philadelphia
Circa: Late 1840's
This scarcely encountered format depicting a young firefighter in his parade best parade uniform holding a trumpet containing flowers signifying that the trumpet was presented. (Dimensions: 13.75 x 17.75 inches framed; view area: 5.5 x 9.5 inches.)
Price: $12,750
505-26
Ink & Watercolor on Paper
By T. Bonneau
S. S & C. Train Station
The artist is responsible for a body of distinctive works; the best example may be seen on the cover of Robert Bishop's Folk Painters of America, also plate 27.
Ink and watercolor on paper identified in the upper right corner of the drawing as "Buildings of Station / S.S.& C. Junction / J. M. Mc Cambridge Agent." It is signed "T. Bonneau (drawer) Iberville PQ." In a painted frame. On the reverse is a Hirschl & Adler Sticker w/ a typewritten description of the artwork and a stock number. Ex Marna Anderson Collection; Rex Raymond and Susan Eagan Collection. (19.5-inches by 25.75-inches view; 22.25-inches by 22.5-inches framed.)
Price: $8,500
216-313
Cushion Mirror
Dimensions: 28 by 19-inches.
Price: $1,250
505-8
Portrait of a Woman in Lace Cap
Oil on Board
Very good condition. Measures 23 by 28-inches.
Price: $975
348-99
Hand Colored Coat of Arms
Roberts Family
America
18th Century - SOLD
The image, painted on laid paper, is inscribed: "He beareth Parted p,r Pale, Argent, & Gules, a Lion Rampant, Sable; Crest, a Stag's-/ Head, Erased Argent, Collard Gules, by the Name of Roberts; of Leicestershire." The image has been placed into a modern, molded gilt frame. The frame measures 15.75 by 12-inches, and the view area measures 9.5 by 13.25-inches.
605-16 - SOLD
Oval Pastel Portrait of a Young Girl
Early 19th Century
Beautifully executed pastel portrait of a young girl with no frame. The portrait is mounted on an oval board with blue backing paper. The portrait is probably English. There is some mildew and some water spots, noted for accuracy. Measures 18.5-inches in height and 15-inches in width.
Price: $765
514-115
Tiger Maple Mirror
Measures 18.25 by 15-inches.
Price: $695
360-4
View Of Baltimore Harbor...expressing the heat and beauty of a Baltimore sunset
A rare early view of Fort McHenry, the birthplace of our National Anthem
Anonymous
Oil on canvas. View area: 36 by 25.5 inches; overall: 42.5 by 32 inches.
This dramatic picture depicts the sun setting over Baltimore Harbor as viewed from the northwest either from Locust or Fells Point looking toward the Inner Harbor. The sun is about where the Harbor Court Hotel is today; to the left of the viewer is Federal Hill and Fort McHenry with the city of Baltimore in the background. Men stand and sit on docks facing the vibrant sunset illuminating the roiling clouds scudding over the city and the active harbor.
Price: Please Inquire
335-44
Dog with a Duck
Oil on Board
The frame measures 29.5 by 23.25-inches, while the view area measures 24.25 by 18-inches.
Price: $1,695
191-203
American School
Portrait of De Witt Clinton
After John Wesley Jarvis
Circa 1816-1820
Oil on canvas
A Waist-length portrait by anonymous artist of DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) who served as Governor of New York from 1824 to 1828; also United States Senator and Mayor of New York City.
The portrait depicts Clinton standing behind a desk covered with papers and a copy of the Laws of New York. The painting is mounted behind glass and is in a magnificent large, ornate period gilt and gesso frame.
The painting shows typical crackling, but no apparent repairs or restoration, the frame is in very good condition. Not examined out of the frame. (Measures 61-inches by 33-inches framed, view area measures 50-inches by 40-inches.) A plaque attached to the lower part of the frame reads "Portrait of DeWitt Clinton / Governor of New York 1824-1828 / John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840). AAAWT offers the work as anonymous.
332-1
Marsh at Sunrise
By Charles Partridge Adams
Mixed Media on Paper
Mixed media painting on paper of a tranquil marsh at sunrise; muted greens and yellows; signed in red in lower left corner "Chas. Partridge Adams." Gilt frame, French mat. Excellent condition. Measures 13-inches by 15.5-inches framed; view area measures 5.75-inches by 8.5-inches.
Price: $3,500
BAI-74
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Pencil and crayon...anonymous
October 9, 1862
In excellent condition with a single crease at the center and measuring 12.5 by 15- inches framed.
Price: $900
347-14
Ninth-Plate Daguerreotype
Boy on a Donkey
A rare combination...outdoors, animal and child
A small boy astride a donkey holding thin whip; the boy wears a stripped skirt and pantaloons, boots and a slouch hat while the donkey with a careworn expression. Stamped brass mat, stamped leather case missing top half; dag in good condition other than significant tarnish and a couple of tiny green spots on plate...really should be dipped or cleaned.
Price: $1,200
232-84
Bear on a Frozen Lake
2nd Half of the 19th Century
Hudson River School
Bear on a frozen lake with hunters in waiting. New York State origin. Oval view area measures 17-inches by 23-inches. Frame measures 28-inches by 33-inches.
Price: $1,100
125-33
A Paul Jones Whiskey Advertisement
Trophies of the Hunt
Lithograph on tin
Kentucky
Circa 1895-1910
A large John Paul Whiskey tin sign with image of cabin interior, game, and firearms. Original oak frame and backboards. Signed Arthur W. Hoelfle(?).
DIMENSIONS: 45.5" high by 31" wide.
Price: $2,950
PTC-32
Boy Holding A Bible
Oil on canvas
Circa 1840
Attributed to Samuel P. Howes (1806 -1881)
In this portrait the boy wears a green skeleton suit and is holding a bible with a red cover. The painting is attributed to Massachusetts artist Samuel P. Howes. There is noticeable craquelure over the surface except along the edges (which were covered by the original frame) and two small patches on the reverse with correspondingly small spots of in-painting on the background. The view area is approximately 21.25-inches by 26.5-inches, overall size framed is 27.25-inches by 32.25-inches.
Literature:
Samuel P. Howes Portrait painter
Whistler House Museum
Lowell, Massachusetts
Exhibit-April 6-May 31, 1986
Price: $6,985
944-11
Watercolor of Ships at Sea
Two British merchantmen and a steamship flying an unusual assortment of flags are depicted entering and leaving American waters in this large watercolor. In a the foreground a side wheeler heads into port flying an American flag on the mainmast, a red swallow tail company pennant with "GW" in white, a Belgian national flag, and a British naval ensign on the stern. Just visible behind her is a pilot boat with a large "6" on its sails. In the background two merchantmen under full sail fly American flags at the stern as well as company pennants and the British Merchant Navy red ensign on their mainmasts. The steamship has a number of top hatted gentlemen as well as two ladies with parasols and uniformed sailors on her decks. The painting is in a period 36 ¼-inch x 25 ¾-inch veneer frame. The view area is 29 ¼-inches x 18-inches. The colors are quite strong though the painting has the usual toning. The edges have been professionally restored. A handwritten note on the backboard reads "L. Newman Paint[er]."
Price: $7,500
570-42
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