American School 19th Century
Portrait of Handsome Gentleman
Attributed to Frederick Mayhew
Circa 1825
This work, oil on panel...depicts a handsome blue eyed man with cockscomb hairdo; he wears dark blue jacket with brass buttons, white shirt and cravat. The painting is mounted in what appears to be the original molded gilt-wood frame measuring 26 by 29-inches. The work remains in fine original condition; cleaned and re-varnished. Mentioned for accuracy is the subtlest curvature to panel.
According to Deborah Chotner in American Naive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Frederick W. Mayhew was born in Chilmark, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard July 6, 1785. He married Zelinda Tilton April 10, 1802 and had one child Lucinda who was born in 1812. The couple moved to Morgan (now Noble), county in Ohio sometime after 1830. "He may have painted landscapes after moving to Ohio: the History of Noble County describes him as a landscape painter and a sailor...Mayhew's known works are all portraits dating from his years on Martha's Vineyard, where island lore holds that he mixed Gay Head clay with dogfish oil to make his paint...the artist's style is characterized by subtle facial modeling, close attention to details of costume...backgrounds are generally solid and neutral...Mayhew died on October 17, 1854 and is buried in the Tilton family cemetery in Cambridge, Ohio." American Naive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, page 254.
Price: $8,250
121-133
Portrait of a Man
Oil on Canvas
Mid-19th Century
Oil on canvas three quarter view bust portrait of a distinguished man with white hair. The portrait is within a period, possibly original, gilded frame; unlined, no apparent restorations, craquelure but no paint loss. A chip on corner of frame and scattered minor losses to gilding. (Framed: 38-inches x 33-inches; 29-inches x 24-inches view.)
Price: $2,175
346-12
Pair of Portraits
Attributed to Aaron Dean Fletcher
Vermont
Circa 1840
A handsome matched pair of portraits of a man and woman, unsigned. The man is dressed in a black coat w/ rolled cuffs, vest, white shirt w/ a high collar and black stock, he is seated w/ his arm draped on the back of a fancy painted chair. The woman wears a white turban, a black dress with puffed sleeve, lace collar closed with a brooch, gold pearl and coral pendant earrings, a gold ring on her right middle finger, she is holding a red leather hymn book, and is seated on an ebonized and gilded chair. The background of each painting is in an olive brown. Each is framed in a simple gilded cove wood frame. There is some in-painting on the woman's cheek and along one side at stretcher, there are a few small spots on the background of the man's portrait, both portraits are unlined.
Aaron Dean Fletcher (1817 - 1902) was a self-taught artist. He apparently began painting portraits and landscapes in the Springfield, VT area c. 1835 - 1839. He moved to Keeseville, NY c. 1840 and c. 1856 to Indiana. He returned to NY where he remained until his death in 1902. (Approximately 34-inches x 31-inches framed, view area approximately 26-inches x 23-inches.)
Price: $19,875
121-144
Fantastic Fraternal Eagle
Reverse Lithograph on Glass
By Gie & Co., Buffalo, NY
A very large polychrome reverse litho on glass of a spread winged eagle straddling a rock engraved with the word "TRUTH" and an open Bible; probably from a Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge; housed in a stained oak frame; excellent condition. (33 ½-inches by 23-inches view, 39 ½-inches by 29 ¼-inches framed.)
Price: $1,250
334-46
Hollow Cut Silhouette
Of Caroline Green Parsons of Enfield, CT
19th Century
The back reads that Caroline is a descendant of William Bradford of Plymouth Colony.
Dimensions: 3 by 4-inch sight size.
Price: $475
336-35
Large Historical Calligraphy Drawing
Dimensions: 20.375 by 25.375-inch frame, 17.625 by 22.625-inch sight size.
Price: $1,295
232-120
Anti-Slavery Woodcut
Protesting Daniel Webster's Support of the Fugitive Slave Law
Circa 1850
Woodcut in black and gold produced by noted Abolitionist publisher William M. Harned, NYC circa 1850... - SOLD
Depicting Daniel Webster holding scroll with a quote from his famous, or infamous, Seventh of March Speech supporting the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, at the bottom of the illustration is another Webster quote "No Higher Law" that he used to support Supreme Court Justice Grier's strict interpretation of the law; Grier is shown conjuring Lucifer in the form of a slave catcher, while several captive slaves kneel; behind Webster a male figure of Liberty doffs his crown and bows his head in shame while further in the background a statue of Liberty falls; behind the alter a male runaway slave fights off a pack of dogs while his family runs toward the open arms of an abolitionist woman while mounted slave hunters close in behind. The paper is toned and has wrinkles, but no apparent tears or repairs. (15.375-inches by 11.25-inches view, 22-inches by 18.75-inches framed.)
416-1 - SOLD
Pastel on Paper
Basket of Strawberries & a Peach
Signed Bower
Circa 1864
Dimensions: 15.5 by 17.5-inch frame, 10.25 by 12.125-inch view area.
Price: $595
191-214
Two Part Federal Mirror
Dimensions: 27.75 by 11-inches.
Price: $2,475
517-12
Portrait of a Lovely Young Woman
Oil on Canvas
Attributed to Sheldon Peck
Circa 1840
There is some minor restoration to the portrait, which is noted for accuracy. The frame measures 27 by 34.5-inches, while the view area measures 20 by 27.25-inches.
Price: $21,750
289-8
Group of Watercolor Paintings of Foliage & Butterflies
From left to right:
OUTSTANDING
Hand Colored Lithograph
Butterflies and Peach Blossoms
Chinese
19th Century
Lithograph with gouache over-painting on pith paper depicting butterflies hovering over pink Peach blossoms; 19th Century Chinese; "Peach" in script and Chinese characters in lower left; paper is toned. (17-inches by 13-inches view, 20.25-inches by 16.5-inches framed.)
Price: $1,850
570-66
OUTSTANDING
Century Chinese Gouache
Butterflies and Plant
19th Century
Remarkably detailed renderings of butterflies, moths and dragonflies and broadleaf plant, in gouache on pith paper, Chinese characters in lower left; paper toned. (17-inches by 13-inches view, 20.25-inches by 16.5-inches framed.)
Price: $1,850
570-63
OUTSTANDING
Chinese Gouache
Butterfly and Flowers
19th Century
Beautifully rendered Luna Moth on Peach Blossoms in gouache, Chinese characters and the word "Peach" in script in lower left; paper toned. (17-inches by 13-inches view, 20.25-inches by 16.5-inches framed.)
Price: $1,850
570-64
OUTSTANDING
Hand Colored Lithograph
Butterflies and Magnolias
Chinese
19th Century
Lithograph with gouache on pith paper, Chinese, 19th century; depicting butterflies and Magnolias; Chinese characters and "Magnolia Purpurea" in lower left; paper toned. (17-inches by 13-inches view, 20.25-inches by 16.5-inches framed.)
Price: $1,850
570-65
Portrait of Henry Wight Diman (1801-1838)
Bristol, Rhode Island
By Cephas Thompson
Oil on Panel, American
Circa 1830
Portrait of Henry Wight Diman (1801-1838) (aka Henry Wight Dimond) of Bristol, RI; painted on board by successful Massachusetts portrait artist Cephas Thompson (1775 - 1856) of Middleborough, Massachusetts. The work is branded "C.THOMPSON" in lower left and is mounted within a period carved, gesso and gilt frame; no apparent damage or restoration. The Diman family was of French Huguenot origin that settled on Long Island, NY eventually moving to Rhode Island. The family name was spelled Diamond or Diament until 1750 when seventh generation Bristol, Rhode Island family members changed the spelling to Diman. For more than two hundred years the family figured prominently in many aspects of Rhode Island and international history. The artists work is represented within the collections of the Boston Athenaeum Library, Maryland Historical Society, the Abby A. Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and The National Portrait Gallery; New York Historical Society and The Newark Museum. Thompson was also well known in the South where he spent many winter seasons. Records show that he was in Baltimore in 1804, Charleston in 1804, 1818, and 1822, in Richmond in 1809-1810, and in New Orleans in 1816.
(The work measure 36.75-inches by 31.5-inches framed; view area 29.5-inches by 24.5-inches.)
270-45
George Washington
Oil On Canvas
19th century
This handsome example is after the Gilbert Stuart Athenaeum portrait. The canvas was mounted on wood during the nineteen fifties; all else fine. The view area measures 25 by 31.
Price: $3,950
328-4
Handsome Young Man
Oil on canvas...
Anonymous
Circa 1830
This lad with pleasant attitude is positioned before red drapery and a marbleized column. The canvas, stretcher and gilt frame are without compromise. Some thinning of pigment under hairline as depicted, all else fine; never cleaned. (The gilt frame remains in very good original condition with overall dimensions being 31 5/8 by 37.25-inches; view area measures 24.5 by 300-inches.)
Price: $4,950
549-3
Ocean Sunrise
Samuel Peter Rolt Triscott
Probably Monhegan, Maine
Watercolor
Watercolor and pencil, looking from rocky shore out to sea at sunrise; signed in the lower right "S. P. Rolt Triscott;" few specks of foxing, not examined out of frame. (28.5-inches by 20.5-inches framed, view area 17.75-inches by 10.5-inches.)
Price: $2,850
767-10
Portrait of a Fashionable Gentleman
Oil on Canvas
Early 19th Century
The gentleman is seated with his library. Minor restoration to the canvas. The sight size measures 19 by 22-inches; add 2-inches for the frame.
Price: $4,850
479-6
Framed Supreme Council Degree
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Price: $225
980-16
Daguerreotype of Two Boys
One Holding a Musical Instrument
Quarter Plate
Daguerreotype of two little boys, one wearing a fancy off the shoulder shirt and ruffled pants and the other (with his head held in place by the hand of an anonymous adult) off the shoulder dress. The boy in the fancy shirt holds a bottle shaped instrument with finger valves on his lap and both boys are clearly not enjoying the experience. Freckled with rust spots, some tarnishing, lid of leatherette case is missing. A quick dip would greatly improve this image.
Price: $395
110-292
Looking Glass
Mahogany, gilded wood, string-inlay and gesso on wire
Uniquely American, New York
Circa 1790-1800
With a decidedly American personality, excelling in vertical proportion, festooned with flowers and foliage and no English cognate...this example remains in a seldom-encountered high state of originality. Centering the graceful high tightly scrolled molded and carved crest ornamented with Tudor roses is the beautifully executed carved and gilded urn with wheat and floral stocks artistically arranged; beneath which is mounted a molded oval medallion boss. A bead molding is applied to the frames outside edges with the carved and gilt sight edge molding glued to the inside edges. A simple string inlay centers the inner and outer moldings. The crest with a single line inlay is butted and glued to the top of frame edge; secured by blocking and straps with the outstanding elaborate transitional Rococo scrolled base and corner scrolls likewise butted and secured against the frame. The surface of this mahogany veneer on white pine mirror appears to be original and has a rich patina. Probably New York City or Albany. (Height: 64-inches; width: 24 3/8-inches.)
Price: $12,750
621-78
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