PAUL SEIFERT
Wisconsin Farmstead
Circa 1875-1890
A watercolor painting of a Wisconsin Farmstead signed by artist, Paul Seifert dating to the last quarter of the nineteenth century on buff colored paper. A charming depiction of a farmstead with rolling hills in the background; the farmer is tending to his horse and buggy while another appears to be going hunting, rifle on shoulder and dog at his side. The picture is mounted in a molded walnut frame with gilt liner which may be original. See American Folk Painters of Three Centuries, included information and illustrated examples of Seifert's work. (Frame: 27 x 23.5 inches; view: 21.25 x 18 inches.)
Price: $21,750
216-331
Pair of Eighteenth Century Prints
Original Frames
The Royal Hospital at Greenwich and...
The Royal Palace of Windsor
Each mounted in original Hogarth type frame; each with remnants of original labels on backboards. Typical minor imperfections such as tiny losses, toning and/or stains as depicted. The work has not been examined out of frame so we assume that the margin with legend has been cut. (Frame: 18.375 x 12 inches; view: 15.375 x 9.375 inches.)
Price: $665 the pair...
358-3
Portrait of a Child With Dog
Oil on Canvas
Eighteenth Century
A lovely portrait of a very young boy wearing a gown and lace cap; he is seated on a vermillion cushion that has gold tassels and he is holding a bamboo rod in one hand and an orange in the other; a small spaniel lays at his feet; a red cloth is draped behind him; roses bloom just outside of the window beside him. The work, probably Continental or English is mounted with a carved gilt-wood frame. There is in-painting to small areas of scattered losses throughout.
(23 ½-inches x 28 ½-inches view, 31-inches x 35 ¾-inches framed.)
Price: $7,150
544-3
America's Cup Race
Columbia and Shamrock I
Off Sandy Hook, New Jersey October 1899
exceptionally detailed oil on panel
By J. Clark
Oil on panel depicting the 1899 America's Cup race off Sandy Hook, New Jersey with J. Pierpont Morgan's "Columbia" chasing Sir Thomas Lipton's "Shamrock I." Pierpont's Yacht is in the background. The painting is remarkably detailed and signed "J. Clark" in red in the lower right corner. The painting may be a copy of the Eduardo de Martino original that hangs in the New York Yacht Club. The picture is in excellent condition and is mounted in a gilt and gesso frame. (7 ¼-inches x 17 ½-inches view, 13 ¼-inches x 23 ½-inches framed.)
Price: $4,200
288-3
Hollow Cut Silhouette of Woman with Graphite Details
19th Century
Nice early frame but no glass in frame.
Dimensions: 2.75 by 3.75-inch sight size; add .75-inch for frame.
Price: $495
336-30
Portrait of a Gentleman
Oil on Board
Circa 1824
Salem, Massachusetts
Dimensions: 20.5 by 26.25-inch frame, 18 by 23.75-inch sight-size.
Price: $3,450
334-26
The Residence Of General Washington
Watercolor on heavy wove paper...mounted on linen
Early 19th Century
This rhythmic composition mimics embroidery; stylistically reproducing the aesthetic of early embroidered stitches. Tiny dots covering the foliage on the forward trees suggest French knots. Shrubs and plants emphasize and delineate the rolling contours of the hillocks producing depth. The large tree at right foreground is erratically laid out with shaped areas of contrasting color typical of earlier satin stitched embroidered designs. The work is mounted on its original stretcher within the original molded and gesso frame. The sky area has faded; loss of colors due to open back, other very minor losses, all else bright. (Overall: 22.5 by 16-inches.)
Price: $4,350
775-265
New York City
Veteran Fireman's Association
Large Photograph of Firefighters
New York Fire Department
Circa 1886
There were several noted VFA activities during 1886 with the largest assemblage of some 250 veteran fire fighter's being October 28th; the unveiling of The Statue of Liberty.
This large print (photo process) depicts a group portrait imposed on a realistic rendering of NYC. The work is mounted within an outstanding frame with applied composition firefighting motifs. The piece was never opened since framing; upper corner helmets need restoration…as depicted, all else fine.
Frame: 47 x 35.25 inches; view: 39.5 x 25.5 inches; the print itself measures 34 by 19.5-inches. (We have a great frame restoration specialist.)
Please refer to Costello, The History Of The New York Fireman, page 763.
Price: $3,750
232-127
Signed and Dated Still Life
"Cassie Robinson" 1894 - SOLD
Oil on canvas still life with original stretcher. Painting has been relined.
Dimensions: Sight size 12.75 by 17.5-inches, add 5-inches for frame.
573-6 - SOLD
Fraktur
Attributed to Samuel Bentz (1792-1850)
The Mount Pleasant Artist (Lancaster County, PA)
Inscribed for "Amos Good / [son of Henry Good. / and his Wife Ann. / a born Stirk] was born / february 8th in the year / of our Lord 1836."
Although only one signed work by Samuel Bentz is known, his singular style is a signature in its own right. Frequently used favorite motifs are red and black spheres surmounting stylized urns or plinths and heavy use of brown, tan, orange and black; frequently, Bentz also added a clock to his birth records. Other notable features of Bentz's Fraktur are limited text and enclosing parent's names within brackets.
The paper is toned and lightly creased…colors and pen work remain quite vivid.
Not distracting but must be noted; barely visible 1.75-inch vertical crack in outermost section of name block with other partial paper cracks within creases that have been professionally stabilized and do not distract. (Sight size: 7 3/8 x 9.25-inches.)
Price: $21,500
191-224
Outstanding Oil On Panel
Eagle Engine Company
New York City.
Oil On Board
First Half 19th Century
"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 clear white-wood; panel is chamfered on all sides. Extremely minor re-touch otherwise superb in all aspects. Frame: 23 by 19.5 inches; View: 17.75 by 14 inches.
1 Our Fireman The History Of The New York Fire Departments From 1609 To 1887 by Augustine Costello, page 589.
Price: $25,000
339-5
Mezzotint Portrait of Mary of Modena
Queen Consort to James II of England
Circa 1703 - SOLD
Bust portrait in oval of Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of James II, printed on blue paper. In a banner in script is "Serenissima Maria D. G. Angliae, Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina Inaugurata XXIII die Aprilis Anno 1685.," and beneath that "G. Kneller Pinx., J. Smith fec, Sold by J. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden;". Printed circa 1703 and in a period, possibly original, frame. The portrait is toned and stained with some tears, noted for accuracy, though the colors remain strong.
Dimensions: 14-inch by 10-inch view area, 16.5-inch by 12.5-inch frame.
424-2 - SOLD
Sheraton Mirror
Split Column
New England
Circa 1820-1835
The split turned column frame is decorated in black and gold with corner blocks having brass accents; original hand planed backboard. The reverse painted tablet depicts dancing ladies in neoclassical dress against a yellow background festooned with fancy drapery. Excellent original condition. (38.5 x 18 inches.)
Price: $795
360-5
Van Tromp...Arabian Sire
Oil On Canvas
Interior barn scene with the magnificent Van Tromp remaining in very good condition with two small repairs and scatted minor retouch. The picture would benefit from cleaning. The canvas remains on original stretcher with the frame also appearing to be original. (Frame: 32 by 37 inches; View: 24.5 by 29.5 inches)
Price: $3,950
505-10
New Hampshire Rapids
Oil on Canvas
The frame measures 28 by 22-inches, while the view area measures 22.5 by 16.5-inches.
Price: $1,250
144-21
Beach at Low Tide With Ships
George Harvey
Massachusetts
Watercolor
Watercolor on paper of beach at low tide with a ship aground and several ships in the far distance; signed in the lower right "George Harvey;" good, not examined out of frame. (24.25-inches by 18.25-inches framed, view area 21.5-inches by 15.5-inches.)
Price: $495
767-9
Print of Washington as a Mason
For additional Masonic material, please click here.
Price: $295
980-12
Great!
Sixth Plate Daguerreotype
Farmhouse and Family
A wonderful image of family and their home; white clapboard, center chimney house w/ attached barn; man and boy on a horse in foreground; woman and 2 girls behind picket fence; light parameter tarnishing and a bit of wiping above mans head; some black areas on gilt brass mat (possibly from chemical residue on photographer's fingers); stamped leather case is solid, but shows wear.
Price: $2,450
232-85
Miniature Portrait of Young Sisters
Signed M. B. Russell on Reverse
Opaque watercolor on ivory
Boston
Circa 1861 - SOLD
Depicted are two girls with the younger embracing the older, the girls are on a couch with what appears to be a drape in the background. The image is mounted on a piece of thin cardstock that has dark brown paint on the front while printed on the back (apparently with a brush) is "M. B. Russell Pinxt / Boston / 1861." There are pinprick sized white chips scattered over the surface of the painting and some small loses of paint in the background. (Approximately 3 ½-inches x 2 ½-inches.)
Note: The year 1861 found Russell returning to Boston after a lengthy absence that included an extended stay in Italy as well as visits to NYC and Philadelphia. Perhaps his style changes were influenced by Italian miniaturists, which may explain why this painting is so different from his other miniatures (palette, brushstrokes, presentation.)
403-3 - SOLD
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