Pair-Pastel And Crayon Portraits
Mr. And Mrs. Joshua Brick
Port Elizabeth, New Jersey
Attributed James Martin
(Active 1794-1798) Martin came to America in 1794; advertised in New Jersey in 1795 as "from New York, late of Fleet Street, London," and worked in New York from 1797 until 1820. (See Sotheby's, lot 948, January 1994; sale 6527, Fine Americana. Also, Keno Auctions, May 2010, lot 414.
(Original frames measuring 23.75 x 27.75 inches; view: 19.25 x 23.25 inches.)
Accompanying these portraits are a related will, marriage certificate and household inventory.
Price: $22,875
505-37
Mountain Lake Landscape Painting
Oil on Canvas, original frame and stretcher
Late 19th century
Dimensions: 29.5 by 21.75-inch frame, 25.5 by 17.75-inch sight-size.
Price: $1,295
767-27
Gentleman and Lady
Seated On Upholstered Settee
Watercolor, pencil and pinprick
Anonymous
New England
1830's
A possibly unique rendering depicting a seated couple within landscape of trees, flowers and monument. The gentleman offering a flower to the lady with both subjects holding a book. The ladies hat and collar and the gentleman's shirt are pinpricked adding texture to the work; colors remain strong. The work is mounted within a grain-painted frame of the period that measures 11 by 13.5-inches; the dimensions of view area are 8 by 10.75-inches.
Price: $19,500
264-23
Miniature Portrait on Ivory of a Young Woman
In an ebonized frame with a brass oak leaf and acorn hanger.
Dimensions: 5.75 by 5-inch frame, 3 by 2.5-inch sight-size.
Price: $550
562-6
Man With Book
Oil On Canvas
Circa 1810
The dark haired gentleman with brown eyes wears a high-collar, ruffled shirt and cravat; green vest with red stripes and dark coat. The subject holds a colorful book and is seated in a chair. The work has been relined and stretched on a period frame; one small area in background in-painted; mounted within a modern, yet attractive and appropriate gilt frame. (29.5 x 35.5 inches; view: 23.25 x 29.25 inches.)
Price: $2,450
549-10
Little Girl With Basket Of Flowers
Anonymous
Circa 1830s
Oil on canvas
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.)
Price: $4,225
CLB
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: $10,750
505-26
Cushion Mirror - SOLD
Dimensions: 28 by 19-inches.
505-8 - SOLD
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
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.
Price: $19,500
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
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 1835
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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