Mountain Waterfall Painting
Oil on Board, Brooklyn frame maker label and remnants of note on reverse
Attributed to W R Miller
Dimensions: 12.75 by 10.5-inch frame, 7.75 by 5.5-inch sight-size.
Price: $550
767-20
DERICK VAN FLEETS
A Fine Family Record
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Circa 1800-1810
Watercolor and ink on paper
Set within an arched border centering birds perched on floral stems is the marriage record of Derick Van Fleets and Eloner Pittenger who were married May 6, 1759 and their progeny. The work displays birds, flowers; fanciful flourishes and conjoined hearts, hands and various stylized script. There are only a few works known by this hand with all being related to Middlesex County. This example is among the finest extant. (Frame: 19 x 16-inches; sight-size: 15.5 x 12.5-inches.)
Price: $12,625
579-7
City Hall Fire
Portland, Maine
Circa 1908
Oil on canvas - SOLD
As depicted, the million-dollar fire that destroyed city hall and police buildings; the worst fire in Portland since the great Portland conflagration of 1866. Remarkably no lives were lost. This work remains on original stretcher and is mounted within a gilt frame; very good original condition. (Frame: 26.25 x 18.75 inches; view: 21 x 13.75 inches.)
339-9 - SOLD
Portrait On Panel
Woman Holding Book
American...untouched
Circa 1830's
Oil on panel
An agreeable bust length portrait of a woman depicted with sloping shoulders wearing a lace collar and bonnet topped with a blue bow, tied with a blue ribbon. The subject holds a copy of The Mother At Home. On the reverse of the board are traces of a sketch in white paint depicting a boy holding a whip, wearing a jacket with two rows of buttons. Two battens on the reverse are original and prevented the panel from serious warping which is so often the case. As depicted, there is a fine craquelure and the expected ever-so-slight bow...no cracks and no apparent restoration to the painting. (23 ¼-inches x 28 ½-inches.)
Interestingly, The Mother At Home or The Principals Of Maternal Duty was written at Worcester, Massachusetts in 1833.
Price: $4,475
413-5
Pair of Portraits
Early 19th Century
Sisters
Oil on cardboard
The subjects wearing matching bonnets - one trimmed in pink, one in blue, both wearing black dresses with lace collars and matching gold bead necklaces; each depicted before green curtain. As shown, the works are mounted in modern frames, two creases and a small chip at top of lady in pinks portrait, neither affects the portrait. (9-inches x 12-inches framed, 7 ¾-inches x 10 ¾-inches view.)
Price: $7,450
336-28
Pair of 19th Century Hollow Cut Silhouettes in Matching Frames
Overall dimensions: 5.375 by 4.5-inches.
Price: $965
336-36
Double Silhouette of Woman and Man
On blue ground
From Newburyport, MA
19th Century
These are cut and have ink & graphite accents. At the bottom of each it reads, "When this you see remember me".
Dimensions: 7 by 5.25-inch sight size.
Price: $1,350
336-33
Porcelain Plaque
American Decorated
Longfellow Photo Portrait and Quote
A beautifully decorated, unmarked porcelain plaque with photo transfer portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in oval cartouche; enameled and heavily gilded; quote from A Psalm of Life in silver lettering below portrait; in period, probably original, gilded gesso frame; a few very minor scratches noted for accuracy and one small chip on corner of frame. (9 ¾-inches x 13 ½-inches image, 13 5/8-inches x 17 ½-inches framed.)
Price: $1,950
232-122
Miniature Portrait of a Man in Pendant with Hair Memento
Gold metal pendant with a .75 portrait of a gentleman painted on ivory on one side and a chestnut brown hair memento on the other, very good condition. Measures 2.5-inches by 2-inches.
Price: $875
913-9
FAMILY REGISTER
Watercolor on paper
Washburn Family
Newton, Massachusetts
By Martha Ann Washburn (1825-1918)
March of 1841
Family Register is written in Gothic lettering at the top over a banner commemorating the marriage of Joshua Washburn and Sylvia Mosman in April, 1824, also recorded are the births and deaths of the seven brothers and sisters of Martha, and rather unusually, even her death has been recorded. The paper is toned and has some light water stains at the bottom, no tears, holes or repairs. The note at the bottom indicating the register was created by Martha Ann Washburn was clearly added long ago. Mounted within an ebonized frame with beading. (20.25-inches by 15.25-inches, 22.5-inches by 17.5-inches framed.)
Price: $1,450
231-15
Portrait of a Handsome Young Gentleman
Oil on Canvas
Early 19th Century
Measures 25.25 by 30.25-inches.
Price: $4,250
429-1
Berlin Work Portrait of George Washington
19th Century
Berlin Wool Work and glass bead embroidery on canvas. Pattern most certainly based upon one of the many early 19th century portaits of President Washinton. Several accents in the portait re: epaulettes, horse tack and wagon tire are worked with mini glass beads. Polychrome wool and bead portrait measures 38.75-inches by 49.5-inches.
Price: $3,900
335-59
Federal Carved Gilt Mirror
Gilded wood and gesso...
McDonough's Victory
The beautifully detailed eglomise panel measures 10 by 14-inches; overall dimensions are 25 by 44-inches.
232-77
A Fine Gilded Convex Mirror
English or American
Circa 1850
In mint condition with applied, gilded, ball ornaments set into the concave molding. A good affordable example with a height of 48-inches; width: 29.75-inches. Crating and shipping is not a problem.
Price: $5,400
270-25
Elaborate Cutwork
Nautical Theme...schooners and ships-of-the-line surrounded by vines and basket weave decoration
19th Century - SOLD
This approximately 12-inch by 9.5-inch elaborate white paper cutwork features schooners and ships-of-the-line surrounded by vines and basket weave decoration. There are also female figures beside anchors, perhaps representing a waiting sweetheart and Hope, and forts. In the center medallion are two cupids holding hearts and a laurel wreath over the letters G. W. S. "God bles [sic] the Saeman [sic] on the Sae [sic]; The Landsman on the Land" is written in Gothic letters in the bottom margin. The white paper is mounted on another sheet of paper that appears to have been coated in black ink. The piece has been folded in half horizontally and vertically. There are a few small tears along the outer border, none of which appear to affect the image. There are also a few areas where the cutwork is missing, most noticeably on one of the initials with the other missing pieces being insignificant. The paper is toned and there is some foxing. The piece is in a period frame in brown paint with wooden bosses in each corner.
289-4 - SOLD
Superb And Fine Circa 1807 Anti-Slavery Mezzotint
Scroll reads...Slave trade Abolished 1806
A scarce example of significant importance...
In 1780 Parliament passes an Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery, however it was 1806 before England made the trade in slaves illegal. It was 1834 before slavery was abolished throughout the British Commonwealth.
This polychrome print on glass was produced and exported to the United States promoting the anti-slavery cause...encouraging America to follow England's lead in abolishing the slave trade. The United States did follow suit in 1808, passing legislation that ended the lawful import of slaves. The failure to ban the trafficking of slaves completely is one of the many factors that led to the great tragedy of the American Civil War.
This print is mounted in a very good period frame that is probably original and measures 16 by 12 inches; view area of 14 by 9.75 inches. The rare example features the figure of Liberty holding an American flag and Africa holding a spear while dressed in a combination of native and Roman garb. In his right hand is a paper titled "SLAVE / TRADE / abolished / 1806". The background depicts a landscape intended to capture the wilderness of both continents. An alligator/crocodile and a thatched roof hut flank the figure of Africa. George Washington and Benjamin Franklin's profile portraits are on the plinth supporting a column around which is coiled a serpent that is obviously an allusion to the tempter in the Garden of Eden. Directly behind him and the figure of America is a bucolic lake, hillocks and open sky. A panel at the bottom of the print has the words America and Africa under the appropriate figures; "Published Aug. 20, 1807, by W.B. Walker; 4 Fox and Knot Court, Cow Lane, London."
There are neither chips nor any flaking in the print. The colors are strong and true. The glass is in excellent condition.
Price: $8,500
232-46
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