J.H. Davis Watercolor
Signed "Eunice Mathews Age 19 years and 5 months 1834"
Dimensions: sight size 7.75 by 9.75-inches, framed 9.5 by 10.75-inches.
Price: $10,750
707-2
Long Island Landscape Painting, late 19th Century
Oil on canvas in gold painted frame with one early patch on back
By William Moore Davis
Dimensions: 18.25 by 22.25-inch frame, 17.5 by 13.5-inch sight-size.
Price: $1,100
767-18
Three-Dimensional Diorama
Carved wood, plaster, foil and paint
Mixed Media
Anonymous
The artist used a rather thick piece of pine as a canvas; creating depth and carving detail. The large trees with trunks and branches created "in-the-round" display realistic appropriately painted foliage cleverly created of an unknown medium. Deer grazing, fully rigged sailing vessels and an island with lighthouse, outbuildings and dock are all three-dimensionally carved. It appears that the water whitecaps may be repainted. (Frame: 40 x 22 inches; view: 17.75 x 35.75-inches.)
Price: $1,875
579-20
Trompe l'oeil Oil on Canvas
By Grace E. Roberts
American
Circa 1890
Rack picture of letters, St. Catherine's School - St. Paul, Minnesota blue book and pencil tacked to wood paneling and signed "G. E. Roberts" in lower right, in a modern frame.
A note taped to the stretcher includes the artist's name and "...c. 1890..."
The painting is in good condition.
Dimensions: 20 by 16-inch frame, 17.5 by 13.5-inch sight-size.
Price: $750
767-22
A Fine Cut And Applied Silhouette
Attributed to August Edouart (1789-1861)
Hannah Woodridge
Mount Holly
Circa 1843
A full-length cutting of young Hannah depicted with an outstanding doll. The work is mounted on paper with water-colored background. The subject is identified on the front and verso as depicted and remains in fine condition. Possibly original compound molded frame in original brown paint; fine condition. (Frame: 11.5 x 9.5-inches; sight-size: 6 x 3.625-inches.)
Price: $2,850
579-8
Over-Mantle Mirror
Northeastern United States
Federal, gilt-wood and gesso details
3-Sections, 56-Inch - SOLD
In generally excellent condition retaining much original gilt with some "period of use" gold over-paint on turned columns and gesso decorations. (56 x 22.25 inches)
410-22 - SOLD
The Champion Pacer Johnston
Horse and Sulky Lithograph
Large Folio
Currier & Ives
Large folio Currier & Ives lithograph "The Champion Pacer Johnston by Bashaw Goldust...", "Printed In Oil Colors By Currier & Ives 115 Nassau St, NY" in lower left, 1884 date in lower right, full margins, in period - possibly original - frame, paper lightly toned, one small scuff on paper and a few specks of foxing, overall very good to excellent. (37.25-inches x 28.75-inches framed, 31.5-inches x 23.25-inches view.)
Price: $3,975
336-21
Triple Silhouette in Frame...man, woman and child
19th Century
Dimensions: 9.25 by 6-inch sight size; add .75-inch for lemon gold frame.
Price: $1,200
336-34
Portrait Of A Gentleman
Possibly by William Codman
New England
Circa 1810
Oil on Canvas
The handsome sitter was painted by a competent portraitist; note subtle details such as his greenish-gray eyes and how the painter matched his vest and the background color. The subjects ruffled shirt, cravat (wrapped around his neck then tied in a simple knot); skin tone...middle age wrinkles, hair and sideburns combine to present a splendid image. The work remains in fine original condition and is mounted on its original stretcher on which is the name "William Codman".
It is know that Codman was active in Maine from 1805 to 1819; active in Boston from 1820 to 1831; known as a portrait painter and possible father of the celebrated Charles Codman. These gentleman are listed together as portrait painters in directories published in 1822 and 1823. The frame is attractive and appropriate albeit not original. (Dimensions: 27.5 by 33.5-inches framed; view area: 22.5 by 28-inches.)
Price: $3,500
517-8
Maine Seacoast
By William Columbus Ehrig (1892 -1973)
Oil on Canvas
1962
Signed by artist in lower left, "Maine Seacoast" written on side of canvas, period carved gilt frame with canvas 'mat.' Very good condition. Comes with small brochure relating to Ogunquit exhibition of artist's works. Inscription inside brochure indicates painting was purchased in 1966. (Approximately 40-inches x 27-inches framed, view area approximately 33 ½-inches x 19 ½-inches.)
Price: $3,500
276-9
E.A. Torret
Watercolor and Pencil Portrait
Signed by R.W. Jenks
A 19th century American School watercolor and graphite on paper portrait miniature of a child. Inscribed below "E.A. Torret." and signed "By R.W. Jenks" on the open pages of a book with a drawn quill pen. Mounted in a brass frame. (2.125-inches high by 1.5-inches wide.)
Price: $3,450
210-93
Watercolor Memorial 1837
Cornelia Rudd Age 10 mos.
New York
The frame measures 20 by 16-inches, while the memorial itself measures 18 by 14-inches.
Price: $3,850
ACD
Theorem Landscape
Mixed Media
19th Century
Landscape of castle ruins, lake, woodlands and a willow, much of it done with stencils; pastel, gouache, and watercolor; impressed mark in the upper right corner; paper toned, tear in the upper border and another through the castle; in a gilt and gesso frame. Not examined out of frame. (18-inches by 14.5-inches, 22.25-inches by 18.75-inches framed.)
Price: $1,350
231-14
Portrait of Henry Clay
Kentucky's Great Compromiser
After John Neagle...oil on canvas
Inspired by Neagle's iconic 1843 portrait of Clay...this 19th century full-length portrait of "The Great Compromiser" from Kentucky". Clay is shown gesturing toward a flag draped globe, to the right is a view of open fields extending to the ocean with various symbols of American success in trade, agrarianism, and industry. The painting is unframed and has been re-lined. The pigment remains strong and bright; scattered re-touch to thinning areas...all minor. (Approximately 46-inches x 30-inches.)
Price: $14,500
232-105
Quarter-Plate Daguerreotype
Painting of Paddle Wheeler "New World"
Circa 1855
Daguerreotype of a painting, possibly by J. & J. Bard, of the paddle wheeler "New World" which was launched at the English Shipyards circa 1855. The "New World" sailed from New York, around the Horn, to California. Although the Bard's did not do as many paintings of English boats as they did of others, in 1855 they are known to have done paintings of the "Menamon Sanford" and the "Forest City", both launched from the same yard as the "New World." If this is a Bard painting, it would be an exciting new addition to their catalogue raisonné. The dag is in very good condition and is in an octagonal plain brass mat in a leather case, missing the lid. (Approximately 3.25-inches x 4.75-inches in case.)
Price: $4,950
232-79
Mountain Scene With Sheep
By Edward Gay
Edward Gay was born in Ireland in 1837. Along with his parents he rode the great wave of Irish immigration following the Great Famine. The family settled in Albany, NY where Gay’s artistic talents were noticed and encouraged by local artists James and William Hart and George Boughton. Though by 1858 he had already exhibited in the National Academy of Design in NYC, in 1862 he traveled to Europe and studied in Germany under Johann Schirmer and Karl Friedrich Lessing. He returned to the United States in 1864. In 1867 he and his family moved to Mt. Vernon, NY. Here he painted numerous views of the bucolic landscapes surrounding his newfound home. He also painted a number of scenes of South Carolina, where his daughter had moved after her marriage. In 1905 he built a summer home in Cragsmoor in upstate New York. He also made frequent trips to Europe to paint. Though he began painting in the classic Hudson River School style, Gay eventually painted in the Barbizon manner. He was a member of the Century Association and the Union League Club of New York. His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Historical Society, and Westchester Woman’s Club, Brigham Young University, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Union League Club of NYC and many others.
This oil on artists board painting is depicts a craggy mountain range with sheep in the foreground. The painting has a view area of approximately 9 x 12 inches and is mounted in a period gilt frame with an overall size of 18 x 15 inches. The varnished is deeply yellowed, but the painting is in otherwise excellent condition.
Price: $2,800
110-114
Confederate Apotheosis Painting
Oil on Canvas
Circa 1905
The painting depicts ranks of aging Confederates in a heavenly cathedral passing by the Angel of Death. The procession is led by Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stuart (still youthful, as he died during the War), John B. Gordon and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Beside them in shadow, carrying a tattered Confederate National flag is a figure that appears to be Jefferson Davis. Above them ghostly cavalry advance upward through the clouds. The monochromatic tones are broken by splashes of color in the flags and the gilt buttons of the generals. There are some scratches and abrasions across the surface and it may have been relined. The painting has not been examined outside of the frame. (Approximately 40-inches x 72-inches framed, view area approximately 33-inches x 65-inches.)
Price: On Request
232-1
Portraits Of A Rhode Island Couple
Attributed William W. Kennedy
Oil On Canvas
Circa-1840’s
These paintings were purportedly found in southern Rhode Island; based on the consignors receipt...what we can guarantee is that they are without compromise. Stylistically the sitters clothing falls within the period that Kennedy worked at New Bedford, Massachusetts that borders Rhode Island. In the flat style with characteristics common to Kennedy’s1 hand...bright eyed, pristine skin-tones and general attitude. The paintings are mounted in appropriate gilt frames of the period that measure 25 by 21-inches.
1There are less than twenty signed examples of Kennedy’s portraits extant-approximately 40 others have been found that closely resemble the documented works. Stylistically, Kennedy's crisp, flat likenesses strongly resemble the Prior and Hamblen portraits. His likenesses are distinguished by consistent portrayal of his sitters with steeply sloping shoulders, squared noses, and small, pursed lips. Characteristic of his portrait-painting style is excessive shading around the nose and a single dark line between the lips.
Price: $14,500
329-5
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