John James Audubon
Pennants Marten or Fisher
Lithograph
Pennants Marten or Fisher, Mustela Candensis, hand colored lithograph Plate XLI, No. 9 from folio edition of Vivparous Quadrupeds of North America, "Lith. Printed & Col'd. by J. T. Bowen Philda. 1844" in lower right, matted and in a walnut frame, very fine, not examined out of frame. - 27 ¾-inches x 37 ½-inches framed, 20 ½-inches x 26-inches view.
Price: $4,650
575-1
Interior Barn Scene
With Pig and Rooster
Oil on Canvas
I fun picture of and rooster perched on a windowsill...behind the chicken is a crescent moon. The picture is mounted within a birds eye maple veneer frame with gilt liner. The painting has a few scuffs and there are minor chips to the gilt liner...an attractive painting. (15-inches x 11-inches framed, 12-inches x 8-inches view.)
Price: $725
346-9
Basket Of Fruit With Bird And Butterfly
Watercolor on cotton velvet
Artist Unidentified
American
Circa 1825
The artist's fanciful style creates a lifelike composition. The overflowing basket floats above the table-matt with its bounty of grapes, foliage and flowing tendrils mixed with other fruits and berries...some exotic such as the banana.
The darkened edges and bold colors create a three-dimensional illusion of depth. Notice the improbable angle in which the bird clutching a branch is positioned. The work is mounted within a period gilt frame that measures 21 by 19.5-inches.
Price: $4,575
573-5
Double Silhouette of Man and Woman with Graphite Details
19th Century
Dimensions: 6.75 by 3.75-inch sight size; add 1-inch for frame.
Price: $585
336-32
Scissors Cut and Pin Pricked Valentine
With Watercolor Birds & Butterflies - SOLD
Beautiful handmade valentine with 8 hearts, 4 with butterflies, 2 with doves, and 2 with hearts. All but one are inscribed in blue ink with a stanza from a poem...
I first cast lots and then I drew,
Kind Heavens said it must be you;
I chose you out from all the rest,
The reason why, I love you best,
If this Valentine you do refuse
Please send it back and me excuse.
Condition: The colors are remarkably strong; there are a few small areas of foxing.
Dimensions: 9.5-inch diameter, 12.25-inch square frame.
775-244 - SOLD
Sandpaper Drawing
West Point, New York
Dimensions: 24 by 19-inch frame, 19.5 by 14.5-inch view area.
Price: $725
191-187
Federal Wall Mirror
Tiger Maple Frame
Circa 1780-1820
Tiger maple Federal Period wall mirror with original glass; ogee with step down compound molded frame; original backboard; very good, mirror shows age.
(27 ½-inches by 21 ¼-inches, 20-inches by 13 ¾-inches view.)
Price: $1,100
334-41
Watercolor Of Prancing Horse
Probably Pennsylvania...perhaps a reward of merit
Nineteenth Century
Anonymous
This chestnut-red colored horse with white stockings, black tack and a lively eye is shown standing on a brick red floor with white crosshatching. The artist trimmed the outside edges in yellow with fine black border. The frame with beaded liner was long ago over-painted black...whitish yellow paint is seen through the thinning black paint.
(Frame: 6.25 by 8.25-inches; view: 4 by 6-inches.)
Price: $1,450
272-2
An Outstanding Portrait
Signed and Dated
William E. McMaster...who worked in
the Ballston Spa area of New York State
Circa 1842 - SOLD
The work remains on its original stretcher and is mounted within the original frame. Signed on the verso above a stylized eagle. The canvas was wax lined; some minor touches with all else fine. (Frame: 40.75 x 35.75 inches; View: 32.75 x 27.5 inches.)
174-3 - SOLD
Ink Silhouette
19th Century - SOLD
Wonderful and unusual profile portrait, depicting woman wearing lace collar, with needlework tools and work bag.
Dimensions: 6.25 by 5.25-inch frame, 5.25 by 4.375-inch view area.
510-65 - SOLD
Portrait of a Mother and Infant
Oil on Canvas
Circa 1850
Portrait of a young mother seated in an upholstered chair, holding her infant daughter, the mother wears a black dress with a lace collar and a pink ribbon, her daughter wears a white baptismal dress with pink bows on the sleeves and holds a rattle, to their left is the trunk of a tree. Relined, cracking but stable.
(34-inches by 29-inches framed, view area 29.5-inches by 24.5-inches.)
Price: $5,850
294-2
Copper Kettle
Edith Briscoe Stevens
Oil on Masonite
Circa 1924
Oil on masonite still life depicting a copper kettle, cup and saucer and a figural incense burner; signed in the lower left "EDITH B. STEVENS;" "COPPER [KE]TTLE / By / EdiTH BRiSCOE STEVENS [sic] / 6 REGENT STREET / HARTFORD - CONNECTICUT / WEDDiNG GiFT To A.R.M. [sic] / 1924" printed in ink on backing paper; period (probably original) gilt and gesso frame; a few small chips on frame, painting in excellent condition. (20.75-inches by 17.75-inches framed, view area 17-inches by 14-inches.)
Price: $875
767-8
Excellent
Sixth Plate Daguerreotype
Girl, about 11-years old and her dog...
A daguerreotype of a girl in an off the shoulder polka dot dress holding a small terrier dog in her lap; she wears a ring with a stone on the middle finger of her right hand. Some very light spots along edge of mat-dag in excellent condition. The photograph is mounted in a stamped leather case with bird and grape central motif; case shows some wear but overall very good condition.
Price: $1,850
232-96
Pastel Portrait
George Washington
Clearly based upon the Gilbert Stuart "Athenaeum" portrait of Washington, this well done pastel has a muted blue-gray background and subtle flesh tones, probably early to mid-19th century. Very good condition. Approximately 28 ½-inches x 22-inches framed, view area approximately 18 ¾-inches x 25-inches.
Price: $2,500
287-25
"Robber Barons"...with Captive Uncle Sam,
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt,
John W. Gates, Henry Clay Frick, Charles Schwab,
and J. P. Morgan.
Watercolor and Gouache
By James Montgomery Flagg
Gouache half tone on illustration board of Uncle Sam tied to a tree and being humiliated by several men in Western garb. The men are well known late 19th - early 20th century business tycoons and the artist literally portrayed them as robbers. Among the figures are Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John W. Gates, Henry Clay Frick, Charles Schwab, and J. P. Morgan. The illustration is lightly signed James Montgomery Flagg in the lower right corner. In an ornate gilt frame. There are a few specks of paint loss and in painting in the upper right corner and toning to the board, otherwise in very good to excellent condition. Approximately 41-inches x 29-inches framed, view area approximately 35 ½-inches x 23 ½-inches.
Price: $18,500
232-9
New Hampshire Autumn Scene
Attributed to Benjamin Champney (1817-1907)
(10 by 14-inches)
Born in New Hampshire, Benjamin Champney began his career as a lithographer in Boston, but became a renowned landscape, portrait and floral painter. He was especially associated with scenes of the White Mountains of New Hampshire and described by one art historian as the "dean of the White Mountain painters" (Falk).
His landscapes subjects were usually the North Conway region of New Hampshire and his method was to combine detail with panorama. He spent many summers sketching in the White Mountains and the remainder of the year in his studio doing oil paintings from his sketches. Many of his floral works were directly from nature.
Oil on Canvas
Beautifully rendered pond/landscape in the White Mountain region.
Price: $2,750
767-4
Queen Anne Looking Glass
Probably American
Circa 1740-1750
This mahogany and mahogany veneer on white pine example has a lovely carved and applied ogee molding surrounding the two-piece beveled glasses. There are no repairs to the tall crest or returns; glue blocks are intact and prevented warping and cracking so often encounter. In generally excellent condition with the top glass possibly re-silvered; a few small sections of molding have been refreshed; Nice old patina. (31.5 by 13.75-inches.)
Price: $3,600
270-27
Portrait of a Woman with a Red Necklace
Attributed to Peter Lacrient
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 5 5/8 by 3 7/8-inches
Probably New York State
Early 19th Century
Portrait of a woman wearing a red necklace and an elaborate collar and bonnet. Her face and necklace are in opaque watercolor with the rest of the portrait in pencil. There is a faint pencil signature beneath her. The portrait is in a 5 5/8-inch x 3 7/8-inch tombstone shaped mahogany veneer frame that we believe to be original. Nothing is known about the artist but most, if not all, examples of his work have been found in the state of New York.
Price: $2,100
492-26
Watercolor Theorem
Measures 20.75 by 23.5-inches.
Price: $2,800
198-7
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