Stunning Early 19th Century Family Portrait,
Agreeable and Handsome Composition,
Great Color
Anonymous, likely Continental, circa 1830 – 1840
Pastel on vellum
Unique in its style and subject matter, pastel portraits from the first half of the nineteenth century are exceedingly rare in this outstanding condition. The vibrant colors are just as distinctive as the number of sitters.
It is interesting that the elder brother standing in the center has a striking resemblance to his father while three young children closely resemble the mother…sharing blue eyes and facial features that the young man does not have in common. This could simply be coincidence, or the young man may be progeny of the gentleman’s first marriage with the three younger children resultant of the current union.
Each of the children hold an object that may represent their virtue, youth, and learning. On the book cover is a fine [39] written in pencil, perhaps suggesting the year of the painting’s creation. Pastel is an extremely delicate medium, the exacting level of detail, the distinct expressions, and textiles suggest an artist with some formal training.
The painting was recently expertly reframed; the backboards had previously not been disturbed…within were found Vermont newspaper fragments. Most likely the unframed painting accompanied immigrants to America where it was framed (pictures available).
$33,000.00
195-30
Robert Deacon Peckham (1785-1877)
Portrait of Children and Pet Dog
Likely Massachusetts, circa 1830s,
Oil on Canvas
Seated Children, one child with book, sibling with pet dog
(The canvas has been lined and is mounted on original stretcher within modern frame; there are scattered minor losses pretty much limited to outside perimeter; frame: 43.5" x 49.5"; view: 34.5" x 40.5").
$8,850.00
556-73
Portrait, American School,
Lady at Draped Window,
Fine Original Condition
Unknown Artist, circa 1830s
(Untouched original condition: frame: 32.5 x 28.25"; view: 27.5 x 23.25"
$3,050.00
787-17
Portrait of Infant with Dog Seated on Carpet
Anonymous, American School, 19th Century
Oil on canvas, original frame and stretcher
(Recently cleaned… Frame: 37 x 42"; view: 28 x 35")
$8,500.00
879-105
Pair of Federal Pendant Portraits, Man and Woman
Anonymous, American School, early 19th century
Oil on canvas
Soberly yet well-dressed, this couple belonged to the rising middle class in post-Revolutionary America. May have been painted following a wedding or to mark a professional success of the husband. The portraits have been lined on canvas and mounted on newish stretchers, otherwise original condition. (Frame: 30 by 27.5"; view: 22 by 25")
$4,200
925-24
A Pair of 17th Century Marriage Portraits, Individual Coats of Arms, Dated 1662
Johanna Magdalena Von Sigershoven & Maximilian Von Sigershoven
Likely Austro-German
Maximillian Von Sigershoven was an Alderman and member of war council in the city of Bern, Switzerland. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the army and a “Caretaker” of the State. (This pair of oil on canvas portraits once displayed typical and expected imperfections; now strip-lined, repairs to small punctures, and overall craquelure. Considering the age, the portraits remain in very good condition, each canvas displays scattered in-painting. Dimensions: frames: 44 by 34”, sight-size: 28.5 by 38”)
$8,965
659-119
Portrait, Young Woman Wearing Bonnet and Fichu, Folk Art
Anonymous, Circa 1830's
An attractive and agreeable subject confidently rendered
(Some over-glazing, else fine; frame: 36.25 by 45.25"; view: 38.75 by 29.5")
$13,875
925-13
Portrait, Lady in Bonnet, Puffy Sleeves, Folk Art
American School, Anonymous
Circa 1830's
An agreeable and sensitive rendering
Relined, extremely minor in-paint
(Dimensions: 31 by 36.25" frame, 24.5 by 29.5" sight-size.)
$7,250
570-281
Previous Offerings or Gone to New Homes
Mid 18th Century Portrait of Bewigged Gentleman
Anonymous, Circa 1750
Oil on canvas - SOLD
An agreeable gentleman within spandrels
(Relined and installed on new stretcher during the 19th century; frame: 34 by 29"; view: 23.75 by 28.75")
997-25 - SOLD
Portraits, 18th Century, Man and Woman, Signed Samuel Jennings, Pennsylvania
A native of Philadelphia, working there from 1787 to about 1792
Circa 1790, signed on verso, S. Jennings Pinx - SOLD
(Although not re- lined the canvas has been re-stretched mounted within new frames; scattered in-painting and restoration; Frame: 23.25 by 27.25"; view: 22.25 by 18.25")
659-127 - SOLD
Portrait, Dorothy Quincy (1747 to 1837), Mrs. John Hancock, Early 19th Century
After John Singleton Copley (The original, circa 1772)
A beautiful portrait rendered in thoughtful pose; hand to face as favored by the artist in several other renderings - SOLD
Dorothy Quincy was born in Boston to Judge Edmund Quincy and Elizabeth Wendell Quincy, they were one of Massachusetts leading families; her formative years were lived within the Quincy home at Braintree, Massachusetts. The home was frequently visited by John and Samuel Adams, Dr. Joseph Warren, James Otis, and John Hancock; all friends of her father, an ardent patriot.
While visiting her future husband, John, and his Aunt Lydia in their home at Lexington, Dorothy was present when American Revolutionist Paul Revere arrived to warn Hancock of approaching British soldiers; when the battle between British Regulars and Patriot militiamen began, Dorothy and Aunt Lydia remained in the home witnessing from a bedroom window, the Battle of Lexington and Concord - the first battle of the Revolutionary War. Dorothy documented what she witnessed and wrote detailed descriptions of what she had encountered during the battle.
The original portrait is hung in the Dola Hamilton Stemberg Family Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(Very good condition; likely the original stretcher, no restoration; modern frame; frame: 25.75 by 30.75"; view: 26.75 by 21.75")
1090-1 - SOLD
Portrait of Gentleman, Mounted Within Carved and Gilt Frame
Anonymous, 18th Century - SOLD
(Minor restoration, lined, else fine; overall 31 by 26.5”)
1146-1 - SOLD
American School Folk Portrait, Young Man Seated in Paint Decorated Chair
Anonymous, 1830ish
Stylish, handsome and agreeable - SOLD
(Lined, new stretcher, minor infill; mounted within an outstanding modern paint-decorated frame measuring: 35 by 28"; view: 27 by 20")
606-103 - SOLD
Portrait, Sea Captain, American School, Within the Circle of John S. Blunt
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Circa 1830
The captain wears and brown jacket, yellow vest and is shown with his ship in background - SOLD
(Lined and mounted on newish stretcher; Ex Kennedy Gallery; Frame: 30 by 36”, sight-size: 24 by 29.5”)
1123-2 - SOLD
Portrait, Child with Dog and Cat, American School, Full Length Folk Portrait
Anonymous, Possibly Southern, 19th Century
Displaying the innocence of childhood and a loving bond with her pets - SOLD
A typed sheet of history is affixed to verso; states that the subject is Emma Woodfin Kerr (1851-1914) with family history. (Strong color, relined, mounted on new stretcher within contemporary frame; scattered in-painting/restoration; frame: 31 by 35.5"; view: 25 by 29.5")
965-3 - SOLD
Portraits, Pastel and Crayon on Paper, Pair
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Brick, Original Frames
Port Elizabeth, New Jersey
Circa 1810
Attributed James Martin (Active 1794 to 1798) - SOLD
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. (Some minor paper loss at extreme edges (lady), otherwise very good; 23.75 by 27.75"; view: 19.25 by 23.25") Accompanying these portraits are a related will, marriage certificate and household inventory.
505-95 - SOLD
Portrait of a Woman, Probably Fanny Kemble
Attributed to Thomas Sully (American, 1783 to 1872)
Circa 1840s
An attractive rendering of notable actress and abolitionist - SOLD
Oil on canvas, frame: 26 by 29.75"; view: 19.25 by 23", modern gilt frame, original stretcher; lined, retouch, patch reinforcement, craquelure.
121-192 - SOLD
Folk Portrait of Child in White Dress, Full Length Seated
In the Circle of Ezra Ames (Albany)
New York
Circa 1830
The subject purportedly granddaughter of artist, not confirmed - SOLD
Oil on canvas, original stretcher and frame
(Frame has been re-gilt, otherwise very good; 29.5 by 24")
1039-25 - SOLD
Portraits, Man and Woman, Fine Clothing, Jewelry and Books
Continental, Possibly Belgium
Anonymous
1774
Oil on canvas - SOLD
Portrait of a Woman wearing large necklace, holding book, the inscription beside her AEt: 50. Ao: 1774 indicate her age and possibly provide a time range for the age of the painting; the herald is unidentified. The agreeable gentleman is seated at a green cloth covered table and is also depicted with a book. (Both canvases have been relined and restored, in-painting, the lady to a greater degree; frames: 31.5 by 39", sight-sizes: 25.5 by 32.25")
925-6 - SOLD
Portrait, Young Gentleman at Table, Leather Bound Journals and Quill Pen
American School
Anonymous
Circa 1810 - SOLD
Competently rendered, agreeable subject, mounted in period frame, no in-painting
(Frame: 31.75 by 36.5"; view: 24.75 by 29.5")
497-96 - SOLD
Portrait of Little Girl Holding Doll, Folk Art
New England, Anonymous
Mid Nineteenth Century
A sweet porthole portrait by a recognized hand yet to be identified - SOLD
(Purchased mid-20th century in New York State, purportedly portrait of Robie Harlow.) The picture remains in excellent condition; wax lined, new stretcher; minor restoration. (Frame: 34.5 by 28.75"; view: 29.5 by 24")
1035-1 - SOLD
Old Master Painting, Portrait of Little Girl Wearing Holding a Flower
Painted and Signed by FG Stolberg (Franz Gebhard Stolberg)
German
Circa 1650
Possibly a Collaboration, Portraitist and Painter of Still Life
Interior with floral still life in the circle of Georg Flegel (1566 to 1638) - SOLD
Oil on canvas, signed lower left; excellent condition, relined canvas and two tiny areas of in-painting. (Dimensions: 31.5 by 36.75" frame, 25.5 by 30.5" sight-size.)
570-275 - SOLD
Folk Art Portrait, Young Lady, American School, William Bonnell
Signed William Bonnell, Pinxt 1830
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Oil on canvas - SOLD
A colorful portrait remaining in very good condition having only minor in-painting; the canvas remains on original stretcher. The artist signed and dated the verso. See American Naive Paintings, National Gallery of Art, Washington by Deborah Chotner, pp. 14, 15, and 16. (Frame: 26 by 30.5"; view: 22 by 26.5")
570-221 - SOLD
Portrait, Lady in Blue
Circa 1770 to 1780 - SOLD
Oil on canvas, painting has been restored but appears to be on original stretcher.
Dimensions: 23.25 by 30".
786-4 - SOLD
Portrait, Woman in White Bonnet Holding Red Book
Attributed to Robert Street (1796 to 1865)
Philadelphia
Oil on Canvas - SOLD
The canvas has been lined and remains on original stretcher with the gilt frame appearing to be original; restoration includes in-painting.
(Dimensions: 31.5 by 36.75" frame, 24.5 by 29.5" sight-size.)
883-2 - SOLD
Portrait, Young Woman, Oil on Panel
Identified as Elsie Ray
Attributed to Belknap
19th Century - SOLD
Panel has characteristic gray wash on the back. The portrait is untouched and remains in its original frame. Dimensions: 26 by 32.25" frame, 20 by 26" sight-size.
816-12 - SOLD
Portrait, Native American Warrior Wearing Headdress and Bone Breastplate
Signed, J. Payro 1929 (Unknown to us)
Oil on canvas
A handsome composition in porthole format - SOLD
(Excellent original condition, the work mounted within modern frame; 29 by 29")
528-5 - SOLD
Little Boy With Book, Basket, And Hammer
Mid-Nineteenth Century
Anonymous - SOLD
As depicted, this child wearing a plaid-dress with ruffled lace collar is seated on a sofa next to an open basket with hammer; the child holds an open primer. The work remains on original stretcher and is mounted within its original mahogany veneer on white pine with blocked-corners frame. There is a tiny puncture above the child's head; three tiny punctures have been repaired with all else fine. (Frame: 29.5 x 34.5 inches; view: 21.25 x 26.25 inches.)
314-30 - SOLD
Boy with Dog
Signed Joseph G. Cole (1806-1858)
Boston
1855
Oil on canvas - SOLD
As depicted, handsome lad with his spaniel seated on plush sofa before green drapery. The picture appears to be mounted within its original frame and remains on original stretcher. Joseph Greenleaf Cole was born in Newburyport and worked in Boston and Portland, Maine.
(Frame: 28.75 x 34 inches; view: 24.25 x 29.25 inches.)
314-39 - SOLD
Portrait of a Man
William P. Codman
Maine
Circa 1815
Oil on Canvas - SOLD
Portrait of a fashionable young man, wearing a brass buttoned coat with a shawl collar, yellow vest, high collar, white stock, and jeweled stickpin. The portrait is mounted within its original gilt and black painted frame with a sand finish. The painting is signed on the stretcher "Wm. P. Codman pinxt 1815," (William P. Codman is known to have been active in Maine from 1805 through 1819, he apparently moved to Boston in 1820 and was active there until 1831.) Other than some traces of gold paint where someone touched up the frame with the painting in place, the painting is in very good condition with no damage or apparent restoration. (21-inches x 17-inches framed, 17.25-inches x 13-inches view.)
731-9 - SOLD
Portrait, Young Child in Blue Dress
American or English School
Anonymous
Circa 1740 - SOLD
This picture was found in the Hudson River Valley and is mounted within a molded frame with gilt liner; the work is lined and stretched on recent strainer; very minor in-painting mostly confined to outermost edges.
Dimensions: 30.75 by 35.75" frame, 24.5 by 29.5" sight-size.
786-1 - SOLD
Portrait of Man in Fancy Painted Chair, Aaron Dean Fletcher
"Taken July 11th, 1835", inscribed "AE 27 yrs" and signed by A.D. Fletcher
Probably Vermont - SOLD
This signed and dated work remains in fine original condition; the canvas is mounted on a new stretcher; frame not original. Ex collection-Hillary Underwood. (26.25 by 26.25")
594-31 - SOLD
Portrait
Marietta Jarvis (1785-1843)
Anonymous
Oil on canvas - SOLD
An attractive woman wearing lace bonnet and collar. Remaining in fine original condition including stretcher and painted frame.
Dimensions: 32.75 by 37.75-inch frame, 25 by 30-inch sight-size.
359-2 - SOLD
Nineteenth Century American Portrait, Brother and Sister with Hound in Landscape
Signed, F.E, Cohen (lower right) Frederick E. Cohen (1818 to 1858)
English born American painter regarded as first Jewish artist of Michigan and Ohio - SOLD
(Re-stretched yet not relined, extremely minor, and small touches; frame: 38.25 by 43"; view: 29.5 by 34.25")
497-12 - SOLD
Eighteenth Century Portrait, Boy in Blue
Anonymous, Circa 1750
A handsome and agreeable lad within porthole format, mounted in carved period frame - SOLD
Handsome half-length portrait of an adolescent boy in a light blue jacket and waistcoat, with delicately rendered cotton cuffs and collar. His competently-painted hand holds a small book and the other is tucked into his waistcoat, giving him a mature and scholarly air. Children in the early to mid-eighteenth century were dressed and expected to behave as miniature adults, and education was a priority for middle and upper-class families. Literacy was necessary among the children of wealthy families, and that our young man’s family would commission a portrait of their son at such an early age shows fondness but also an expectation of greatness. Very minor restoration commensurate with age; re-stretched and lined.
(Frame: 35 by 31.5"; view: 27 by 23.5")
659-147 - SOLD
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