Previous Offerings or Gone to New Homes
Erastus Salisbury Field, Full Length Portrait, The Smith Sisters
Amherst, Massachusetts, Circa 1840
Full length double portrait, little girls in blue dresses on floor cloth
Inscribed by the artist on verso:
Mary Jane Smith / 6 years old when drawn
Maria Frances Smith / 4 years old when drawn - SOLD
As published within the Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin, Volume 28, number 4,
October 1963; page 122, no. 178. Checklist of Paintings Attributed to Erastus Salisbury
Field. Compiled by Reginald F. French and Agnes M. Dods*
178. SMITH, MARIA FRANCES (1836-1917) AND SMITH, MARY JANE (1833-
1890). North Amherst, Massachusetts, Children of William Henry Smith, above.
Painted c. 1840. (52 by 34 inches) Owners: Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Hubbard,
Sunderland, Massachusetts.
*Miss. Dods, from Leverett, Massachusetts, was one of the very first to do research on
Erastus Salisbury Field. She was a field worker doing research for the Historical
Records Survey, Works Progress Administration, Massachusetts, which published
American Portraits, 1620-1825, found in Massachusetts, 3 vols., Boston, 1939. She also
wrote articles for The Magazine Antiques and Art in America.
Extremely minor scattered touches, cracklature and fugitive pigments; re-stretched on
new strainer; the portrait is housed within an appropriate paint decorated modern frame.
(Frame: 58 x 38"; view: 52 x 32")
SOLD
1125-4
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
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
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
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
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 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
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