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19th Century Watercolor,
Low Tide Wharf Scene, Ship & Buildings
Signed: Nahum Ward (1785-1860)
Watercolor on paper


19th Century Watercolor, Low Tide Wharf Scene, Ship & Buildings Signed: Nahum Ward (1785-1860) Watercolor on paper, entire view

Waterfront environs displaying a moored ship having “Nahum Ward” painted on stern
board. There is a man aboard the vessel, man, and horse within small warehouse;
wharf surrounded by early buildings. Ward was a member of the famous Shrewsbury,
Massachusetts Rev-War patriot family. Very good condition, tiny piece of glass missing
at lower left. The work is mounted within a molded walnut frame with gilt liner.
Frame: 21" x 17"; view: 12.25" x 9.5"


19th Century Watercolor, Low Tide Wharf Scene, Ship & Buildings Signed: Nahum Ward (1785-1860) Watercolor on paper, entire view sans frame

19th Century Watercolor, Low Tide Wharf Scene, Ship & Buildings Signed: Nahum Ward (1785-1860) Watercolor on paper, back view

$1,975.00

335-140



Antique Ship Portrait, Fully Rigged Carnation Castle
Purportedly Painted by Ship’s Carpenter, circa 1870s
By Decent in the Original Owner’s Family
[Dwight Whiting]
Mr. Whiting booked passage from Cape Town,
South Africa to New York
Oil on canvas, original stretcher, and frame


Antique Ship Portrait, Fully Rigged Carnation Castle Purportedly Painted by Ship’s Carpenter, circa 1870s By Decent in the Original Owner’s Family [Dwight Whiting] Mr. Whiting booked passage from Cape Town, South Africa to New York Oil on canvas, original stretcher, and frame, entire view

The ship is distinguishable by the unusual sail projecting below the bowsprit secured to
the bobstay…known as the “Jimmy Greensail” according to a legend attached to the
verso. Affixed to paper sealing the back is the label of J.F. Cabot & Brother, Gilders and
Picture Framers, 89 Sudbury Street, Boston, Massachusetts. According to a Historic
New England database they were in business 1878 to 1888.

Dwight Whiting was our consignors’ great grandfather who moved to Southern
California from Boston in the late 1800’s. The consignor acquired the painting from his
sons, George Whiting. Other provenance, (and lore) all within the Whining family
available. (Frame: 32" x 23.5"; view: 20" x 28.5")


Antique Ship Portrait, Fully Rigged Carnation Castle Purportedly Painted by Ship’s Carpenter, circa 1870s By Decent in the Original Owner’s Family [Dwight Whiting] Mr. Whiting booked passage from Cape Town, South Africa to New York Oil on canvas, original stretcher, and frame, entire view sans frame

Antique Ship Portrait, Fully Rigged Carnation Castle Purportedly Painted by Ship’s Carpenter, circa 1870s By Decent in the Original Owner’s Family [Dwight Whiting] Mr. Whiting booked passage from Cape Town, South Africa to New York Oil on canvas, original stretcher, and frame, back view

Antique Ship Portrait, Fully Rigged Carnation Castle Purportedly Painted by Ship’s Carpenter, circa 1870s By Decent in the Original Owner’s Family [Dwight Whiting] Mr. Whiting booked passage from Cape Town, South Africa to New York Oil on canvas, original stretcher, and frame, back detail 1

Antique Ship Portrait, Fully Rigged Carnation Castle Purportedly Painted by Ship’s Carpenter, circa 1870s By Decent in the Original Owner’s Family [Dwight Whiting] Mr. Whiting booked passage from Cape Town, South Africa to New York Oil on canvas, original stretcher, and frame, back detail 2

$3,650.00

1335-6



Watercolor, My Little Boat, Sailor at Helm, Ma Nacelle, Herman Melville Collection
Johannot; Johannot Mill, Annonay, France: one of his famous French songs…
Date/Period: 19th Century


Antique Traveling Lantern, Sheet Iron, Mirrored Back, Folding Handle Unknown Maker, 19th Century, entire view

Measurement: Frame: 16.5" x 10.5"; view: 15" x 9")

Material: Watercolor on watermarked paper

Condition: Excellent original condition; front and back framed in glass.

Additional Information: Watercolor depicting sailor on little boat above the poem “MA
Nacelle” [My Little Boat, 1815-1829] by Pierre-Jean de Béranger. Watercolor and ink on
thin white paper; two large “eagle and Napoleon” watermarks in circles. The verso a
continuum of the poem in script; front and back framed in glass.

Pierre-Jean de Béranger (19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific French poet
and chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France
during his lifetime, but faded into obscurity in the decades following his death. He has
been described as "the most popular French songwriter of all time" and "the first
superstar of French popular music". (Wikipedia)

The above described once belonged to Herman Melville, author of the world famed
novel, Moby Dick. Melville acquired art on one his voyages to Europe. The bulk of the
Melville art collection is in the Melville Room Museum at the Berkshire Atheneum in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts. This piece was acquired by our consignor from Adrienne
Metcalf, the great granddaughter of Melville. It was passed down to Adrienne and her
sister, Anne Westmoreland, from David Metcalf, great grandson of Melville. David
owned the work by descent from his mother, Melville’s granddaughter, Eleanor Melville
Metcalf. (The work is accompanied by a letter of statement signed by Adrienne Metcalf,
third granddaughter of Herman Melville, signed March 28, 2008.)
Translation of poem available


Antique Traveling Lantern, Sheet Iron, Mirrored Back, Folding Handle Unknown Maker, 19th Century, back view

Antique Traveling Lantern, Sheet Iron, Mirrored Back, Folding Handle Unknown Maker, 19th Century, detail view 1

Antique Traveling Lantern, Sheet Iron, Mirrored Back, Folding Handle Unknown Maker, 19th Century, detail view 2

Antique Traveling Lantern, Sheet Iron, Mirrored Back, Folding Handle Unknown Maker, 19th Century, watermark detail

$6,985.00

1039-64



Maritime Painting, Dutch Merchantman & American Trading Vessel
Jupiter * Amsterdam
Getekend door [drawn by, Dutch] J. Jordan


Maritime Painting, Dutch Merchantman & American Trading Vessel Jupiter * Amsterdam Getekend door [drawn by, Dutch] J. Jordan, entire view

Not a typical Dutch name; artist may have changed his name from Jordaan for marketing reasons.

The Amsterdam fly’s her national flag; mast flags represent the shipping/mercantile
company…the ship’s name and homeport of Amsterdam are painted in gold gilt with
black silhouette and proudly positioned. The Dutch ship displays a false line of painted
gun ports, [two live with cannon] a small American trading vessel is off the Jupiter’s port
side [flying American flag]. A jolly boat tender is tied to the Amsterdam, one sailor is
climbing abord while four remain afloat. A sailor is climbing rigging, another is waving to
the captain of a small sailing vessel of her stern; men are seen on the bow and
bowsprit. Within the composition are multiple national ships and pilots; also, a second
jolly boat tender powered by four sailors. Fine attention to rigging detail suggesting that
perhaps the artist swallowed the anchor, creating port and arbor pictures to be sold to
visiting sailors. The work is archivally mounted within a period and appropriate frame;
minor imperfections including scattered foxing and minor tears at borders, now repaired.

(Frame: 22.75" x 29.25"; view: 19" x 25.25")


Maritime Painting, Dutch Merchantman & American Trading Vessel Jupiter * Amsterdam Getekend door [drawn by, Dutch] J. Jordan, detail view

Maritime Painting, Dutch Merchantman & American Trading Vessel Jupiter * Amsterdam Getekend door [drawn by, Dutch] J. Jordan, artist detail

Maritime Painting, Dutch Merchantman & American Trading Vessel Jupiter * Amsterdam Getekend door [drawn by, Dutch] J. Jordan, back view

$2,375.00

659-209



Marine Painting, The Iceberg, Alfred Carter Needham (1872 to 1952)
Manchester, Massachusetts, Signed 1921


Antique Maritime Painting with Iceberg by Alfred Needham, Signed 1921, close up view

Signed and dated "A.C. NEEDHAM '21" lower left, Vose Galleries label on reverse
Oil on canvas, 16.25 by 20”

$1,050

167-40


Antique Maritime Painting with Iceberg by Alfred Needham, Signed 1921, with ruler for scale
Antique Maritime Painting with Iceberg by Alfred Needham, Signed 1921, signature detail

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