Lot 86
  • 86

American School, 19th century

Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description

  • American School, 19th Century
  • Ship in Harbor, United States Naval Frigate Steam and Sail
  • watercolor on paper

  • 8 1/2 in. by 10 in.; 14 in. by 23 in.; 22 1/2 in. by 30 1/2 in.; 21 in. by 27 in.; 19 1/2 in. by 26 in.
Together with American School, 19th century, Sailing Ship Hermaphrodite Brigg, watercolor; Jacob Peterson, Unknown Brigantine (with Danish Flag), circa 1835-40, watercolor; and American School, 19th century, Blackwell Frigate, Angsley; British School, The Chesapeake and the Shannon, a reverse painting on glass; and Nightingale Off the Battery, New York: a pair, watercolor.  6 pieces.

Provenance

The first: Virginia Chambers, June 1913

L. B. E. Bruce

Condition

Right upper corner of illustrated lot missing.
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