A REVERSE PAINTING ON GLASS PORTRAIT OF THE AMERICAN THREE-MASTED SHIP 'WESKEAG', PETRUS CORNELIUS WEYTS, PROBABLY NEW YORK, CIRCA 1846

Together with a watercolor and gouache depiction of 'The Jaunita' of North Yarmouth, Entering Marseilles, signed and dated Nicholas Pelegrin, 1848; Three-Masted Sailing Vessel Flying the American Flag, oil on black prepared board, 19th century; and a watercolor on paper portrait of the Barque 'Emma Isadora,' Edward Fletcher Commander, Entering Smyrna, 3rd April, 1839, signed Raffelle Cossini, lower right. 4 pieces.

The first: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 8, 1996, lot 508.
The second: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, lot 783.
The third: Jeffrey Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut.
The fourth: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, August 17, 1997,  lot 782.

In order listed: The first: In good condition overall. Some exfoliation and fading; The second: In good condition. In modern plexiglass frame; The third: In what appears to be original sailor's rope frame. Scattered in-painting throughout. Note in Anita Schorsch's hand on reverse: 'Oil on black prepared board ship built by Donald McKay, East Boston, 1859.'; The fourth: Faded but in good condition overall.
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