Thomas Birch
Paul Beck's "Shot Tower"
Auction Closed
January 23, 10:36 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Thomas Birch
1779 - 1851
Paul Beck's "Shot Tower"
oil on canvas laid down on panel
31 1/4 by 41 1/4 in; (79.4 by 104.8 cm)
Thomas Leiper
Jean Duval Leiper & John Kent Kane, by 1856 (by descent);
Elizabeth & Charles W. Shields (1825-1904) (daughter);
Helen Hamilton Shields (1864-1949) Princeton, New Jersey (daughter);
Public Auction
Acquired by the present owner at the above public auction
Jean Duval Leiper & John Kent Kane, by 1856 (by descent);
Elizabeth & Charles W. Shields (1825-1904) (daughter);
Helen Hamilton Shields (1864-1949) Princeton, New Jersey (daughter);
Public Auction
Acquired by the present owner at the above public auction
The Shot Tower was completed in 1808 and was one of the early sights in Philadelphia. This was formerly on the East bank of the Schuykill River between Race and Arch Streets.