Rudolf Jacobi (German/American, 1889-1972) oil on canvas maritime landscape painting depicting a bird's-eye view of a harbor with a large dock house in the foreground flanked by piers and boats with furled sails; additional sailboats and piers scattered across the bay in the midground; and a distant, tree-dotted townscape along the opposite shore at the […]
Lot 495: Ransom O/C Posthumous Portrait Painting of a Young Child
Caroline L Ormes Ransom (American, 1838-1910) oil on canvas portrait painting, possibly posthumous, depicting a young male child with blond hair and blue eyes attired in a blue and white lace dress, standing by a rail and surrounded by blooming morning glory flowers, all against a black background. Signed in red lower left "C. L. […]
Lot 494: William Cooper TN Portrait of a Little Boy
William Cooper (Tennessee 1811-1900) oil on canvas portrait of a little boy in brown suit, plain background. Circa 1855. Unsigned. Sight: 30" H x 25" W. Framed: 32 1/2" H x 27 1/2" W. Biography: William Browning Cooper was born near Carthage, TN. in 1811. The younger brother of Washington Cooper, both artists were raised […]
Lot 493: Portrait of Martha Ready Morgan of TN, wife of John Hunt Morgan, plus 2 books
Benjamin Franklin Reinhart (American, 1829-1885) large oil on canvas portrait of Martha "Mattie" Ready Morgan of Tennessee, wife of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. The subject is depicted seated on a red chair with upswept dark hair and attired in a pale grey formal gown with flowers to the bodice and a matching ornate satin […]
Lot 492: George Healy O/C Portrait of a Man, plus Catalog
George Peter Alexander Healy (Illinois/Massachusetts/France, 1813-1894) oil on canvas bust length painting of a man in his late middle age, seated, wearing a mid 19th-century style suit with a brown silk cravat, against a brown background. Signed and dated "G.P.A. Healy 1859" lower left. Housed in a giltwood frame with a bead and reel running […]
Lot 491: Attrib. Charles Balthazar J.F. de Saint-Memin, Portrait of a Gentleman
Attrib. Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin (French, 1770-1852) watercolor and charcoal or chalk on paper portrait of a gentleman in side-profile, bust-length view, with white hair and a grey coat. Very faint signature and date lower right appears to read "…Memin 1819" (?). Housed and matted under glass in a molded giltwood frame. Sight: […]
Lot 490: American School Folk Art O/C Still Life Painting, Fruit Bowl w/ Ewer
American School, 19th century oil on canvas still life painting depicting an etched glass bowl of grapes, a pineapple, watermelon, strawberries, cherries, peaches, and other fruit, along with an Egyptian Revival style ewer, all atop a marble-topped table. Unsigned. Housed in an antique giltwood and composition frame with floral scroll moldings. Sight: 23" H x […]
Lot 489: Charles Fleischmann 19th c. W/C, Maryland Farm Scene
Charles Louis Fleischmann (District of Columbia/Maryland, 19th century) watercolor on paper landscape painting, depicting a farm with man plowing in a field, with horse and buggy, farm buildings, and brick house in the background, and cattle grazing in the foreground. Signed and dated "Ch L. Fleischmann 1886" lower right. Handwritten old paper label reading "July […]
Lot 488: Hudson River School O/B, Panoramic Painting of a Lake, H. D. Little
H.D. Little (American, 19th century) Hudson River School panoramic oil on board landscape painting depicting an idyllic lake surrounded by trees and a mountain range. Signed "HD Little" and dated "1882" (?) lower right. Handwritten retail tag, en verso. Housed in the original Louis XIII style giltwood frame. Sight: 5 5/8" H x 11 3/4" […]
Lot 487: Charlotte Whinston O/C Industrial Painting, Roof Tops – New York
Charlotte Whinston (New York, 1894-1976) oil on canvas cityscape painting, titled "Roof Tops – New York", depicting a small, potted tree twisting towards the sunlight at the edge of a rooftop amid the compact buildings with barrels and a diagonal duct in the midground and the hazy New York City skyline in the background beneath […]