Two (2) James Ralph Wilcox (New York/Florida, 1866-1915) watercolor and gouache paintings on paper depicting Florida scenes. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) paintings depicting scenes of foliage in the Florida wetlands, possibly the Tomoka River. Both signed "J.R.Wilcox." lower left. Both double matted and housed under glass in matching wooden frames with gilt trim. Sights: 11" […]
Lot 186: Louis Fuertes Watercolor Painting, Woodpeckers
Louis Agassiz Fuertes (American, 1874-1927) watercolor and gouache on cardstock depicting two Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers perched on the side of a birch tree. The male is depicted in the foreground with the female partially visible in the background. Signed in black "Louis Agassiz Fuertes" lower right. Pencil inscription en verso cardstock reading "17, Yellow Bellied, […]
Lot 187: Alice Ravenel Huger Smith Watercolor Painting, The Silent Watchers
Alice Ravenel Huger Smith (South Carolina, 1876-1958) tonalist watercolor Low Country landscape painting, titled “The Silent Watchers”, depicting two white cranes perched in branches amid a purple and blue-hued treeline. Below lies a sunlit, marshy body of water, clustered with lily pads. Signed “Alice R. H. Smith” lower right. Printed label with artist name, location, […]
Lot 185: 2 Portrait Miniatures of Children, incl. 1 possibly Southern
Two (2) watercolor miniature portraits. 1st item: Round painting depicting a woman in early 19th century dress with upswept brunette hair, holding a baby and standing beside a young boy to her right, with a landscape in the background. Unsigned. Housed under glass in a gold tone frame and set in a square red velvet […]
Lot 184: Martha Ann Honeywell Silhouette, Cut by Mouth, c. 1850
Martha Ann Honeywell (American, 1786-1856) cut paper silhouette with gouache painted embellishments, depicting a female child in a bonnet, identified as "Mary Ann Bond Manahan [or Monahan] Born 12th of June 1840." Signed "Cut with the Mouth by M.A. Honeywell." Sight – 3 1/4" x 2 1/4". Later ebonized wooden frame, 5 1/4" x 4 […]
Lot 183: Two (2) Cabinet Portraits inc. Col. Henry Quackenbush, Rev. War
Two (2) cabinet portraits, including one possibly by Thomas Lawson, and one believed to be of Revolutionary War Colonel Henry Quackenbush of New York, both of which have descended in Colonel Quackenbush's family. 1st item: Oval, three-quarter length cabinet portrait of Portrait of Colonel Henry Quackenbush, oil on board, depicting the subject in profile, standing […]
Lot 182: 18th Century Oil Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman, possibly American, oil on canvas laid down on board. The subject is seated in a red chair, with powdered hair or wig, and attired in a brown dress coat and white cravat, against a plain brown background. Housed in a carved wormy chestnut frame, possibly original. Sight: 34 3/4" H x […]
Lot 181: Alex Breede O/C Maritime Painting, Romance of the Sea
Alexander Breede (American, 1892-1972) oil on canvas maritime painting depicting the clipper, Romance of the Sea, on open water manned by seven sailors extending or retracting the forward sail beneath a cloud-dotted sky. Signed "Alex Breede" lower right. Housed in a white-painted wooden frame. Sight: 24 1/4" H x 35 3/8" W. Framed: 28 1/2" […]
Lot 180: Earl E. Collins O/C Marine Painting, Lightning Clipper at Sea
Earl Edward Collins (Connecticut/New York, 1925-1992) oil on canvas maritime painting depicting the clipper ship "Lightning" sailing across tumultuous waters, an American flag visible at the stern. Signed and dated "Earl Collins '82" lower right. Handwritten index card with history of the Lightning en verso of frame. Housed in a metallic silver wooden frame with […]
Lot 179: Earl E. Collins O/C Marine Painting, Charles W. Morgan
Earl Edward Collins (Connecticut/New York, 1925-1992) oil on canvas maritime painting "Charles W. Morgan" depicting the whaling ship named for owner Charles Waln Morgan (1796-1861), anchored at sea with an American flag, and several male figures boarding a small boat to pursue a whale visible in the water to the left. Titled and signed "Earl […]