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 […]
Lot 178: George Ames Aldrich O/C Maritime Painting, Low Tide in Holland
George Ames Aldrich (Indiana/Illinois/Massachusetts, 1872-1941) oil on canvas marine painting titled "Low Tide in Holland" depicting a figure atop a horse drawn wagon beside a ship moored on a beach at low tide, the ocean visible in the background beneath an evening sky. Signed and dated "G. Ames Aldrich 1919" lower right. Housed in a […]
Lot 177: Rachel Hawks Bronze Garden Fountain, Girl with Butterfly
Rachel Marshall Hawks (American/Maryland, b. 1879) bronze garden sculpture fountain with verdigris patina, depicting a nude young girl with butterfly. Signed R. Hawks and stamped ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. to base. 36"H x 20"W x 17"D. 73 pounds. Biography: Rachel Marshall Hawks studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art's Rinehart School of Sculpture with […]
Lot 176: Lorenzo Ghiglieri Bronze Horse Racing Sculpture, Photo Finish
Lorenzo Ghiglieri (American, 1931-2020) bronze sculpture, titled "Photo Finish", depicting three jockeys racing their horses over the finish line at nearly the same moment upon a fitted hardwood base. Signed with copyright on base and dated 2004, numbered 39/200. Overall: 17" H x 40" W x 14" D. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville collection, ex-Rinascere Studios. CONDITION: […]