Important Henry Kirke Brown (American, 1814-1886) bronze cabinet-size bust depicting the American attorney and statesman, Henry Clay Sr. of Kentucky (b.1777-d. 1852). Signed on the left back shoulder "H. K. Brown Sculptor Sept. 1852." 16 1/4" H x 9 1/2" W x 6" D. Note: This bronze bust, which descended to the present consignor from […]
Lot 133: Baltimore Framed Plaque or Trade Sign for Stonecutter
Carved oval black marble plaque, housed in a frame labeled for M. Barrett and Brother (Baltimore, Maryland, working ca. 1853 – ca. 1860) with carved decoration depicting a man wearing an apron and top hat, seated and sawing through a slab of stone. Partially legible presentation inscription en verso. Housed in a gilt wood frame […]
Lot 130: Audubon Havell Ed. Nashville and TN Warblers, Exhibited
Two (2) John James Audubon (1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engravings, NASHVILLE WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER, printed and published by R. Havell, first edition of The Birds of America (London: 1827-1838). Both etchings exhibited, The Art of Tennessee, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, 2006. 1st item: Nashville Warbler, Plate #89, No. 18, depicting a male and […]
Lot 131: Harriet Frishmuth Bronze Sculpture, The Star
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (American, 1880-1980) bronze sculpture titled, "The Star," depicting a nude female, standing and reaching upwards with one arm. Stamped "Harriet Frishmuth 1918" to top of bronze base and stamped "Gorham Co. Founders 0505 #115" along the side of the bronze base. Mounted onto a black square marble platform. Figure – 18 3/4" […]
Lot 129: J. Audubon Havell Ed. Yellow-billed Magpie, Stellers Jay, Ultramarine Jay and Clark's Crow
John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) hand-colored aquatint engraving, "Yellow-billed Magpie, Stellers Jay, Ultramarine Jay and Clark's Crow," Plate Number CCCLXII, engraved, printed, and hand-colored by Robert Havell (English, 1793 – 1878) from the double-elephant-folio first edition of The Birds of America (London: 1827-1838). All birds depicted upon branches and titled below. Paper watermarked J WHATMAN […]
Lot 128: Burning of the NY Merchant's Exchange, 1909 lithograph
THE BURNING OF THE MERCHANT'S EXCHANGE, NEW YORK CITY -THE GREAT FIRE OF DECEMBER, 1835. Scarce color lithograph, a 1909 reissue of the original 1836 print, after Alfred A. Hoffy (American, 1796-1872), published by Charles Swasey, New Bedford, MA. Depicts a large group of peopleevacuating the 1835 fire at the Merchant's Exchange and surrounding buildings, […]
Lot 127: View of Norfolk from Cosport Virginia c. 1820
VIEW OF NORFOLK FROM COSPORT, VIRGINIA, John Hill, engraver, after John Shaw (U.K., 1776-1832), from the book "Picturesque Views of American Scenery," published by Mathew Carey & Son, Philadelphia, c. 1820. Hand tinted aquatint on wove paper. Depicts trees and a partially submerged dock the foreground; a building with flags across the water and a […]
Lot 126: Bowles View of Philadelphia, Heap and Scull
Rare 1778 Engraved map of Colonial Philadelphia after George Heap (1714-1752) and Nicholas Scull (1687-1761), published by Carington Bowles, London, 1778: AN EAST PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA IN THE PROVINCE OF PENSYLVANIA [sic] IN NORTH AMERICA, TAKEN FROM THE JERSEY SHORT. Copper plate engraving on laid paper with original hand color, 1778, […]
Lot 125: 4 Rare Prints incl. John Paul Jones, Commodore Hopkins, Franklin, Washington
Four (4) rare engravings and mezzotints of historic American subjects including John Paul Jones, Commodore Hopkins, Benjamin Franklin, and Martha Washington. 1st item: JOHN PAUL JONES, engraving on laid paper. Engraved by Carl Guttenberg after C.J. Notte; published by Esnauts et Rapilly, Paris, France, circa 1780. Matted under glass in a molded giltwood frame. Sight […]
Lot 124: Mezzotint portrait of Gov. Thos. Pownall, SC and Mass.
Scarce Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Pownall, Colonial Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1757-1760) and South Carolina (1760), engraved by Richard Earlom after a painting by Francis Cotes, circa 1777. Housed under glass in a molded ebonized wood frame. Sheet – 15 7/8" H x 11 3/8" W. Framed – 18" H x 13 […]