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 […]
Lot 122: Chinese Export Marine Painting, Challenger
Chinese School, circa 1853 oil on linen portrait of a clipper ship flying the American flag, in a Chinese harbor. The ship is titled "the Challenger" on the side of both the bow and the stern. Several smaller boats (with figures in them) surround the main ship, while buildings dot the hills rising in the […]
Lot 123: After John White: Manner of Fishing in Virginia, Rare Engraving
Scarce engraving of Native Americans in Virginia by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598), INCOLARUM VIRGINIAE PISCANDIRATIO "Their Manner of Fishing in Virginia," after a watercolor by John White, most likely from De Bry's GREAT VOYAGES, VOL. 1 PART XIII, originally published 1590. Hand colored; on laid paper with fleur-de-lys watermark. Depicts Native Americans in a canoe, […]
Lot 121: American School, 19th C. Steamboat Painting
American School, mid 19th century small oil on canvas painting depicting a paddlewheel steamboat with the initials O.C.M. Unsigned. Housed in a molded git wood frame. Sight: 5 1/2" H x 8" W. Framed: 9 1/4" H x 12" W. Provenance: The collection of Raymond White, Nashville, Tennessee. CONDITION: Painting overall very good condition. Frame […]