Antoine Blanchard (France, c.1910-1988) "Paris, Le Vaudeville" oil on canvas impressionist Parisian street scene painting depicting Le Vaudeville Theatre at right, as it would have appeared in the late 19th century, with pedestrians, horse and buggies clustered along the Boulevard des Capucines, center. Signed lower right. Artist's name and title en verso of canvas. Housed […]
Lot 303: 2 Whistler Etchings, Thames Scene & Mustard Seller
Two (2) James Abbott McNeil Whistler (Massachusetts/England/France, 1834-1903) etchings on laid paper titled "Thames Water Lioness" & "Mustard Seller". 1st item: Etching titled "Thames Water Lioness" depicting a row of warehouses lining a wharf background with fishing boats foreground. Signed and dated 1859 in the plate lower right. Housed in a gilt wood frame with […]
Lot 304: James Whistler Etching, Billingsgate
James Abbott McNeil Whistler (Massachusetts/England/France, 1834-1903) etching on laid paper titled "Billingsgate" depicting fishing boats at a bustling city dock. Signed and dated "1859" in the plate at lower right. Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, NY gallery label en verso along with handwritten inscription "To GB [likely George Briggs Buchanan]From Cousin Happie, Christmas 1929". […]
Lot 301: Marshall Johnson, Jr. O/C, "Brig Becalmed"
Marshall Johnson, Jr. (Massachusetts, 1850-1921) oil on canvas marine painting titled "Brig Beclamed" depicting a large ship on still waters, figures looking down at two people in a small boat moored to its hull in the foreground, two smaller ships in the middle ground, and several ships in the background against an early morning sky. […]
Lot 302: James Whistler Etching, Black Lion Wharf
James Abbott McNeil Whistler (Massachusetts/England/France, 1834-1903) etching on laid paper titled "Black Lion Wharf" depicting a fisherman sitting in front of a busy city wharf with boats and buildings in the background. Signed and dated 1859 in the plate at lower right. Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, NY gallery label en verso. Housed in […]
Lot 300: Attr. Ralph Cahoon, Folk Art Sailor Painting
Attributed to Ralph Eugene Cahoon (American, 1910-1982), gouache, pencil and possibly oil folk art painting on board, possibly a study, depicting whalers in two rowboats attempting to harpoon a whale with water being expelled from its blowhole; a whaling vessel sails near the shoreline in the background. Signed lower right "R. Cahoon". Pencil inscription en […]
Lot 298: Harry H. Howe Nautical O/C, "Red Jacket"
Harry Hambro Howe (Massachusetts/Maine, 1886-1966) oil on canvas marine painting depicting the clipper ship Red Jacket, the first ship of the White Star Line company and one of the largest and fastest ever built, sailing the ocean near Buckland, Maine, with a light house and another ship in the background. Signed "HHowe" lower right. Two […]
Lot 299: Antonio Jacobsen O/C, The Vesta
Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (New York/New Jersey/Denmark, 1850-1921) oil on board marine ship portrait painting depicting the steamship S. S. Vesta sailing a turbulent sea below a cloudy sky. Signed, dated, with inscription "A. Jacobsen. 1915/31 Prisade Av. West Hoboken/N. J." lower right. Additional pencil inscriptions en verso. Housed in a decoratively carved gilt wood […]
Lot 297: English School Watercolor of Masted Ships & Mirror w/ Etched Ship
English School Watercolor of Masted Ships & Mirror with Ships. 1st item: English school watercolor on colored paper seascape depicting masted sailing ships at sea, the largest bearing an English flag. Housed in a gilt wood frame. Unsigned. Sight – 9" H x 12" W. Paper – 9 1/2" H x 12 3/4" W. Framed […]
Lot 295: Figural Cherub & Fish Garden Fountain
Patinated bronze figural garden fountain sculpture depicting a cherub or young child blowing a horn, while riding a fish on crest of a wave. No markings found. 34" H x 16" W x 30" D. 75 lbs. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Copper tube in fish's mouth appears to be sealed. Tube in horn appears to […]