September 10, 2017 Auction
    
381 - Lots Found Go to lot:  0 47 94 143 193 243 293 343 > 
Featuring two works from a private collection by Bill Traylor, an emancipated slave from Alabama.
  

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Lot 1 :
WILLIAM HAHN (American, 1829-1887)
A Prize Pair
sgn. and dated l.r. W Hahn/Boston 1872
o/c (relined), 30 by 50 in., original gilt frame, old Boston Vose Gallery paper label
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Realized: $8,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 2 :
EVELINE ROBERGE (American, 20th c.)
Massachusetts coastal view with lighthouse and ships
sgn. l.r. Eveline Roberge, o/b, 26 by 34.5 in., burl frame
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $275 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 3 :
THOMAS ROBINSON (American, 1834-1888)
cows grazing in coastline pasture
sgn. l.l. T. Robinson, o/c (relined), 24 by 42 in., framed
From a Rhode Island home.
Overall craquelure.  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 4 :
THOMAS ROBINSON (American, 1834-1888)
cows in pasture
sgn. l.r. J Robinson, o/c, 16 by 24 in., framed
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 5 :
KARL DOERFLINGER (American, 20th c.)
the old market place, Providence, Rhode Island
sgn. and dated l.l. Karl Doerflinger '83
o/c, 20 by 30 in., linen mat, framed
From a Rhode Island home.  
Estimate: $300 - $500

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 6 :
PATRICK NASMYTH (Scottish, 1787-1831)
landscape with man dowsing, donkey, and sheep grazing in distance
sgn. l.l. indistinctly, o/c (relined), 22 by 32 in., framed
From a Rhode Island home.
Nasmyth exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy. He was one of the founding members…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 7 :
SYLVESTER MARTIN (British, 1856-1906)
The Death, The Road to Baggington, N. Warwick
sgn. and titled l.r. S. Martin......
o/c (laid down), 20 by 30 in., framed, old Boston Vose Gallery paper label on reverse
From a Rhode Island home.
2.5" area of gold on frame right missing.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $475 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 7A :
poss. ENGLISH, 17/18th c.
gentleman with his dog fishing at woodland stream
unsigned, o/p, 13 by 16.5 in., gilt frame
Harvard University Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA paper labels on reverse
Some losses to frame.  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 8 :
school of J. M. W. TURNER (British, 1775-1851)
wreck of the Caption off Dover
unsigned, o/c, 26 by 36 in. original ornate frame  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $1,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 9 :
MARIAN PARKHURST SLOANE (American, 1876-1954)
Haying
sgn. l.l. Marian P Sloane, o/c, 24 by 30 in., original gilt frame
old paper label on stretcher with title and artist  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $2,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 10 :
ANNA WOOD BROWN (American, active 1890-1920)
the reader
sgn. l.r. A.W. Brown, o/c, 18 by 22 in., framed  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 11 :
GEORGE GUSTAV ADOMEIT (American/German, 1879-1967)
farm landscape in winter
sgn. l.r. George G Adomeit, o/b, 25 by 30 in., framed  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 12 :
WILL J. QUINLAN (American, 1877-1963)
California coastline
sgn. and dated l.l. Will J Quinlan 1915-6, o/c, 42 by 46 in., unframed  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 13 :
WILL J. QUINLAN (American, 1877-1963)
Mt. Monadnock
sgn. and dated l.r. Will J Quinlan 1915, o/c, 35 by 42 in., framed with black liner
label on reverse: Will J Quinlan/333 Warburton Ave. Yonkers N.Y./Mt. Monadnock  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 14 :
JANE PETERSON (American, 1876-1965)
The Book Market, Rive Gauche, Paris
sgn. l.l. Jane Peterson,
watercolor and gouache, 18.5 by 16.5 in. (sight), gilt frame, under glass
From the home of a Boston gentleman.
Prov.: letter from Pauline Pocock Antiques, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL
One of many works…  MORE
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 15 :
JULIAN RIX (American, 1850-1903)
Au Bord De L'eau
oil on cradled panel, 17 by 14 in., gilt frame
stamped on panel, FROM THE/JULIAN RIX SALE/MARCH 10 & 11, 1913/AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION
along with a photocopy of 1913 exhibition catalogue, American Art Galleries/Madison Square South, New York/Paintings by…  MORE
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $900 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 16 :
MARCEL DYF (French, 1899-1985)
328. Chemin a St. Paul de Vence...
sgn. l.r. Dyf, o/c, 18 by 22 in., original frame
on reverse: two stamps on the canvas, one says Marcel Dyf/©/1967; the other, the copyright on the ...? is ..? of the artist
paper label on…  MORE
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 17 :
EDUARD CHARLEMONT (Austrian, 1848-1906)
soldier
sgn. and dated l.r. E Charlemont 83
o/p, 8 by 5.5 in., ornate frame, under glass  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 18 :
PHILIPS WOUWERMAN (Dutch 1619-1668)
La Cantine du Camp
unsigned, o/c, oval 15 by 18 in., gilt frame
paper label: FOGG ART MUSEUM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Gift - Mrs. Marley Hay, in memory of her grandmother, Hannah Higgins Fogg
Black lights fine.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $2,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 19 :
FRENCH SCHOOL, 18th c.
portrait of a lady wearing pearls
pastel, 14 by 11.5 in., liner, under glass
Traces of residue (perhaps tape) on inside of glass, not touching the portrait.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 20 :
attrib. HONORE DAUMIER (French, 1808-1879)
trois visages, three gentlemen reacting to the paper
initialed l.r. h.D (indistinct), o/p, 6.75 by 8.5, original frame
From a Massachusetts family.
Untouched, areas of grime and dirt. Small piece of panel missing upper right corner. Horizontal surface hairline extending from chin of…  MORE
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Realized: $800 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 21 :
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19th c.
three cherubs on a cloud
sgn. illegibly l.r., o/b, 16 by 19 in.; original ornate gilt frame 26 by 24 in. (incl. frame)
Minor age cracks in frame.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 22 :
FRANZ VAN SEVERDONCK (Belgian, 1809-1889)
barnyard fowl
dated and sgn. l.m. 1886 F VanSeverdonck
Inscribed verso by artist with description and signature (in French)
o/p, 7 by 10 in., later frame  
Estimate: $500 - $700

Realized: $475 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 23 :
ENGLISH, 18/19th c.
in the manner of Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723-1792)
portrait of a woman (family identifies the sitter as Mrs. Palmer)
o/c (relined), 18 by 15.5 in., framed
From a New Jersey home.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,000

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Lot 24 :
circle of JOSEPH WRIGHT (British, 1734-1797)
young man having lunch at the coal mines
unsigned, o/c (relined), 36 by 28 in., ornate gilt frame
Descended through a Cambridge, MA family, purchased many years ago from McNaught Fine Art, Santa Cruz, CA.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 25 :
Circle of SIR GODFREY KNELLER (British, 1646-1723)
portrait of Louisa Lenox Eddell, Countess Berkeley
inscribed l.r. Louisa Lenox Eddell daughter of Charles, Duke of Richmond, Lenox & Antigni. Born June 24th 1694. Married James third Earl of Berkeley, died in 1717.
o/c (relined), 11.5 by 17 in., gilt frame
two…  MORE
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 25A :
CONTINENTAL, 18/19th c.
bucolic country scene, woman on the road by the water
unsigned, o/c (relined), 69.5" by 43 in., painted frame
Prov: Oakwood mansion Newport, RI, built in 1854 for Mary Alida Astor as a wedding gift from her father, William Backhouse Astor.  
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

Realized: $2,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 25B :
CONTINENTAL, 18/19th c.
bucolic country scene with people and livestock on the road, by the river with boats
unsigned, o/c (relined), 69.5 by 46 in., painted frame
Prov: Oakwood mansion Newport, RI, built in 1854 for Mary Alida Astor as a wedding gift from…  MORE
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

Realized: $1,600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 26 :
GUY DOLLIAN (French, 1887-1964)
dancers in a Paris bistro, perhaps the Moulin Rouge
sgn. and dated l.r. Guy Dollian 1918
watercolor  
Estimate: $700 - $900

Realized: $650 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 27 :
ABRAHAM WALKOWITZ (American/Russian, 1878-1965)
portrait of bearded man
sgn. and dated u.r. A. Walkowitz 1927
pastel drawing on paper, 14 by 11.5 in.
Zabriskie Gallery, NY label on reverse  
Estimate: $600 - $900

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 28 :
(on 2) EARL KERKAM (American, 1891-1965)
pensive woman
sgn. u.r. in pencil Kerkam 52, 14 by 19 in.; the other;
head of woman, sgn. u.r. in pencil Kerkam
both ink wash on paper, 12 by 15 in. (sight), both framed, under glass  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 29 :
EARL KERKAM (American, 1891-1965)
seated woman
sgn. and dated u.r. Kerkam 34, stamp on reverse COLLECTION/A S
ink and watercolor on paper/board
28 by 23 in., period frame
Tear upper right through signature. Left margin has paint when frame liner painted.  
Estimate: $400 - $600

Realized: $225 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 30 :
BRYSON BURROUGHS (American, 1869-1934)
boy attempting to capture Pegasus
sgn. and dated l.c. Bryson Burroughs 1926
o/c, 36 by 20 in., framed
Born in Hyde Park, Boston, Burroughs for many years head of the Department of Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.  
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

Realized: $3,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 31 :
(on 2) EDMUND QUINCY (American, 1903-1997)
Saint Francis Hill, Boston
sgn. l.l. Quincy, o/c, 25 by 28 in., framed;
along with a PORTFOLIO OF (21) PENCIL SKETCHES
from the estate of the artist, each bears artist's estate stamp.
This Boston work was included in exhibit by Hirschl & Adler…  MORE
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $325 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 32 :
EDMUND QUINCY (American, 1903-1997)
Venice canal
sgn. l.l. Quincy
o/c, 23.5 by 19.5 in., framed
Exhibited: Wellesley College Art Museum, Massachusetts, 1945.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 2001, Spirit of the Past: The Paintings of Edmund Quincy. Catalog of exhibit included.
The Boston Athenaeum held a one-man…  MORE
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 33 :
DEHIRSH MARGULES (American, 1899-1965)
Gansvoort St., New York City
sgn. and dated l.l. DeHirsh Margules '45
watercolor, 21.5 by 30 in. (sight), matted, framed, under glass  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 34 :
ELEANOR PARKE CUSTIS (American, 1897-1983)
town square, Varenna, Italy
sgn. l.r. Eleanor Parke Custis, gouache on paper, titled on reverse
14 by 16 in., matted, framed under glass
From the estate of the artist.  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 35 :
ELEANOR PARKE CUSTIS (American, 1897-1983)
New Kirk, Delft, Holland
unsigned, gouache on paper, 16 by 15 in., matted, framed, under glass
Title inscribed in l.l. margin
From the estate of the artist. Exhibited James Bakker Antiques, Cambridge, MA, 1986, Eleanor Parke Custis: Retrospective Exhibition, no. 33  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 36 :
ARTHUR BOWEN DAVIES (American, 1862-1928)
nude women at the river
sgn. and dated l.r. AB Davies 1921
watercolor on paper, 18.5 by13.5 in. (sight), matted, framed under glass
Purchased at Doyles's New York in 2003.  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $850 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 37 :
JOSEPH RUSLING MEEKER (American, 1827-1887)
Maiden Rock, Moonrise and Sunset
sgn. and dated l.r. J R Meeker 1878, o/c, 14 by 30.25 in., framed
also titled, initialed and dated on reverse
old paper label on stretcher: Arthur Ackermann & Son/ of London and Chicago/
10 East Forty-Sixth Street New…  MORE
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000

Realized: $8,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 38 :
BESSIE POTTER VONNOH (American, 1872-1955)
Madonna and Child
sgn. on base Bessie Potter Vonnoh (c. 1910-14)
shellacked plaster, 12"h; 7"w; 7.5"d  
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Realized: $200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 39 :
HANSON PUTHUFF (American, 1875-1972)
mountain landscape
sgn. l.r. H Puthuff, o/masonite, 18 by 22 in., framed  
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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Lot 40 :
ROBERT DOUGLAS HUNTER (American, 1928-2014)
The Brass & Copper Bowl
sgn. and dated l.l. Robert Douglas Hunter 71, o/c, 13 by 20 in., gilt frame
paper label on reverse: GRAND CENTRAL ART GALLERIES INC./40 VANDERBILT AVENUE/NEW YORK N.Y. 10017, with artist, title etc...  
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 41 :
attrib. DENNIS MILLER BUNKER (American, 1861-1890)
Jessica, 1890 portrait sketch
unsigned, o/c, 25 by 18 in., framed
This work may be a study by the artist for the painting of the same title in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Recently cleaned. Scattered in-paint.  
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,700

Realized: $600 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 42 :
EMILE ALBERT GRUPPE (American, 1896-1978)
1950 Boats at Dock, Gloucester Harbor
sgn. l.r. Emile A Gruppe, o/c, 25 by 30 in., framed
titled on stretcher  
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Realized: $2,750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 43 :
WAYNE BEAM MORRELL (American, 1923-2013)
summer landscape, house by a pond
sgn. l.r. Wayne Morrell, o/b, 24 by 36 in., gilt frame  
Estimate: $600 - $800

Realized: $450 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 44 :
CHARLES BURCHFIELD (American, 1893-1967)
pencil doodle on paper, unsigned, 5.75 by 2 in., framed, under glass
Included is letter from the Burchfield-Penny Art Center: "August 20, 1996....a xerox copy of this doodle by Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967) is recorded in the Charles E. Burchfield Archives…  MORE
Estimate: $300 - $400

Realized: $500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 45 :
GEORGE SCHULTZ (American, 1869-1934)
portrait of young girl wearing a blue dress
sgn. and inscribed u.l. Souvenir of Appreciation/...?..Schultz/Chicago 1 Sept 1893
o/b, 10.5 by 7.5 in. (sight), matted, framed, under glass  
Estimate: $500 - $700

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Lot 46 :
LILLA CABOT PERRY (American, 1848-1933)
portrait of boy wearing black sweater
unsigned, o/c, 24 by 20 in., framed
Prov: Hirschl & Adler, New York.
Directly from the estate of the artist, accompanied by a photo certificate "We hereby certify that the painting of which this is…  MORE
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,700

Realized: $1,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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