Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2295Location: BostonDate / Time: June 05, 2005 11:00AM
Description:
Samuel Finley Morse Badger (Charlestown, Massachusetts, ac. 1882-1913)
Portrait of the Schooner Edward H. Cole. A four-masted ship identified on the bow, sailing with an island lighthouse off its starboard bow. Signed "SFM Badger." l.l. and inscribed "S.F.M. Badger 5 Trenton St. Charlestown, Mass." on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 18 x 32 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Repairs, punctures, minor varnish inconsistencies, unlined.
Estimate $6,000-8,000