Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2297Location: BostonDate / Time: November 06, 2005 11:00AM
Description:
Henry Steinmetz Stellwagen (American, d. 1866)
American Whaler off Shore Near Lima, Peru. c. 1849. Unsigned. Watercolor on paper, showing a ship at center and two flanking vessels, inscribed "Whaler/near Lima July 1849" on the reverse, 8 3/4 x 13 1/4 in., unframed. Condition: Minor fading and toning, very minor foxing, some staining along extreme upper edge, small losses upper left and right, glue residue and brown paper on reverse.
Estimate $1,200-1,800