Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2460Location: BostonDate / Time: June 07, 2009 11:00AM
Description:
Antonio de Simone (Italian, 1851-1907)
Portrait of an American Schooner Yacht Entering Valletta Harbor, Malta. Signed and dated "De Simone 1884" l.r., later inscription on the reverse. Signed and dated "De Simone 1884" l.r., later inscription on the reverse. Gouache on board, sight size 17 1/2 x 25 1/2 in., in a later molded mahogany frame. Condition: Toning, not examined out of frame.
Provenance: The property of Samuel E. Codman, Charles G. Loring House, Prides Crossing, Massachusetts.
Gouache on board, sight size 17 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (44.5 x 64.8 cm),framed.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Taped to front mat with masking tape or similar on the reverse.