Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2547BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 20, 2011 12:00PM
Description:
John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953)
Lot of Two Warship Views: Battle Wagon - U.S.S. Alabama Outfitting at NorfolkNavy Yard, Crane Ship Kearsarge Alongside, 1942 (Fletcher, 376); and Destroyers in Wet Basin at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, South Kearney, N.J. U.S.S. Radford, Quick, Mervine, 1942 (Fletcher, 377). Both signed and dated "John Taylor Arms 1943" in pencil l.r. and numbered in Roman numerals in pencil l.l. Etchings with aquatint on paper, plate sizes approximately 11 x 17 3/4 in. (27.8 x 45.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Subtle mat burn, not examined out of frames.
Estimate $500-700