Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2567BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 05, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (Danish/American, 1850-1921)
Portrait of the French Screw-Steamer France. Signed and dated "A Jacobsen NY 1878" over "257..." l.r., vessel identified on the bow. Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, retouch, prevalent in sky, scattered areas on vessel, water and edges.
Note: The French steamship France was built by Chantier de Penhoet, St. Nazaire, and launched October 1, 1864.
Estimate $5,000-7,000