Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2618BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 28, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Smith Brothers & Co. and Sowle & Wards, publishers (New York and Boston, 19th Century
),C. Mottram, engraver (American, 19th Century)BOSTON., 1857. Identified in inscriptions. Engraving on paper with hand-coloring depicting Boston harbor with ships, steamer, and various watercraft in the foreground with the city of Boston including the Statehouse in the distance, sheet size 31 1/8 x 43 7/8, image size 24 5/8 x 38 1/4 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Laid down onto card, cleaned.
Estimate $300-500