Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2680BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 27, 2013 10:00AM
Description:
Thomas Chambers (New York/England, 1808-1866/69)
Whaling Scene with the American Bark CAROLUSof New Bedford, Massachuset Unsigned. Oil on canvas, depicting the Carolus heading toward a scene with whalemen on whaleboats, a harpooned whale, spouting whales, and distant vessels, 18 1/4 x 24 1/2 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Canvas applied to Masonite panel, stable craquelure, scattered retouch to water.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
Areas of retouch to water to some of the swells, a couple with 1 to 1 1/2 in. solid areas repainted and some areas with speckled retouch.
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