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February 27, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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William Gay Yorke (New York/New Brunswick/England/Canada, 1817-1892) Portrait of the Bark Monrovia of New York

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Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2880BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 27, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

William Gay Yorke (New York/New Brunswick/England/Canada, 1817-1892)

Portrait of the Bark Monroviaof New York
Signed and dated "WG Yorke/1878" l.r.
Oil on canvas, the vessel shown under full sail traveling from right to left in New York Harbor, Castle William off its starboard bow, a steam/sail vessel off its starboard stern, the vessel identified on a pennant and quarterboards, 26 x 36 in., in a molded giltwood frame.
Condition: Relined, restretched, inpainting.

Note: A gilt plaque affixed to the frame indicates that the Monrovia, under Captain Henry Rogers, made fifty-four round trip voyages to Sierra Leone and Liberia, liberating slaves.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

inpainting mostly to sky, concentrated in the upper left quadrant. In upper left, a large L-shaped area from upper edge down into jibs, then to left edge through bowsprit and clouds above Castle William.


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