August Americana
Description:
American School, Mid-19th Century
Portrait of the Three-masted Vessel UNDINE
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, the vessel sailing right to left in choppy water, a pilot boat off her port bow, a bluff off the starboard bow in the background, 22 x 34 in., in a molded ebonized wood Carrig Rohane frame with gilt liner dated 1924 and inscribed "RC Vose."
Condition: Evidence of minor retouch under the varnished surface.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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