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American Paintings

Auction 16147
New York
3 Dec 2008, starting at 17:00 EST.
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Auction highlights

Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943) Breezy Day 36 x 34in
Sold for US$ 288,000 inc. premium
Richard Edward Miller (American, 1875-1943) Breezy Day 36 x 34in
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Head of a Spanish Musician 19 1/4 x 14 1/2in
Sold for US$ 264,000 inc. premium
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Head of a Spanish Musician 19 1/4 x 14 1/2in
Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943) Young Lady Sewing 30 x 32in
Sold for US$ 144,000 inc. premium
Richard Edward Miller (American, 1875-1943) Young Lady Sewing 30 1/2 x 32 1/2in
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906) An Editor in the Making, 1863 10 1/4 x 9in
Sold for US$ 132,000 inc. premium
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906) Reading boy, 1863 10 1/4 x 9in

Lots

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David Johnson (American, 1827-1908) At Chapinville, Connecticut 5 5/16 x 6 6/11in
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David Johnson (American, 1827-1908) At Chapinville, Connecticut 5 1/4 x 6 1/2in
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
€2,200 - 3,700
** GOING TO NY, FOR MAY SALE ** American School, Niagra Falls, 56 X 69in
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American School, 19th Century Niagara Falls 56 x 69in
Estimate:
US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,400 - 9,600
€7,500 - 11,000
Mary Jane Peale (American, 1826-1902) Floral Still Life 14 1/4 x 9in
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Mary Jane Peale (American, 1826-1902) Floral Still Life 14 1/4 x 9in
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 12,000
£5,100 - 7,700
€6,000 - 9,000
George Henry Hall (American, 1825-1913) Grapes in a Porcelain Bowl, 1867 36 x 28in
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George Henry Hall (American, 1825-1913) Grapes in a Porcelain Bowl, 1867 12 3/8 x 14 1/4in
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 25,000
£9,600 - 16,000
€11,000 - 19,000
Attributed to Stuart, Portrait of Betsy Hartigan, oil, 20 x 15 1/2in
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Attributed to Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828) A Portrait of Betsy Hartigan 20 x 15 1/2in
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
€2,200 - 3,700
Circle of Thomas Cole (British, 1801-1848) The garden of enchantment
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After Thomas Cole The voyage of life, Youth 26 x 36in
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
€2,200 - 3,700
William Rickarby Miller (American, 1818-1893) New York Landscape
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William Rickarby Miller (1818-1893)
Sold for US$ 5,100 inc. premium
William Rickarby Miller, Hapelyea House
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William Rickarby Miller (American, 1818-1893) Hapelyea House: A Long Island Homestead, 1884 20 x 30in
Estimate:
US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,400 - 9,600
€7,500 - 11,000
Edward Moran (British, 1829-1901) Schooners off Baltimore Shore 18 x 36in
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Edward Moran (British, 1829-1901) Schooners off Baltimore Shore 18 x 36in
Sold for US$ 45,000 inc. premium
Follower of Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865) Shipping in a harbor, thought to be New York, ca. 1860 19 1/2 x 26 1/2in (49.5 x 67.3cm)
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Follower of Fitz Henry Lane (American, 1804-1865) Shipping in a harbor, thought to be New York, ca. 1860 19 1/2 x 26 1/2in
Sold for US$ 6,600 inc. premium
Levi Wells Prentice (American, 1851-1935) Still Life with Hat and Apples 12 x 8in
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Levi Wells Prentice (American, 1851-1935) Still Life with Hat and Apples 12 x 8in
Estimate:
US$ 30,000 - 50,000
£19,000 - 32,000
€22,000 - 37,000
Xanthus Russell Smith (American, 1839-1929) Evening 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches
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Xanthus Russell Smith (American, 1839-1929) Evening 9 1/2 x 13 1/4 in
Sold for US$ 4,800 inc. premium
Ferd. Reichhardt, Mount Washington, 185?, o/c laid down
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Ferdinand Reichardt (Danish, 1819-1895) A Carriage and Horsemen on a Road with Mount Washington in the distance 35 x 60in
Estimate:
US$ 25,000 - 35,000
£16,000 - 22,000
€19,000 - 26,000
Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910), E.D. Lewis, Seascape Afternoon on the Lake, New Hampshire, 1862 11 1/2 x 19 1/2in
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Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910) Afternoon on the Lake, New Hampshire, 1862 11 1/2 x 19 1/2in
Sold for US$ 12,000 inc. premium
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906) An Editor in the Making, 1863 10 1/4 x 9in
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Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906) Reading boy, 1863 10 1/4 x 9in
Sold for US$ 132,000 inc. premium
Milne Ramsey (American, 1847-1915) Still Life 22 x 29 3/4in
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Milne Ramsey (American, 1847-1915) Still Life, 1912 22 x 29 3/4in
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 12,000
£5,100 - 7,700
€6,000 - 9,000
Albert Francis King (American, 1854-1945) A Quail 18 x 12in
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Albert Francis King (American, 1854-1945) Quail 18 x 12in
Sold for US$ 6,600 inc. premium
A.F. King, Still life
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Albert Francis King (American, 1854-1945) Still Life with Oranges 16 x 22in
Sold for US$ 12,000 inc. premium
Richard La Barre Goodwin (American, 1840-1910) Still Life with Grapes, Peaches and a Bottle of Wine 24 x 18in
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Richard La Barre Goodwin (American, 1840-1910) Still Life with Grapes, Peaches and a Bottle of Wine 24 x 18in
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 3,800
€3,000 - 4,500
W.H. Powell, Rome, 1846, o/c, 30 x 40in
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William Henry Powell (American, 1824-1879) The Brigand's Portrait, 1846 32 x 39 1/2in
Sold for US$ 7,800 inc. premium
Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (American, 1840-1896) Monks and Ducks 10 1/4 x 21in
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Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (American, 1840-1896) Monks and Ducks, 1880 10 1/4 x 21in
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 3,800
€3,000 - 4,500
A.T. Bricher, Maine Seascape
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Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908) Maine Seascape 10 x 14in
Sold for US$ 15,600 inc. premium
Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908) Sailboats off a Rocky Shore 18 x 14in
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Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908) Sailboats off a Rocky Shore 18 x 14in
Sold for US$ 19,200 inc. premium
William Trost Ricards, Forest Interior Scene
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William Trost Richards (American, 1833-1905) Autumn by a Pond 13 3/4 x 11 7/8in
Sold for US$ 9,600 inc. premium
Edmund Darch Lewis, Venetian Scene
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Edmund Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910) View of the Bacino di San Marco, Venice, 1892 sight 18 1/2 x 29in
Sold for US$ 2,400 inc. premium
Albert Bierstadt, Mountains and Foothills, oil on paper laid down to board, 13 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.
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Albert Bierstadt (German, 1830-1902) Mountains and Foothills 13 3/4 x 19 1/4in
Estimate:
US$ 10,000 - 15,000
£6,400 - 9,600
€7,500 - 11,000
Albert Bierstadt (German, 1830-1902) New Hampshire Mountains 7 1/4 x 11 1/4in
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Albert Bierstadt (German, 1830-1902) New Hampshire Mountains 7 1/4 x 11 1/4in
Sold for US$ 12,000 inc. premium
James Edward Buttersworth (British/American, 1817-1894) Sailing vessels rounding a distant headland 6 x 12in (15.2 x 30.5cm)
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James Edward Buttersworth (British/American, 1817-1894) Sailing vessels rounding a distant headland 6 x 12in
Estimate:
US$ 50,000 - 70,000
£32,000 - 45,000
€37,000 - 52,000
Robert Ward von Boskirk, Landscape, oil on canvas
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Robert Ward van Boskerck (American, 1855-1932) A Farm by a Pond 24 x 36in
Sold for US$ 1,800 inc. premium
Cullen Yates, From my window ******FOR NY********
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Cullen Yates (American, 1866-1945) From My Window, At Shawnee-on-Delaware, 1906 25 x 30in
Sold for US$ 2,700 inc. premium
John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916) Moonlit Harbor, 1879 19 x 15 1/2in
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John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916) Moonlit Harbor, 1879 19 x 15 1/2in
Sold for US$ 3,900 inc. premium
Hugh Bolton Jones, Landscape ** ON INSPECTION FOR AARON BASTIAN **
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Hugh Bolton Jones (American, 1848-1927) Marsh Landscape 22 x 34in
Sold for US$ 14,400 inc. premium
George Henry Smillie (American, 1840-1921), G. Smillie, Landscape Home by the River 16 1/8 x 24in
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George Henry Smillie (American, 1840-1921) Home by the River 16 1/8 x 24in
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 10,000
£4,500 - 6,400
€5,200 - 7,500
William Henry Howe (American, 1846-1929) Meadows of Lyme, 1903 12 x 16in
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William Henry Howe (American, 1846-1929) Meadows of Lyme, 1903 12 x 16in
Sold for US$ 3,000 inc. premium
Charles Heberer (American, 1868-1951), Charles Heberer Gathering Wildflowers 18 1/2 x 15
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Charles Heberer (American, 1868-1951) Gathering Wildflowers, 1885 18 1/2 x 15in
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
£13,000 - 19,000
€15,000 - 22,000
Scott Leighton, Horse and figure, oil painting
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Scott Leighton (American, 1849-1898) Out for a ride 33 1/4 x 42 1/2in
Sold for US$ 3,600 inc. premium
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Halloween, 1869 27 3/4 x 45 1/4in
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Le Carnaval en Bretagne, 1869 27 3/4 x 45 1/4in
Estimate:
US$ 60,000 - 80,000
£38,000 - 51,000
€45,000 - 60,000
Birge Harrison (American, 1854-1929) A Creek through Snow-covered Fields 12 x 10in
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Birge Harrison (American, 1854-1929) A Creek through Snow-covered Fields 12 x 10in
Sold for US$ 3,900 inc. premium
Charles Harold Davis, Landscape, o/c
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Charles Harold Davis (American, 1856-1933) Connecticut River Valley 12 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
Sold for US$ 6,000 inc. premium
Frank Duveneck (American, 1848-1919) Fishing Pier - East Gloucester 8 1/2 x 10 1/2in
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Frank Duveneck (American, 1848-1919) Fishing Pier - East Gloucester 8 1/2 x 10 1/2in
Estimate:
US$ 20,000 - 30,000
£13,000 - 19,000
€15,000 - 22,000
William Baird Coastal Views (2)
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William Baptiste Baird (American, 1847-1899) Coastal Scenes (2) each 13 1/4 x 18 1/4in
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 3,800
€3,000 - 4,500
George Noyes, Spring landscape, oil (PHOTOGRAPH IN FRAME)
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George Loftus Noyes (Canadian, 1864-1954) Spring on the River 30 x 34in
Sold for US$ 24,000 inc. premium
Edward Dufner (American, 1872-1957) By the Window, c. 1905 8 1/2 x 7 1/2in
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Edward Dufner (American, 1872-1957) By the Window, c. 1905 8 1/2 x 7 1/2in
Sold for US$ 8,400 inc. premium
Charles Turner, Swordsman
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Charles Yardley Turner (American, 1850-1919) The Warrior 36 x 29in
Estimate:
US$ 40,000 - 60,000
£26,000 - 38,000
€30,000 - 45,000
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Head of a Spanish Musician 19 1/4 x 14 1/2in
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John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) Head of a Spanish Musician 19 1/4 x 14 1/2in
Sold for US$ 264,000 inc. premium
Augustus M. Gerdes (German, born after 1869-) Woman by Firelight, 1900 36 x 28in
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Augustus M. Gerdes (German, born after 1869-) Woman by Firelight, 1900 36 x 28in
Estimate:
US$ 15,000 - 20,000
£9,600 - 13,000
€11,000 - 15,000
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) Portrait of William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree
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John Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) Portrait of William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree, 1919 23 1/4 x 16 1/2in
Sold for US$ 14,400 inc. premium
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (British/American, 1854-1938), Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, Summertime Summertime, Afternoon Tea, 1889 20 1/4 x 26in
amended
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Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (British/American, 1854-1938) Summertime, Afternoon Tea, 1889 20 1/4 x 26in
Estimate:
US$ 30,000 - 50,000
£19,000 - 32,000
€22,000 - 37,000
Hermann Dudley Murphy (American, 1867-1945) Moonrise on the lagoon, Venice 25 x 30in
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Hermann Dudley Murphy (American, 1867-1945) Moonrise on the Lagoon, Venice 25 x 30in
Sold for US$ 8,400 inc. premium
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (British/American, 1854-1938) Lake Pavillion 12 x 18 1/4in
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Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (British/American, 1854-1938) Lake Pavilion 12 x 18 1/4in
Estimate:
US$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
€2,200 - 3,700
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