Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2567BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 05, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
British School, 19th Century
Portrait of the S.S. Bay State, Liverpool. Unsigned. Reportedly painted by J. Bell, engineer on the S.S. Bay State.. Oil on glass, 12 x 10 in., in a period gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Minor retouch to background, surface grime.
Note: A similar work by J. Bell was sold at Sotheby's, London, June 3, 1986, lot 291.
Estimate $400-600