11-05-201111-05-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2567BBoston
November 5, 2011 10:00 AMCalender
527

William R. Davis (Massachusetts, 1952-) Portrait of the Sidewheeler Newport Passing Newport Harbor.

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$9,480$8,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2567BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 05, 2011 10:00AM

Description:

William R. Davis (Massachusetts, 1952-)

Portrait of the Sidewheeler NewportPassing Newport Harbor. Signed l.r. Oil on canvas, 18 x 34 1/4 in., in original molded gilt-gesso frame. Condition: Very good.

Note: The Newport was built in 1865 by John Englis & Son, New York. She plied between New York and Newport, Rhode Island, connecting with the old Colony and Newport Railway to Boston, in the old Fall River Line.
Estimate $6,000-8,000

Keywords

Massachusetts, William R. Davis, Passing Newport Harbor, John Englis, Son, Rhode Island