10-27-201310-27-2013
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2680BBoston
October 27, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Italian School, 19th Century The Levant Capt. H.R. Packard Entering the Habour of Palermo June 27th 1830.

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$3,600$3,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2680BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 27, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Italian School, 19th Century

The Levant Capt. H.R. Packard Entering the Habour of Palermo June 27th 1830. Unsigned. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 18 1/4 x 25 1/8 in., in a period mitered mahogany frame Condition: Toning, light stains and foxing, small pinhole c.r. on sail with tape reinforcement on reverse.

Literature: A similar painting by the same unknown artist is illustrated in The Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum, by Marion Vernon Brewington, Dorothy E.R. Brewington (The Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts),p. 377, plate 1468.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Not laid down, the small hole is taped with a cellophane -type tape.


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Keywords

Italian School, Peabody Museum, same unknown artist, Salem, Dorothy E.R. Brewington, Marion Vernon Brewington, Massachusetts