Description:
American School, Late 19th Century
Portrait of the Three-masted Vessel Martha Bowker of Brunswick, Maine, Entering the Scheld River Bound for Antwerp
Unsigned, identified in inscriptions on the backing board.
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 20 1/2 x 28 1/4 in., in a molded ebonized and giltwood frame, under glass.
Condition: Paper toned, losses and minor tears to edges; not examined out of frame.
Exhibitions: Maine Maritime Museum, 1992, and Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1994.
Estimate $800-1,200
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Keywords
Martha Bowker, Antwerp, Brunswick
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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