EXCEPTIONAL MERGANSERFred M. Nichols(1854-1924)
Lynn, MA, c. 1890
17 in. long
Ongoing research has identified this decoy and its two rigmates as the work of Massachusetts master carver Fred Nichols. This hollow...
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THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
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EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorthShore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
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ROBERT HOPKIN (AMERICAN, 1832-1909)DISTANT SHIP ON THE...Robert Hopkin (American, 1832-1909) Distant Ship on the Horizon Oil on canvas signed verso R. Hopkin 14 in. h. x 12 in. w., canvas 23 in. h. x 21 in....
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ROBERT HOPKIN LANDSCAPE WITH RIVERBOATRobertHopkin (Scottish-American, 1832-1909) watercolor river landscape, depicting men in a flatboat or raft nearing a steamboat as they steer along a bend in the river. Signed lower...
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GROUP OF 10 WORKS ON CONJURING.[Classics]Group of 10 Works on Conjuring. Including Magic (1894) by Hopkins; The Magicians’ Own Book (Dick & Fitzgerald, n.d.); Life of Robert-Houdin (Philadelphia: Porter& & Coates,...
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ROBERT HOPKIN PAINTINGRobert Hopkin,Scottish/American, 1832-1909. Oil on canvas attributed to Robert Hopkin depicts a Nocturnal scene, consisting of ships navigating the waters. Unsigned. Minor wear noted. Image...
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ABOUT 32 ASSORTED LEATHER BOOKSLargelot leather bound books (about 32): 6 vols. Spencer's Works, 18th century, published London by Jacob Tonson; 5 volumes Oscar Wilde by HS Nichols NY 1916; 4 vols. Works of...
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ROBERT HOPKINS MARINE PAINTING OIL ONCANVASRobert Hopkins (1832-1909). Oil on canvas depicting a group of ships under a cloudy sky. Signed and dated 1884 along the lower right. Dimensions: Unframed; height: 12...
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ROBERT HOPKIN (AMERICAN, 1832-1909)RobertHopkin (Michigan/Scotland, 1832-1909)
"Ship in Rough Seas"
Watercolor. Signed lower right.
Sight Size: 19.5 x 17.5 in.
Overall Framed Size: 29 x 27 in.
Framed behind glass.
Condition:...
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EARLY AMERICAN SIGNATURES COLLECTIONLargeboards formerly binding the Baltimore Evening Post -- the entire year of 1809. Front endpaper has accession bookplate from the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore. Inside the...
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Robert B. Hopkin (American, 1832-1909)
Seascape
watercoloron paper
signed R. Hopkin to lower right
9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches.
Property from a Michigan Collector...
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(16) BOOKS ON PRINTMAKING AND PRINTMAKERSIncluding: "American Prints in the Library of Congress: A Catalog of the Collection", compiled by Karen F. Beall, John Hopkins Press, Baltimore and London, 1970; PLUS "The...
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LARGE 1797 AMERICAN DEED INDENTURE ONVELLUM Hand-written and dated August 22, 1797, between "Peter Hammond, president of the West New Jersey John and vice president of the same society, William Hopkins, treasurer...Richard...
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THREE FRAMED ARTWORKS Including a lithographby Robert Ware, 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in., plus margins; and two prints by Sally Hopkins: Surreal scene on a train, etching, 14 5/8 x 17 3/4 in., p.m., and "Interior on E. Madison...
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Robert B. Hopkin (1832-1909 Michigan/Scotland)'Stormy Seas' Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Dramatic seascape with tall ships in rough waters. Canvas measures 10x14'' and is in impressive gilt sculpted frame measuring...
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A Pair of American Aesthetic CarvedRosewood Side Chairs attributed to Herter Bros. c. 1880 N.Y. turned finials pierced back with foliate design turned legs "X"-form stretcher India rubber casters. Note:...
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Robert Hopkin (American 1832-1909 activeNew Orleans c. 1883) "Mississippi River View with Paddlewheeler probably Louisiana" c. 1883 oil on canvas signed lower right 12 in. x 18 in. in a period frame. Note:...
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Robert Hopkin (American 1832-1909) "DauphineStreet French Quarter New Orleans" c. 1884 watercolor on paper signed lower right sight 15 in. x 21 1/4 in. Note: The study for this painting was sold in these rooms...
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Books on the Battle of Fort Pulaskiand Partial ALS of Charles Olmstead 1p 6. x 9.5 in. Partial ALS signed by Charles Olmstead on Chas. H. Olmstead & Co. Bankers letterhead. Savannah n.d but 1880s from preprinted...
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Occupational Shaving Mug of PlaywrightRobert E. Sherwood Porcelain with polychrome painted scene from Robert Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize winning play Idiot's Delight (1936) inscribed on either side of the playwright's...
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GROUP OF REFERENCE BOOKS ON ORIENTALRUGS. Michaelian and Kohlberg Inc. Catalogue of Designs Oriental Rugs John Kimberly Mumford Black Mountain Looms (volume 1) Michaelian and Kolhberg Inc. Oriental...
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Robert Hopkin (American 1832-1909) "DauphineStreet French Quarter New Orleans" 1884 watercolor and pencil on paper signed inscribed and dated "Dauphin [sic] St. N.O. March 20 1884" lower right sight 4 3/4 in. x 6 3/4...
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SET OF SIX PORTRAITS OF REVOLUTIONARYWAR OFFICERS. All from An Impartial History of the War in America Between Great Britain and Her Colonies from its Commencement to the End of the Year 1779 London and Carlisle:...
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Robert Hopkin (American, 1832-1909)."Beadliner, Lake St. Clair". Oil on canvas, signed, signed, titled on verso, approx. 9" x 15", framed in a wide decorative gilt frame overall approx. 21" x 26-3/4"....
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12 vols. Illustrated Children's Books:(Robinson, Charles, illustrator.) Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verses. New York: Scribner's, 1900. Sm. 8vo, orig. gilt-pictorial green cloth; occasionally...
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