Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

November 19, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Three

Sat, Nov 19, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 2276

AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) FOLK ART PAINTING OF THE FISHING VESSEL "EDWIN DAYTON"

Estimate: $300 - $500
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AMERICAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) FOLK ART PAINTING OF THE FISHING VESSEL "EDWIN DAYTON", oil on artist's board, depicting the steam drifter "Edwin Dayton" fishing vessel with an on-board crew and two small boats working to hoist a net of fish, situated in calm waters with land in the background, initialed "BFC" in the lower left. Housed in a period gilt-molded frame. Second half 19th century. 11 1/2" x 18 1/2" sight, 15 1/2" x 22 1/4" OA.
Provenance: From the Ann and Clay Ring family collection, Winston-Salem, NC.
Leland Little Auctions, 7/21/2018, lot 274.
Ex-collection of the late Nicholas Ellis, New York City, NY.

Condition

Very good visual condition with light toning, some craquelure, a loss to proper left top corner, frame with some wear, surface scratches, hairlines, some flakes and a few chips to molding along edges. Slightly loose in frame.