What: Summer Auction Where: Dunbar Sloane, 93 Pleasant St. Portsmouth, NH 03801When: August 18 - 19Top lots of the sale:- Montague Dawson (British 1890-1973). The American Privateer “Grand Turk” Capturing The English Brig “Acorn” On March 18th, 1815. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Signed “Montague Dawson” l.l. The reverse with label for Frost & Reed. Estimate: $40,000-$60,000- Montague Dawson (British 1890-1973). Dawn Suspect: The Revenue Cutter “Kite” Chasing A Smuggler Lugger. Oil on canvas, 24 ¼ x 36 ¼ inches. Signed “Montague Dawson” l.l. The reverse with label for Frost & Reed. Estimate. $35,000-$50,000- The Rhoda Belding Carved And Joined Oak Hadley Chest With Two Drawers, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Circa 1716. The hinged lid above a mannerist carved case with three recessed panels containing stylized tulip, leaf, and heart motifs and the owner’s initials “RB” on the center panel above two long drawers; the whole supported by four stile feet. The lid an old replacement. Height 42 ½ inches, width 45 inches, depth 18 ½ inches. The other chests include the “SB” chest, “LB” chest, “MB” chest and the “HB” chest, believed to have been made for Rhoda’s half-sister, Sarah Belding (1701-1783), her cousin, Lydia Belding, her other half-sister, Mary Wells Belding (b. 1705), and her sister, Hannah Belding (b. 1681). Estimate: $30,000-$40,000- Alexander H. Wyant (American 1836-1892). A Sunlit Vale, Adirondack Mountains, Circa 1876-1880. Probably depicting a scene in the Keene Valley. Oil on canvas, 26 ½ x 40 inches. Signed “A.H. Wyant” l.l. In the original period gilt frame. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000- Luigi Lucioni (American 1900-1988). The Birches. This view is of a stand of birches on the golf course at the Ekwanok Country Club, Manchester, Vermont, with the steeple of the First Congregational Church in the distance.Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 inches. Signed “Luigi Lucioni” and dated 1940, l.l. The reverse of the frame affixed with the artist’s label printed in part “… Washington Square South, New York, N.Y.” and inscribed with title. Estimate: $25,000-$30,000- Montague Dawson (British 1890-1973). Smuggling Craft Off The Needles. Oil on canvas, 20 ¼ x 30 ¼ inches. Signed “Montague Dawson” l.l. The reverse with label for Frost & Reed. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000- James E. Buttersworth (American 1817-1894). America’s Cup Race, Galatea Vs. Mayflower. The “Mayflower” was the victorious U.S. defender of the sixth America’s Cup in 1886 against the Scottish challenger “Galatea.” Oil on artist’s board, 8 x 12 inches. Signed “J.E. Buttersworth” l.r. Inscribed “A Race with Galatea & Mayflower/ on the Homeward trip, the squadron in the Distance” twice in pencil on the reverse. Estimate: $25,000-$35,000For details, visit: https://northeastauctions.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin
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