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19 19. Four Dutch Delft Tobacco Jars, 18th century, two depicting an Indian beside large urn, one inscribed “ST: OMER,” the other “No. 2,” with trade goods, and sailing ships in the background, brass covers, with two wooden stands; two depicting a scene with an Indian holding a pipe selling his barrels of tobacco leaf, a merchant, and a ship, one inscribed “TONKA” the other “MACUBA,” (imperfections), ht. to top of rims 10 1/4, 10 3/4; 11, 11 in. Provenance: The two sets of tobacco have an interesting history of acquisition: Arthur Beane was taken by his father Judge Beane to a Boston auction, c. 1934, where two pairs of Dutch delft tobacco jars were offered. Judge Beane bought one pair, the other pair was sold to another gentleman. After some years, when Arthur was courting his future wife, Mary Elizabeth Clarke, he discovered that her father was the purchaser of the other two tobacco jars at the auction. $2,000-3,000 20. John L. Boqueta de Woiserie (active in America 1797-1815) View of Boston Taken on the South Side of Boston. Signed l.r., titled below. Watercolor and gouache on paper, c. 1809, 24 x 36 1/2 in.,(sight), in a later molded giltwood frame: Condition: Toning, light scratch l.c., margin creases and staining, bottom right and left corners repaired, not examined out of frame. Note: The backing paper retains an old loan exhibition label from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Literature: See Boston Beheld: Antique Town and Country Views, by D. Brenton Simons, New England Historic Genealogical Society, p. 118. It depicts another South Boston view, c. 1809, by John L. Boqueta de Woiserie. According to Simons, “the artist, who worked primarily in aquatint and watercolors, produced views of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond, and Charleston in the early 19th century.” $3,000-5,000 21. P.C. Canot, engraver, printed in London for John Bowles, at No. 3 in Corn Hill A View of City of Boston the Capital of New England, In North America., undated. Identified in inscriptions. Hand-colored engraving, 15 x 21 1/8 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Margins 1/2 in. or more, toning, old 1 in. repaired tear through bottom inscriptions, small tear l.c. $800-1,200 21A. L. Garneray, artist, Hocquart, publisher, Paris, Bailly Ward & Co., New York Vue du Port de Boston. View of the Port of Boston., engraved by Himely. Identified in inscriptions. Aquatint etching with handcoloring, c. 1834, sheet size 16 1/4 x 19 1/2 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Margins 7/8 in. or more, minor toning, foxing, creases. $200-250 22. Framed “Fac-Simile” Engraving of Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre, Christopher Monk & John Clark, Boston, republished at 15 Water St., March 15, 1832, engraving on wove paper, titled The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th, 1770 by a party of the 29th REG’T., (creases, small losses, stains at center), 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in., housed in a period black-painted wood frame. $400-600 14 additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com
20 24 23. J.H. Bufford, After W. Champney, Thomas A. Arms, publisher (Boston, 19th Century) BOSTON MASSACRE, MARCH 5TH 1770., 1856. Chromolithograph on paper, sheet size 21 x 27 in., in a period molded giltwood frame. Condition: Margins 1 5/8 or more, stains, toning, two margin tears. 24. Anglo/American School, 18th Century Portrait of a Young Gentleman. Unsigned. Oil on canvas placed under glass, 12 x 10 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Scattered creases and craquelure with associated minor paint losses. $400-600 Note: This lithograph, a variation of Revere’s famous engraving and produced before the American Civil War, emphasizes Crispus Attucks, the first of five men to die in the massacre. He was a runaway slave who became a sailor, and became an important symbol for abolitionists. $300-500 online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 15
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