FreitasWelcome to our online art gallery. Our art inventory consists of works on a variety of media including oil, watercolor, prints, and also select 19th century needlework. We strive to find beautiful and timeless pieces that will complement your home, and make a great addition to any collection big or small.
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ANTONIO NICOLO GASPARO JACOBSEN,
Danish/American, 1850-1921
Portrait of the four-masted schooner Hope Sherwood, 1908.
Signed and dated lower right, "Antonio Jacobsen. 1908 / 31 Palisade Av. West Hoboken, NJ"
Oil on canvas
28 x 47¾ inches / 34 x 53½ inches, framed
MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE
(1819-1904)
"Point Judith, Rhode Island" coastal scene
painted circa 1867
signed lower right, 'MJ Heade'
oil on canvas
15½" x 24½"
THOMAS WILLIS
(Danish/American, 1850 - 1925)
“Reliance”
Signed lower right, and titled lower center.
Oil on canvas with applied silk sails, silk thread rigging and stitched details.
Portrait of the NYYC yacht Reliance. which successfully defended the twelfth America's Cup in 1903, by defeating Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock III. Reliance was the fourth defender from the world-renowned builder Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, and reportedly the largest gaff-rigged vessel ever built.
Housed in the original molded, gilt and glass covered frame. 26” x 36”.
AMERICAN SCHOOL
19th century
Civil war naval battle off Cherbourg, France, between USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama, on June 19, 1864.
Unsigned. Oil on canvas
22” x 27”
JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (British, 1817–1894)
Yacht "Puritan"
Signed lower right. Oil on board
7½” x 11”; 10⅝” x 13¾”, framed.
SOLD
CHINA TRADE MARINE PAINTING
Chinese School, 19th Century
“Bark American Lloyds laying in Shanghea [Shanghai],
Dec. 10th , 1868, I. C. Park master”
Signed 'Tsau Qua', lower right.
Oil on canvas, 24” x 29”
STEPHEN SCOTT YOUNG (American, b. 1957)
"Turning Point" 1986
Depicting the historic lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida.
Signed and dated, lower left.
Watercolor on paper, framed under glass.
38¼” x 30¾” framed
JAMES GALE TYLER (American 1855-1931)
Rocky Coastal Scene with Crashing Waves, 1903
Signed and dated lower left
Oil on canvas, 30" x 20"
HMS SHANNON vs. USS CHESAPEAKE, 1813.
Set of four lithographs depicting four stages in the most famous Anglo-American sea-battle, June 1st, 1813. The plates depict the commencement of the battle; the crippling of the Chesapeake by the Shannon's first two broadsides; the boarding of the Chesapeake; and the Shannon leading her prize into Halifax harbour.
Each engraving is numbered in the top margin, and dedicated to the Shannon's Captain, Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke (1776 - 1841). Maker’s details in the lower margin: Painted by J.C. Schetky Esq.re (1778 - 1874) & on Stone by L. Hague. Designed by Capt R.H. King R.N.
Label verso: J. Assenheim & Son, 37 New Street, New York, NY
SHIP DIORAMA OF THE SCHOONER "FREEWIND"
Depicting a wooden carved and painted two-masted schooner under full sail. The ship in motion with bow waves and stern wake. Other great details include a dinghy hanging off the stern, rigging, and painted trailboard.
19½ x 29½ x 5½ inches
JEAN-BAPTISTE ARMAND GUILLAUMIN
(French, 1841-1927 )
"Petite neige dans la Creuse", 1895
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right
24” x 35¾” | 34¾” x 40”, framed.
JOHN MARIN (American, 1870-1953)
Untitled, 1923
Depicting a landscape in Stonington, Maine
Signed and dated lower right: Marin 23
Watercolor on paper. 14⅛ × 18⅛ inches.
RICHARD HAYLEY LEVER (1876-1958)
“Gloucester Rooftops and Harbor,” circa 1920s
signed Hayley Lever, lower left
oil on canvas | 20¼ x 24½ inches
HARRY RUSSELL BALLINGER, Attr.
(Connecticut, 1892-1993)
Early Spring on the Farm
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 25” x 30”
HARRIET EVELYN SEARS
(Lyme, Connecticut, 1838-1910)
“Connecticut River Valley Scene” C. 1880.
Housed in its original appliqued gilt frame.
Oil on board,
12¼” x 18”; 17¾” x 23¾”, framed.
WALTER EMERSON BAUM (1884 - 1956)
"Summer Scene, 1938-46"
Sellersville, PA
Signed lower left. Titled and dated on label, verso.
40" x 32; 48½" x 40½", framed.
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 19th century
Country Fair Buildings with Race Track in Foreground, circa 1865
Signed, "G.F.D." lower right
oil on canvas, framed
19 ¼ x 29 ¾ inches (sight)
GEORGE M. BRUESTLE (1871 - 1939)
“Near the Lake”
Lyme, Connecticut
July 4th, 1920.
Signed lower left. Titled and dated verso.
Oil on board, 16¾” x 14¾” framed
GEORGE VICTOR GRINNELL
Connecticut, 1878 - 1946
signed lower right
Oil on canvas
20¼” x 23¼”, framed
RALPH CAHOON (1910-1982)
Mr and Mrs Jason Abernathy & Family on the Sun Deck
Signed lower right: R. CAHOON
Oil on board
22” x 28” ; 26” x 32”, framed
RALPH CAHOON (1910-1982)
"The Five Senses"
Set of five paintings individually titled Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting, and Touching. Each painting depicting a sailor and mermaid on a beach, in a pose representing the respective sense. The backgrounds with a sailing schooner, lighthouse and hot air balloon.
Oil on masonite, each signed lower right.
Each painting measures 11¾" x 13½"; 14" x 16", framed.
ED BURN (American, late 19th century)
"Bob Sprague 2-24¾"
Portrait of the trotting horse Bob Sprague with sulky and rider. Lower left: "Sired by Gov Sprague 2-20½ / Bred by James Selby, Peoria, Ill."
Lower right: "Driven by R.T. Kneebs at Sioux City, Iowa / Aug 8, 1887"
Signed lower right.
Oil on canvas, 28" x 35¾", framed."
WILLIAM JOHNSON L'ENGLE
(New York/Massachusetts, 1885-1957)
"Stonington Mill" 1934
Signed and dated L'E 34 within the image, to the right of the lower lettering on the mill.
Oil on canvas
24" x 30"
PORTRAIT PAINTING
Kingston, New York, circa 1750.
“Young Girl Holding Flowers”
A portrait of Mary Margaret Livingston of Kingston, NY. She holds flowers in her hands, wears a pearl necklace, and is dressed elegantly.
This painting is characteristic of the Hudson Valley School.
Oil on canvas. 29”H x 24” W
PORTRAIT PAINTING
American or English, circa 1740.
Depicting a well-dressed gentleman, holding a document in his right hand. The subject inside an oval with a solid background.
Oil on canvas.
28½”H x 23”W
PRIOR-HAMBLIN SCHOOL
Attributed to George Hartwell (1815-1901)
Massachusetts or Maine, circa 1850.
Folk portrait of young woman holding a book, seated by a window in a scrollback chair.
Oil on canvas.
31”H x 26½”W, frarmed
AMERICAN PICTORAL HOOKED RUG
Depicting two Lions within a floral border.
Edward Sands Frost (1843-1894), pattern No. 7,
Large Lion Hooked Rug.
Maine, circa 1870.
63" x 32", mounted for hanging
MEMORIAL THEOREM ON SILK VELVET
New England, early to mid-19th century. Unsigned.
Beautifully executed memorial depicting two young women mourning near a large monument with three urns on top; one woman is holding a wreath, the other standing with a large anchor. In the background is a large weeping willow tree, and a landscape with a body of water with a ship. Above, an angel with trumpet. Housed in a period frame with black and gold painted eglomise glass mat.
SAILOR’S WOOLWORK
English, mid-19th century.
Depicting the paddle steamer HMS Sidon towing the HMS Brittania near shore. Above, three carrier pigeons with letters pointing toward the ships. The background with hills and buildings, including a light house, church, and a house on the hilltop flying the Union Jack.
24 x 33½ inches, framed.
SILK NEEDLEWORK PICTURE “FRIENDSHIP”
Pennsylvania, circa 1800-1820.
Silk and watercolor on silk. A beautiful example retaining vivid coloration, depicting an allegory of friendship; a female figure holding flower garland / friendship chain, flanked by small child seated nearby with a lamb, and pair of doves perched on a plinth inscribed "FRIENDSHIP". Rural setting featuring fruit basket, crossed trees, rolling hills, and cottage in distance, painted watercolor faces and hands, and painted watercolor sky background, on silk ground. Attributed to the Folwell School (Philadelphia), a school for young ladies.
The needlework is matted in an oval window with black and gold painted eglomise glass mat.
26¼” x 21”
SILK NEEDLEWORK PICTURE
“THE TEMPEST”
English, early 19th century.
Stitched in silk on a painted silk background, with eglomise mat titled in gilt "The Tempest." Inscribed in pencil on back stretcher: Inscribed on back glass in gold letters the Tempest / wrought by Harriet Stone (1814) at [..] Kensington Academy.
Young school girls studied the classics and often created silk embroideries based on the stories.
This embroidery depicts a scene from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” act I, scene II; Prospero (the overthrown Duke of Milan who now lives on an island and has become a great sorcerer) and his teenage daughter Miranda, who here catches sight of the ship-wrecked youth Ferdinand and is dumbfounded by his beauty.
22½” x 19½”
JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERY MADE FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET, circa 1908-1910.
Wonderful embroidery in pure silk thread on a silk background, by the George Washington Company, Yokohama, Japan. Made to order for Gunner mate John H. Howcomb, as a memento of his voyage around the world, aboard the USS Rhode Island, 1907-1909.
25½" x 19½", framed.
SOLD
