Lot 1: Property of a lady ROBERT SALMON (1775-after1845) needles, rocks and shore, isle of wight signed

and numbered "No 669 Painted by R. Salmon 1831" (on reverse) oil on panel 51/2 x 7 in. (14 x 17.8 cm) painted in 1831 provenance The artist Charles Henry Locke, boston Art Market, 1919 Lawrence Park Private Collection, new york Literature John Wilmer [...more]

Lot 2: Property of a lady ALVAN FISHER (1792-1863) Coastal Scene, Nahant, Massachusetts signed with conjoined intials "AF" and dated indistinctly (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm) provenance Private Collection, new york

Lot 3: Property of a lady THOMAS DOUGHTY (1793-1856) moonlight signed "T. Doughty" (lower left) oil on

canvas 15 x 16 in. (38.1 x 40.7 cm) provenance Private Collection, new york Largely self-taught, Doughty created work of an unpretentious charm. While he was an early proponent of the Hudson River School, his work is more intimate and personal than t [...more]

Lot 4: Property of a lady ALBERT BIERSTADT (1830-1902) Study for ~dq~Gosnold at Cuttyhunk, 1602~dq~ signed

with monogram and dated "A.B. 1858" (lower right) inscribed "C.B.H. Fessenden Esq. with the compliments of A Bierstadt, Jan~dq~y. 1, 1859" in pencil (on reverse) oil on academy board 61/4 x 91/2 in. (15.9 x 24.2 cm) painted in 1858 provenance The art [...more]

Lot 5: Property of a lady ASHER B. DURAND (1796-1886) woodland scene signed with initials "A.B.D."

(lower left) oil on canvas 241/8 x 171/4 in. (61.3 x 43.8 cm) painted circa 1850 provenance Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., new york Lano Art Associates, new york, 1975 Private Collection, new york Literature David B. Lawall, asher b. durand, a docu [...more]