Samuel Finley Morse Badger Sold at Auction Prices

FINE S.F.M. BADGER SHIP PAINTING

"THE DAISY FARLIN". Badger is a renowned portrait painter of ships and was born in Boston in 1873 and died of tuberculosis in 1919. As a youth, he apprenticed with the renowned William T. Stubbs, also a famous ship painter. He was self-taught and today is considered one of the better ship portrait painters of the late 19th century. This oil on canvas is outstanding work and is unusual for a Badger painting in that the sails are shadowed. SIZE: Approx. 19” x 30”, including frame 22-3/4” x 33-3/4”. Condition: CONDITION: Professionally stretched, relined and cleaned. There is a small amount of inpainting on the left side. Temp No 135_6239

ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL BADGER (MA, 1873-1919)

The Packet Ship "Patrick Henry" in distress at sea under a winter storm, probably the storms in the Atlantic crossing of January 1854. Oil on canvas, unsigned, but almost certainly from the hand of Badger, housed in the original lemon gold cove frame, OS: 23 3/4' x 36 3/4", SS: 18 1/2" x 31 1/2", cleaned and relined.

Samuel F. Badger oil on canvas marine scene with s…

Samuel F. Badger oil on canvas marine scene with schooner, 10 by 14 inches, signed lower left, "S. F. M. Badger," framed. Condition: Surface grime, cracquelure.

Samuel F. Badger oil on canvas marine scene with s…

Samuel F. Badger oil on canvas marine scene with schooner, 10 by 13 inches, signed lower left, " S. M. F. Badger," framed. Condition: Surface grime, cracquelure.

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER, Massachusetts, 1873-1919, The four-masted schooner Mary E.H.G. Dow, 1894., Oil on canvas, 25.5" x 42.25"...

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER Massachusetts, 1873-1919 The four-masted schooner Mary E.H.G. Dow, 1894. Signed lower left "S.F.M. Badger. 94". Provenance: Eldred's, January 1995.Acquired from the above at that sale. The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts. Built in 1894, and the second schooner by this name, the Mary E.H.G. Dow was built and owned by W.T. Donnell. At 1,264 gross tons and 208.5 feet LOA, she was registered in Bath, Maine. She was abandoned at Key West in June of 1916. Oil on canvas, 25.5" x 42.25". Framed 31.75" x 48.25".

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (American 1873-1919)

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (American 1873-1919) Ships' portrait of the Three Masted Schooner "Hattie A Marsh" Lost at Sea- Sept. 16th 1903 off the coast of Delaware. Descending in the family of Captain Joseph Baker Mehaffey with accompanying genealogical information. 22 x 36" oil on board lower left

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (MA, 1873-1919)

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (MA, 1873-1919) Ship's Portrait of the Four-Mast Schooner "Inez N. Carver", port-side view, passing the Boston Light outbound, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in the original gold cove and gesso frame, OS: 28 1/2" x 42 1/2", SS: 21 1/2" x 35 1/2". Fine craquelure. Includes summer of 1909 Logbook of Captain Kneeland, along with two photos of Uncle (Capt.) Fred Hodgkins, an early cabinet photo and a later (circa 1910) mounted photo of the Capt. at the helm of the "Lamiel". He was the original Master of the "Inez N. Carver". From a long line of Carver, Dow and Nickels ship captains, the marriage of Amos Dow Carver and Inez, the adopted daughter of Jonathan Clifford Nickels, brought together two prominent Searsport families. The schooner "Inez N. Carver", built in Bath in 1901, was partly owned by Carver and was named in homage to his wife.

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (1873-1919), portrait of the schooner van lear black

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (1873-1919) portrait of the schooner van lear black Signed lower left, "S.F.M. Badger," the stretcher inscribed in pencil, "L.B. Barts & Co.," oil on canvas, framed, two handwritten notes on verso. 25 1/2 in. x 41 1/2 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. James Marvil, Lewes, Delaware.

S.F.M. BADGER, American, 1873-1919, The four-masted black-hulled schooner Estelle Phinney with a, Oil on canvas, 26" x 40.25". Framed.

S.F.M. BADGER American, 1873-1919 The four-masted black-hulled schooner Estelle Phinney with a coastal lighthouse off her bow. Signed lower left "S.F.M. Badger 98". Oil on canvas, 26" x 40.25". Framed.

S.F.M. BADGER (MA, 1873-1919) - Portrait of Three-Mast Schooner 'Jose Olaverri' , oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '96'.

S.F.M. BADGER (MA, 1873-1919) - Portrait of Three-Mast Schooner 'Jose Olaverri' , oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '96'. In period oak frame with gilt liner, comes with desk plaque of Capt. Edmund W. Arey, his 700 ton Master's License, booklet of the Mary T. Quimby, three charts and pair of leather cuffs. OS: 44 1/2" X 30 3/4", SS: 21 3/4" x 35 1/2". Fine crazing.

S.F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919). THE LAST CRUISE OF THE U.S.S. "KEARSARGE."

Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 inches. Signed "S.F.M. Badger" l.l. Inscribed "Her Last Cruise" l.c and "Wrecked on Roncador Reef, February 2, 1894" l.r.

S.F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919). THE THREE-MASTED SCHOONER "E.H. CORNELL."

Built at Bath, Maine in 1881 by Deering & Donnell for Benjamin W. Morse, A.D. Colcord, Master, the "E.H. Cornell" was lost off Antigua in 1895. Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 inches. Signed "S.F.M. Badger" l.l. In a gilt period frame.

S.F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919). THE THREE-MASTED SCHOONER "VAN NAME & KING" IN STORMY SEAS.

Built in 1886, the schooner was owned by C.J. Van Name and William M. King, sailmakers of New Haven, Connecticut. At the turn of the century, newspapers reported her dramatic survival of a winter hurricane in the Atlantic while under the command of Capt. Joseph A. Brown of New Jersey. She later foundered off the coast of Hatteras and was lost at sea in 1905. Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 inches. Signed "S.F.M. Badger" l.l. Inscribed on the reverse "S.F.M. Badger/ Chas'n/ Mass" and dated '00. Accompanied by a scrapbook, photo album and bible belonging to the family of Capt. Brown of Toms River, New Jersey. (4)

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER, American (1873-1919), Sylvester L. Ward, oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 96., 22 x 36

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER American (1873-1919) Sylvester L. Ward oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 96. 22 x 36 Provenance: Private collection, Maine.

OOC - Ship's Portrait of the 'Clifford N. Carver' by Samuel Findley Morse Badger (MA, 1873-1919), signed lower left, signed verso an

OOC - Ship's Portrait of the 'Clifford N. Carver' by Samuel Findley Morse Badger (MA, 1873-1919), signed lower left, signed verso and marked 'Charlestown, Mass.', depicting the four-mast schooner under full sail, passing the Highland Light, North Truro, Cape Cod, Mass., period American red walnut cove form frame with gold leaf liner, SS: 22" x 36", OS: 28 1/2" x 42", fine untouched condition, small paper label lower right corner. Includes photo of the ship anchored near the Statue of Liberty, with note indicating it was taken for her master Capt. Robert F. Wells of Stony Brook, Long Island. A newspaper clipping indicates Clifford N. Carver was the President of the Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, Maine, where this ship was built. Also includes 1895 'List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States'.

OOC Ship's Portrait Clifford N Carver by SFM Badger

OOC - Ship's Portrait of the 'Clifford N. Carver' by Samuel Findley Morse Badger (MA, 1873-1919), signed lower left, signed verso and marked 'Charlestown, Mass.', depicting the four-mast schooner under full sail, passing the Highland Light, North Truro, Cape Cod, Mass., period American red walnut cove form frame with gold leaf liner, SS: 22" x 36", OS: 28 1/2" x 42", fine untouched condition, small paper label lower right corner. Includes photo of the ship anchored near the Statue of Liberty, with note indicating it was taken for her master Capt. Robert F. Wells of Stony Brook, Long Island. A newspaper clipping indicates Clifford N. Carver was the President of the Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, Maine, where this ship was built. Also includes 1895 'List of Lights and Fog Signals on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States'.

OOC Painting 'Flying Scud' by Samuel FM Badger MA

OOC - 'Flying Scud' by Samuel Finley Morse Badger (MA, 1873-1919), unsigned, depicting a four-mast schooner underway with full sail along coastline, in period carved & gilded matched corner frame, SS: 21 1/2" x 35 1/2", OS: 26 1/4" x 40 1/4", minor inpaint under frame edge, cleaned and varnished.

OOC 'Flying Scud' Schooner by S.F.M. Badger MA

OOC - 'Flying Scud' by Samuel Finley Morse Badger (MA, 1873-1919), unsigned, depicting a four-mast schooner underway with full sail along coastline, in period carved & gilded matched corner frame, SS: 21 1/2" x 35 1/2", OS: 26 1/4" x 40 1/4", minor inpaint under frame edge, cleaned and varnished.

OOC Painting 'Flying Scud' S.F.M. Badger MA

OOC - 'Flying Scud' by S.F.M. Badger (MA, 1873-1919), depicting a four-mast schooner underway with full sail along coastline, in pine molded frame, SS: 21 1/2" x 35 1/2", OS: 28" x 42", fine, untouched condition.

SAMUEL F. M. BADGER, (American, 1873-1919), PORTRAIT OF THE BARK "NEPTUNE", oil on canvas;, 21 3/4 x 36 1/4 inches; framed: 26 1/2 x...

SAMUEL F. M. BADGER (American, 1873-1919) PORTRAIT OF THE BARK "NEPTUNE" oil on canvas; signed S.f.m. Badger, l.l.; 21 3/4 x 36 1/4 inches; framed: 26 1/2 x 40 1/4 inches Provenance: Samuel L. Lowe, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts Other Notes: A receipt dated 1986 from Samuel L. Lowe, Jr. Antiques Inc. of Charles Street Boston, states that "This painting was purchased from a descendant of Capt. Alonzo Small of Northeast Harbor, Maine and Boston, a ship Captain and pilot."

OOC 4-Mast Schooner Ellen Little SFM Badger

OOC - Circa 1904, oil on canvas depicts a broadside view of the four masted schooner 'Ellen Little' under full sail and flying a flag from each mast. She is sailing towards twin lights at Thacter's Island, Gloucester, Massachusetts. Signed lower left S.F.M. Badger (Samuel Finley Morse Badger, MA, 1873-1919), and inscribed along lower border 'Schooner 'Ellen Little' H.L. Rawding Master', signed verso 'S.F.M. Badger 5 Trenton St. Charlestown, Mass'. Set into a 19th c. style fluted cove frame with compo base and 23K gold leaf surface. SS: 22 1/4" x 36", OS: 32 1/4" x 46 1/4", painting recently cleaned and placed on new stretcher, unlined, in excellent condition. Note: The 'Ellen Little' was built in Rockland, Maine by Cobb, Butler & Co in 1904, was owned by Crowell & Thurlow and sailed out of Boston. Vessel was 188.2 feet in length, 39.2 feet in breadth and drew 11.7 feet.

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919).

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919). PORTRAIT OF THE FIVE MASTED SCHOONER "FULLER PALMER". Oil on canvas, 22 x 36 inches, signed "S.F.M. Badger, l.l. Inscribed on reverse, "S.F.M. Badger/ 5 Trenton St. Charlestown/ '09. Mass."

OOC 3-Mast Schooner Bessie Beach SFM Badger

OOC - Portrait of Three-Mast Coastal Schooner 'Bessie C. Beach' by S.F.M. Badger (MA, 1873-1919), signed verso and with 5 Trenton Street, Charlestown address, she is depicted underway with Highland Light and Signal Station, Cape Cod in background, she was built in New Haven in 1880, wrecked on Fire Island in 1912, letters verso indicate this was exhibited at the Philadelphia Maritime Museum in 1988, in replica gilt frame, SS: 20 1/2" x 34 1/2", OS: 25 1/2" x 39 1/2", very good, untouched condition, one small puncture in aft sail.

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER American (1873-1919) G. Sothard Hulbert oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '96. Signed and dated...

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER American (1873-1919) G. Sothard Hulbert oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '96. Signed and dated on the reverse. 22 x 36 Provenance: Private collection, Southbury, Connecticut.

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (American

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (American, 1873-1919) PORTRAIT OF THE TUGBOAT "GEORGES CREEK". Outstanding oil on canvas ship portrait shows the black hulled red and green deck tug sailing right to left having two masts and central stack. The name is emblazoned on the bow and three men are seen aboard. The side having "B.S.W. Co." and flying the company white flag "B". Signed lower left "SFM Badger Charlestown, Mass.". Housed in an outstanding gesso decorated gilt replacement frame. PROVENANCE: Rankin Estate, Annapolis, Maryland. Purchased from Marine Arts Gallery, Salem, Massachusetts, 1996. SIZE: 22" x 36". CONDITION: Very good, relined. 9-29653 HP

S.F.M. BADGER, American, 1882-1913, The four-masted schooner Cassie F. Bronson, Oil on canvas, 17¼" x 29¼". Framed.

S.F.M. BADGER American, 1882-1913 The four-masted schooner Cassie F. Bronson under sail. Signed lower left "S.F.M. Badger" with illegible date. Oil on canvas, 17 1/4" x 29 1/4". Framed.

OOC S F M Badger Ship Hattie Simpson 95

OOC, LAID ON MASO - Ship's Portrait of the Four Masted Schooner 'Hattie P Simpson' by Samuel F. M. Badger (MA, 1873-1919), with black hull and nine figures on board, lighthouse in distance, signed ll, 'S F M Badger' and dated '95. Includes ship's logbook, mortgage papers and two shipping documents. In replica gold metal leaf frame, SS: 26" x 42", OS: 30 1/2" x 46 1/2", cleaned, laid on masonite, areas of inpaint in sky. From a Rockford, Illinois home.

OOC S F M Badger Schooner Marie Palmer 09

OOC - Ship's Portrait of Four Masted Schooner 'Marie Palmer' by Samuel F. M. Badger (MA, 1873-1919) , white hull with five figures on board, signed ll 'S F M Badger' and dated '09, Nantucket lightship astern, in a replica lemon gold frame, SS: 22" x 36", OS: 26 1/2" x 40 1/2", cleaned, relined, new stretchers. From a Rockford, Illinois home.

OOC BRYNHILDA SHIP, S M F BADGER, '09

OOC- Broadside view of three mast ship 'Brynhilda' by Samuel Badger (MA, 1873-1919), signed ll 'S.M.F. Badger', marked verso with his Charlestown address and dated '09. The ship was built in Boston, 1502 tons. In a metal leaf frame, SS: 22" x 36", OS: 28" x 42", fine untouched condition. From a South Berwick Maine home.

OOC - Portrait of the Ship 'Helena', a Three-Masted Staysail Schooner, by Samuel Badger, signed lr and on reverse with his Charlestown, Mass address. The Helena was built in Bath, Maine in 1900 for Capt. Charles Hodgkins, washed up on Humarock Beach

OOC - Portrait of the Ship 'Helena', a Three-Masted Staysail Schooner, by Samuel Badger, signed lr and on reverse with his Charlestown, Mass address. The Helena was built in Bath, Maine in 1900 for Capt. Charles Hodgkins, washed up on Humarock Beach off Sciuate, Mass on Jan 31, 1909 for a total loss. It descended in the family from his sister Rose. In original gilded gesso deep cove frame, SS: 22" x 36", OS: 29" x 42", in fine untouched condition other than 1/2" vertical tear lr in water.

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (American, 1873-1919) SHIP PORTRAIT OF THE JOEL COOK

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (American, 1873-1919) SHIP PORTRAIT OF THE JOEL COOK. Oil on canvas portrait of a three-mast black hull ship. Name emblazoned on the bow and stern, red deck has three crew members. Sails are full and there is a U.S. flag off back mast and other flags on other masts. Signed lower left "SFM Badger". Housed in its original gesso decorated gold frame. A very early work by this artist. There is a date put in the sky of 1882 which we believe is a later edition. SIZE: 18" x 30". CONDITION: As found with large tears, dirty canvas and craquelure. 9-71331

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (American, 1873-1919) SHIP PORTRAIT OF THE E.I. WHITE

SAMUEL FINLEY MORSE BADGER (American, 1873-1919) SHIP PORTRAIT OF THE E.I. WHITE. Outstanding oil on canvas ship portrait of the white hulled schooner E I White. The ship is seen sailing right to left with three-masts in full sail. The back mast with American flag, center with ship name. Ship's name is on the bow and stern sections. Nine men aboard. Ship sails in a blue wavy sea and off the port bow is a lighthouse with connected buildings atop sandy cliffs. Signed lower left "SFM Badger 96". Also signed on back of canvas the same. Housed in its original gilt molded wood frame. PROVENANCE: From a Downeast Maine home. SIZE: 22" x 36". CONDITION: Very good, untouched original condition. 9-70751

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (American, 1873-1919); The Lottie R. Russell, 1905; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 23" x 37 1/4"; Provenance: Collection of a Coast Guard family, Southern New Jersey

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (American, 1873-1919); The Lottie R. Russell, 1905; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 23" x 37 1/4"; Provenance: Collection of a Coast Guard family, Southern New Jersey

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (American, 1873-1919)

The fishing schooner William H. Yerkes at sea signed and inscribed 'S.M.F. Badger/Charlestown/Mass.' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 x 36 in. (56 x 91.5 cm.)

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (Charlestown, Massachusetts, ac. 1882-1913)

Portrait of the Schooner Edward H. Cole. A four-masted ship identified on the bow, sailing with an island lighthouse off its starboard bow. Signed "SFM Badger." l.l. and inscribed "S.F.M. Badger 5 Trenton St. Charlestown, Mass." on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 18 x 32 in., in a molded giltwood frame. Condition: Repairs, punctures, minor varnish inconsistencies, unlined.

Samuel Finley Morse Badger (American, 1873-1919)

The Clipper ship "Annie L. Henderson" signed 'S.F.M. Badger' (lower right) oil on canvas 22 x 36 in. (55.9 x 91.4 cm.)

Samuel Finlay Morse Badger (American, 1873-1919)

The four-masted schooner Sarah W. Lawrence in New England Waters signed and dated 'S.F.M.Badger./'94.' (lower left) oil on canvas 26 x 42 in. (66 x 106.8 cm.) painted in 1894

IMPORTANT LARGE OIL ON CANVAS SHIP PORTRAIT OF THE SCHOONER "SAMUEL J. GOUCHER" BY SFM BADGER DATED 1908 (1873-1919).

Ship built in Camden, Maine in 1904. This painting shows a five mast ship in full sail with people on deck and dark waves, in background is the Nantucket Light Ship #66. An interesting feature of this painting is Badger's attempt at luminosity in the sky and water. The effect gives pinkish glow and is quite successful. SIGHT SIZE: 25 1/2"h x 41 1/2"w. CONDITION: Very good. 9-91003.

THE AMERICAN BARK TATAY. ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919). Oil on canvas. 26 x 36 inches.

SAMUEL F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1917). U.S.S. HUNCHBACK, JAMES RIVER, VA., 1864. Signed l.l., oil on canvas. 16 x 35 1/2 inches.

SAMUEL F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919). FOUR-MASTED AMERICAN SCHOONER JENNIE S. BUTLER NEARING SHORE.

The Jennie Butler was built in 1891 at Bath, Maine. The vessel was owned by James B. Drake of Bath, Maine. Signed l.l., oil on canvas. 22 1/2 x 36 inches.

SAMUEL F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1917). SCHOONER LOUISE H. RANDALL. Oil on canvas. 22 x 36 inches.

SAMUEL F.M. BADGER (AMERICAN 1873-1919). THE AMERICAN THREE-MASTED SCHOONER, E.I. MORRISON. Signed l.r. and dated '99. Inscribed on back S.F.M. Badger, Cha's'n, Mass. '99." Oil on canvas. 22 x 36 inches.