John Samuel Blunt Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Samuel Blunt Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 15, 2024
Attributed to John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Attributed to John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835) Portrait of a Young Man Circa 1830 oil on canvas unsigned 31 5/8 x 27 inches. Provenance: Discovered in England; acquired by an American dealer; Ex-Collection David A. Laudani; thence acquired by the present owner. Exhibited: Museum of American Folk Art, Newly Discovered Paintings by the Borden Limner, March 5 - Mary 4, 1930, New York City, New York.
Hindman
Mar. 14, 2024
John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835) Fanciful Landscape with Falls and Travelers on Mountain Trail 1822 oil on canvas signed and dated J. S. Blunt Pinx. / 1822, lower left 20 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches. Provenance: Oxford Gallery, Rochester, New York. Literature: Illustrated in Deborah M. Child, The Sketchbooks of John Samuel Blunt, Portsmouth Athenaeum: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2007, Figure 6-6, p. 93.
Hindman
Nov. 03, 2023
Attributed to John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Attributed to John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835) Harbor Scene oil on canvas signed and dated J.S. Blunt 1830, lower right in rocks housed in a grain painted frame 27 3/8 x 35 1/4 A very similar painting by Blunt is pictured in Deborah M. Childs, The Sketchbook of John Samuel Blunt (Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Portsmouth Athenaeum, 2007) p. 73, fig. 4-30. This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Hindman
Nov. 03, 2023
John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835) Pair of Portraits: John and Electa Stoddard Hale circa 1830 oil on canvas unsigned each retaining partial printed labels for the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, verso 29 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches. This lot is located in Cincinnati. Provenance: Ex-collection, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania. Portrait of Electa purchased from Hirschl and Adler Gallery, New York City, New York; Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine, 2017. Exhibited: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 1996. Genealogical records confirm that Electa Stoddard Hale (1799-1876) was born in Upton, Massachusetts, and married William Hale (1795-1872) in the same town in 1819. According to state and federal census data, the Georgian-born William was a merchant by trade. John Blunt, also called the "Borden Limner," moved with his family to Boston, just forty miles from Upton, in the early 1830s and soon became known for his distinct and lifelike portraiture, following an exhibition of his work at the Boston Athenaeum.
Hindman
Aug. 13, 2023
John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835), c. 1830. Almira Douglass. Board, ht. 33, wd. 28 1/4 in.
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
John Samuel Blunt (American, 1798-1835), c. 1830. Almira Douglass. Painted and gilt frame likely original, (scratches, repaired punctures and short tears). Unsigned. Oil on canvas laid on board. Board, ht. 33, wd. 28 1/4 in.
Bonhams
Jul. 08, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (NH/MA, 1798-1835)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Portrait of Jonathan Holman (1802-1853), oil on canvas, unsigned, with label verso from The Morris Museum of New Jersey Collector Series, The Fertig Collection of Fine Art, April-June, 1991. Housed in mahogany veneer ogee frame, OS: 33 3/4" x 28 3/4", SS: 29 3/4" x 24 3/4", cleaned, relined and retouched. Subject identified by consignor. Provenance from Willis Henry auction catalog, Aug. 2, 2015, lot 141: Richard W. Withington estate, Andover, MA, March 2, 1985; Bert & Gayle Savage; sold to Fertigs, 1985; exhibited Morris Museum.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 12, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (NH/MA, 1798-1835)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Portrait of David Lowell Dearborn of Amesbury, Essex (1800-1884), depicted as a prosperous young businessman in suit with high stock collar and pleated shirtfront, circa 1830, he is holding an expensive cane in his right hand while seated in a red upholstered chair in front of an open landscape with tree and mountain, housed in a replica block corner frame, OS: 35 1/4" x 30 1/4", SS: 29 1/4" x 24 1/4", relined, multiple repairs.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 09, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (NH/MA, 1798-1835)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Portrait of David Lowell Dearborn of Amesbury, Essex (1800-1884), depicted as a prosperous young businessman in suit with high stock collar and pleated shirtfront, circa 1830, he is holding an expensive cane in his right hand while seated in a red upholstered chair in front of an open landscape with tree and mountain, housed in a replica block corner frame, OS: 35 1/4" x 30 1/4", SS: 29 1/4" x 24 1/4", relined, multiple repairs.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 25, 2022
JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (NH/MA, 1798-1835), ATTRIBUTED
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Portrait of David Lowell Dearborn of Amesbury, Essex (1800-1884), depicted as a prosperous young businessman in suit with high stock collar and pleated shirtfront, circa 1830, he is holding an expensive cane in his right hand while seated in a red upholstered chair in front of an open landscape with tree and mountain, housed in a replica block corner frame, OS: 35 1/4" x 30 1/4", SS: 29 1/4" x 24 1/4", relined, multiple repairs.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 29, 2021
JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1798-1835), New England scenic landscape with travelers., Oil on canvas, 17” x 21”. Framed 21.5” x 24.5”.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1798-1835 New England scenic landscape with travelers. Unsigned. Attributed to Blunt by Carl Crossman of Child's Galleries.
Eldred's
Jan. 21, 2021
Portrait of a Lady in Profile
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Property from the Estate of Margaret P. Gregory John S. Blunt 1798 - 1835 Portrait of a Lady in Profile oil on panel circa 1825 Height 22 1/2 in. by Width 19 1/4 in.
Sotheby's
Oct. 04, 2020
John S. Blunt. Fanciful Landscape With Falls.
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
John Blunt (1798 - 1835). Oil on canvas, 21 x 26 inches, signed and dated 1822, lower left.
Casco Bay Auctions
Jan. 25, 2020
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT (1798 - 1835) | Martha Nelson
Est: $15,000 - $30,000
retains original frame.
Sotheby's
Nov. 11, 2017
PAIR OF JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (AMERICAN, ACT. 1798-1835), ATTRIBUTED, FOLK ART PORTRAITS
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
PAIR OF JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (AMERICAN, ACT. 1798-1835), ATTRIBUTED, FOLK ART PORTRAITS, oil on canvas, vibrant depictions of husband and wife, she holding a sewing bag and wearing elaborate green Empire organdy gown with lace collar, he seated in a Classical side chair next to a table covered with books and quill pen, on likely original stretchers, frames bear old inscribed labels attached verso identifying sitters as "Rev. William Harlow / born 1805 / Plymouth, MA" and "Caroline Porter Harlow / born 1806", the couple married in 1829. Each housed in a period, possibly original, molded giltwood frame. Reserve.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Sep. 23, 2017
Attr. to John Blunt (American, 1798-1835) Portrait of a Young Lady (Jane Fowler)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Oil on canvas. Young lady with drop earrings, tortoise shell comb and landscape in background.
Cottone Auctions
Aug. 17, 2017
JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (American, 1798-1835) PORTRAIT OF LEONA (OR LENORE) FISKE OF UPTON.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Fabulous oil on canvas half portrait of a young woman in blue dress with white lace collar, red neck tie. She wears a full ensemble of gold jewelry including earrings, necklace, brooch, two rings, cuff, belt buckle and watch & chain. She sits in a Empire style red upholstered sofa and over her shoulder is a woodland scene. Her hair is in long curls with a hair comb. Housed in an ogee mahogany frame. On verso of canvas is written in pencil "Lenore Fiske of Upton". SIZE: 30" x 25". Overall: 35-1/2" x 30-1/2". CONDITION: Strip lined to reinforce tack area, original canvas, stable craquelure, very good. 52335-2
James D. Julia
Feb. 11, 2017
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SHERBURNE BLUNT (NH/MA/RI, 1798-1835)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SHERBURNE BLUNT (NH/MA/RI, 1798-1835) Historic Massachusetts Subject - Portrait of Nancy Mann (1800-1876), of Walpole and Medway, Massachusetts, oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1830. The wealthy sitter, with curled russet hair, is dressed in black with gold jewelry, in an ornate lace bonnet and collar having interlaced blue silk ribbon. She is seated in a balloon back chair, a church steeple visible through the window in background. Housed in a period black molded cove frame with gilt liner, OS: 33- 1/2" x 27- 3/4", SS: 27- 1/2" x 21- 3/4", cleaned and relined. Old note verso identifying her as Nancy Mann, daughter of Timothy Mann, she was a Grand-daughter of Col. Timothy Mann, one of the original Minutemen and Revolutionary War hero. Born in 1800 to Timothy Mann (II) and Rachel Ware. Genealogical materials included.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 11, 2017
JOHN SHERBURNE BLUNT (NH/MA/RI, 1798-1835)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
JOHN SHERBURNE BLUNT (NH/MA/RI, 1798-1835) Portrait of Electa Stoddard Hale (b. 1799), oil on canvas, circa 1830-31, unsigned as is typical. The wealthy woman is shown with curled auburn hair, in a black dress having blossomed sleeves, gold buckle, necklace, brooch and earrings, wearing a fancy lace collar and bonnet having pink ribbon trim. She is seated in a red chair, holding an open book, large trees outside the window behind. In vintage gold molded cove frame, OS: 35- 1/2" x 30- 1/2", SS: 29- 1/2" x 24- 1/2". Cleaned and relined. Known as the "Borden Limner", the name first coined for the artist who painted the portraits of Captain Daniel Borden and his wife Mary B. Jenney, of New Bedford, MA. Artist and subject are identified on a Hirschl and Adler Gallery of New York label verso (her name misspelled as Electra). Electa was born in 1799 in Upton, Mass., married William Hale in the same town in 1819. She died in 1876.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 11, 2015
John Blunt (1798-1835), pair of portraits: a lady and gentleman
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Blunt (1798-1835) pair of portraits: a lady and gentleman Oil on canvas, framed. 29 3/4 in. x 24 3/4 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: Property of Philadelphia Area Collector. Christie's, New York, October 21, 1995, lot 7.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 16, 2015
PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF A COUNTRY SQUIRE AND HIS WIFE, CIRCA 1830-31. ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT, THE BORDEN LIMNER (1798-1835).
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Each oil on canvas, 30 x 25 inches. Provenance: Rhetta C. Robertson Collection of American Folk Art; Robert Bishop, New York; purchased in the 1960's and descended in the purchaser's family to the present owner.Literature: Illustrated in the Robert Bishop's exhibition catalog "The Borden Limner and His Contemporaries," University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1975, pp. 32-33, nos. 12 and 13. Also illustrated in Bishop's "John Blunt: The Man, The Artist and His Times," The Clarion, Spring 1980, pp. 31-32, nos. 49 and 49.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 09, 2015
John Samuel Blunt (New Hampshire/Massachusetts/Rhode Island, 1798-1835), Portrait of Timothy Loring Boutelle and His Sister, Signed and
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
John Samuel Blunt (New Hampshire/Massachusetts/Rhode Island, 1798-1835) Portrait of Timothy Loring Boutelle and His Sister Signed and dated "January 1832." Oil on board, 13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in., in old grain-painted frames. Note: Inscribed on the back "Timothy Loring Boutelle/January 1832/Aged seventeen years," and on the reverse of the companion portrait "[illegible]/January 1832/Aged eighteen years."
Skinner
Jan. 23, 2015
John S. Blunt (1798 - 1835)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John S. Blunt (1798 - 1835)
Sotheby's
Nov. 28, 2014
***PAIR OF PORTRAITS ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT (NEW HAMPSHIRE/MASSACHUSETTS, 1798-1835).
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
***PAIR OF PORTRAITS ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT (NEW HAMPSHIRE/MASSACHUSETTS, 1798-1835). Oil on canvas, unsigned. Finely dressed husband and wife with columns in the background. Restoration. 30"h. 25"w., in modern frames, 37.5"h. 32"w. Sold at Barridoff Galleries (Maine), May 1986; sold at Northeast Auctions, Aug 3, 2002. Lot 372.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Aug. 20, 2014
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SAMUEL (SHERBURNE) BLUNT (American, 1798 - 1835) PORTRAIT OF THE WIFE OF RUFUS KENDALL.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Folk art portrait of the wife of Rufus Kendall. Wonderful oil on canvas half portrait of a woman in fancy outfit. She wears a black dress with waist belt having large gold buckle. Neck is trimmed with lace. She wears matching brooches, earrings and ring. Her hair has tight curls with green gold embossed ribbons. A red shawl completes her outfit with the end of the shawl turned up, showing a paisley pattern. Unsigned. Mid-19th Century. Housed in a black and gold painted antique frame. The sitter's name attached to reverse. SIZE: 30-1/2" x 25" Overall: 37-1/2" x 32-1/2" CONDITION: Lined, inpainting, very good. 9-94438
James D. Julia
Aug. 17, 2014
JOHN S. BLUNT (AMERICAN 1798-1835). PICNIC ON LONG ISLAND SOUND.
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Oil on panel, 15 3/4 x 19 inches. Signed "J.S. Blunt pinx/ 1823" l.r. The reverse with incised inscription listing title, artist and date.Provenance: Childs Gallery, Boston.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 17, 2014
JOHN S. BLUNT (AMERICAN 1798-1835). STORMY SEA.
Est: $1,600 - $2,400
Based on a print after Claude-Joseph Vernet. Oil on panel, 15 1/2 x 22 3/4 inches. Signed and dated "J.S. Blunt Del. 1822" l.l.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Jan. 24, 2014
John S. Blunt (1798 - 1385)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
On what appears to be the original stretcher. In a late 19th Century gilded gesso frame.,oil on canvas,30 by 25 inches,Painted circa 1830
Sotheby's
Jun. 17, 2012
Attributed to J.S. Blunt, Portrait of Gentleman
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
Attributed to John Samuel Blunt (American 1798-1835) portrait of a gentleman, half length portrait, the sitter seated facing left in dark coat holding a book. Oil on canvas, in a contemporary parcel gilt and painted frame. 42" high, 34" wide; sight size: 34" high, 26" wide.
Schwenke Auctioneers
May. 15, 2012
John Sherburne Blunt (American, 1798-1835)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Cows grazing on a hillside with a view of a lake and farmhouse signed, inscribed and dated 'J.S.Blunt.PINX. / 1822.' (lower left) oil on canvas 21 x 26in
Bonhams
Jan. 21, 2011
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT (1798-1837)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT (1798-1837) Portrait of a Lady in a Black Dress oil on canvas 33 x 28 in.
Christie's
Mar. 07, 2010
John Samuel Blunt (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, 1798-1835) Portrait of a Lady Wearing a Green Dress with Jewelry....
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
John Samuel Blunt (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, 1798-1835) Portrait of a Lady Wearing a Green Dress with Jewelry. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, sight size 33 x 27 1/2 in., in original frame. Condition: Unrestored, imperfections. Provenance: This portrait was purchased in 1930 by Mrs. Philemon Truesdale in Fall River, Massachusetts, and has remained in the family until now.
Skinner
Jan. 23, 2009
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT The Borden Limner (1798-1835), 1830-1835
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT The Borden Limner (1798-1835), 1830-1835 Pair of Portraits of a Lady and Gentleman each with partial label on verso Artist Unknown Portrait Unidentified Ancestor of Mary E/ Carter of Andover oil on board 15 5/8 x 12¼ in. (2)
Christie's
Jan. 23, 2009
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT The Borden Limner (1798-1835), 1830-1835
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN S. BLUNT The Borden Limner (1798-1835), 1830-1835 Pair of Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman: Possibly Martha [Coggswell] and Franklin Colburn oil on canvas 36 x 31 in. (2)
Christie's
Jan. 23, 2009
Attributed to John S. Blunt (1798-1835), Circa 1835
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Attributed to John S. Blunt (1798-1835), Circa 1835 Portrait of Mrs. Jacob Weaver oil on canvas 30¼ x 25¼ in.
Christie's
Oct. 25, 2008
JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (AMERICAN 1798-1835). PORTRAIT
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT (AMERICAN 1798-1835). PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN. Oil on canvas, 26 x 22 inches.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Jun. 22, 2008
JOHN S. BLUNT, [1798-1835], "THE BORDEN LIMNER"
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
JOHN S. BLUNT, [1798-1835], "THE BORDEN LIMNER" AMERICAN OIL ON CANVAS, C.1831, 26"X 22": Gentleman depicted was from Providence, RI. Reference: "The Borden Limner and His Contemporaries", Exhibition Catalogue, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, November 14, 1976 - January 15, 1977, by Robert Bishop page 35, plate 15; "John Blunt: The Ma, the Artist, and His Times", Exhibition catalogue American Folk Art Museum, NY, March 5 - May 4 1980, by Robert Bishop, plate 53. Ex. Collection of David B. Wiggins; Ex. Collection of David Laudani.; sold by Frank H. Boos Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI, January 1990, lot #781.
DuMouchelles
Jun. 22, 2008
JOHN S. BLUNT [AMERICAN 1798-1835], "THE BORDEN
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
JOHN S. BLUNT [AMERICAN 1798-1835], "THE BORDEN LIMNER", OIL ON CANVAS, C. 1835, 33"X 27": Depicts portrait of a gentleman. Exhibited- Museum of American Folk Art 1979, Ex. Collection of David A. Laudani.
DuMouchelles
Jan. 22, 2005
* JOHN SHERBURNE BLUNT (1789 - 1835)
Est: $90,000 - $150,000
painted circa 1829-1830; in the original black-painted frame. oil on wood panel
Sotheby's
Oct. 09, 2002
Attributed to JOHN S. BLUNT (1798-1835)*
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Portrait of a Woman in a Red Dress oil on canvas 33 x 27in. NOTES In 1821 John Blunt is listed in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire directory as an "Ornamental and Portrait Painter". Throughout the decade he would advertise variations of his painting trade as well as an announcement of his intention of opening a "Drawing and Painting School for the instruction of young ladies and gentlemen in the arts." In 1830, Blunt and his family left the city where he was born for Boston where the artist began to exhibit at the Boston Athenaeum. His obituary appeared in the Boston Daily Advertiser and Patriot in September 1835 as having died at sea between New Orleans and Boston. The lady depicted here is stylistically related to the body of work associated with the Blunt. Characteristics include the exaggerated fullness of her leg-of-mutton sleeves and her fashionable hairstyle. The artist's pleasure in attention to detail is evident in the fine lace watch-fob and other jewelry.
Christie's
Jan. 20, 2001
JOHN S. BLUNT (1798-1837)*
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
A Pair of Portraits of a Man and Woman oil on canvas 301/4x25in. (2).
Christie's
Jan. 20, 2001
JOHN S. BLUNT (1798-1835)*
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
A Pair of Portraits of a Man and Woman oil on mattress ticking 30x25in. each (2).
Christie's
Aug. 19, 2000
JOHN S. BLUNT (AMERICAN 1798-1835). FANCIFUL LANDSCAPE WITH FALLS AND TRAVELERS ON MOUNTAIN TRAIL.
Est: -
Signed l.l. and dated 1829, oil on canvas. 21 x 26 inches. Literature: For further information about Blunt, see Robert Bishop's "John Blunt: The Man, the Artist, and his Time," THE CLARION, Spring 1980.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
May. 26, 1993
JOHN SAMUEL BLUNT(Footnote 1) (1798-1835) Niagara Falls, Looking Down the River
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
signed "J. S. Blunt" and dated "1831," l.l.- -signed "John S. Blunt," dated again and inscribed with title and "No. 62 Cornhill Boston" on the reverse- -oil on canvas 28 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (71.5 x 91.5 cm.) PROVENANCE The Patten family, Ellsworth, Maine Theresa W. Patten Estate, Ellsworth, Maine Views of Niagara Falls by John S. Blunt are typical of the artist's attention to the aesthetic details of landscape and waterways. Born into a deep tradition of New England seafarers, Blunt's appreciation of land and water are immortalized on canvas displaying intricate attention to the rich fullness of foliage and the potential liveliness of a body of water. Hailed as a master of American folk art, Blunt forcefully captures in the present painting the vitality of a New York wonder- -Niagara Falls. See footnote 1 for this sale.
Christie's