? (1815) Jacob Paintings & Artwork for Sale | ? (1815) Jacob Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 05, 2025
[GASTRONOMY] The Housekeeper's Instructor 1811
Est: $80 - $140
W. A. Henderson; Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, Universal Family Cook. Being a Full and Clear Display of the Art of Cookery in all its Branches. .. To Which is Added, The Complete Art of Carving, illustrated with engravings, ... The Seventeenth Edition. Corrected, Revised, and Considerably Improved, .. By Jacob Christopher Schnebbelie... London: J. Stratford, 1811. 21.5cm x 13cm. 448, [16] pages, frontispiece, 10 plates (2 folding). Rebacked full leather. Joints splitting but still holding. Leather on lower board dry and cracking. Some staining.
The Book Merchant Jenkins
Jan. 25, 2025
Attributed to Jacob Maentel (1763 - 1863)
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
watercolor on paper dated March 7, 1818 11 ⅝ in. by 6 ⅞ in. inscribed on verso Chathrin Ranyolds Profile taken in the Year of our Lord 1818, March 7th. Please note that we have a new registration process and we highly recommend registering early to the sale. If you encounter any difficulty, please contact the Bids Department at bids.newyork@sothebys.com or call +1 (212) 606-7414 for assistance.
Sotheby's
Apr. 19, 2024
Jean Jacques de Boissieu (1736-1810). Landscape with a cottage and stream
Est: €300 - €400
after Jacob van Ruisdael'ìs painting. Etching and drypoint, 273 x 395 mm. Fine impression. Trimmed sheet, backed with contemporary paper; good general conditions.
Bertolami Fine Art s.r.l.
Mar. 21, 2024
Anna Dorothea, Herzogin von Kurland und Semgallen (um 1810)
Est: €120 - €144
"Anne Dorothée Duchesse de Courlande". Geb. Gräfin von Medem (Mesothen, Löbichau 1761-1821). Kniestück auf Sofa. Lithographie von G. Engelmann, Paris, nach dem Gemälde von Nicolaus Henri Jacob (1782-1871). 25,4×21,8 auf 30,5×22,5 cm (Papier teils knapp beschn., gebräunt, Lichtrand). R. {Dazu:} Prinzessin Adelaide von Hohenlohe Langenburg. Brustbildnis im Oval. Stahlstich. 21,5×17 cm (Blattformat). Deckblatt der Buchausgabe "Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-Book", Vol. II., ed. Peter Jackson, London. 19. Jh. (Mit Tesafilm mont). R. (60737)
Leo Spik
Oct. 15, 2022
Friedrich, Johann Christian Jacob
Est: €100 - €150
(1746 Friedrichstadt bei Dresden 1813). Landschaften. 2 Radierungen, davon 1x auf Lion, Augsburg 1776. Plgr ca. 17,5 x 22,7 bzw. 17, x 23,4 cm. Mit Namenszug, Datum u. Nr. i.d.Platte. - Leicht stockfl. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
May. 14, 2022
Schmutzer, Jacob Matthias
Est: €100 - €150
(1733 Wien 1811). Odysseus. Kupferstich. J.M. Schmutzer nach Albert von Sachsen Teschen. 43,8 x 33,8 cm. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
May. 14, 2022
Friedrich, Johann Christian Jacob
Est: €140 - €200
(1746 Friedrichstadt bei Dresden 1813). Landschaften. 2 Radierungen, davon 1x auf Lion, Augsburg 1776. Plgr ca. 17,5 x 22,7 bzw. 17, x 23,4 cm. Mit Namenszug, Datum u. Nr. i.d.Platte. - Leicht stockfl. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Nov. 05, 2021
Three Letters: War of 1812 in Virginia
Est: $150 - $250
Group of three autograph letters, signed, all addressed to Jacob Van Lear (1773-1845, Sgt. Major in Cocke's Detachment, Virginia Militia) comprising: 1) John Guy, a fellow soldier, from camp near Hampton, Va., Nov. 27, 1813, 3 pp. 4to, with good detail on their camp and readiness for battle; 2) John Christian, Jr., a friend from home, Augusta Co., June 20, 1813, 3 pp. folio, mentioning battles in Canada; and 3) Robert Guy, a friend from home, June 28, 1813, 3 1/4 pp. 4to, mentioning rumors of invasion at Richmond, troop movements.
Alex Cooper
Oct. 21, 2021
Paulus Jacob KEUCHENIUS (1795-1852) The Temple of Olympian Zeus
Est: €600 - €800
signed and dated lower left: Keuchenius fect / 1819
Vergos Auctions P.C.
Oct. 15, 2021
Schmutzer, Jacob Matthias II
Est: €340 - €500
(1733 Wien 1811). Portrait d. Bildhauers Georg Raphael Donner. Radierung a. Velin in oval gesetzt nach P. Troger (1698-1762). Plgr. ca. 10,5 x 9 cm. Sign. u. betitelt i.d. Platte. - Minimal fleckig u. angestaubt mit schmalem Rand. Nagler 14, Le Blanc 33. Sehr schöner und gleichmäßiger Abdruck d. Schülers v. G.R. Donner. Darstellung mit Bildhauerwerkzeug. Selten. R
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Aug. 25, 2021
JACOB B. LAUMAN
Est: $300 - $400
(1813-1867) Union brigadier general who led forces at Ft. Donelson and Shiloh. Rare war-date A.L.S. 'J. G. Lauman Brig. Genl', 1p. 4to., 'Head Quarters 1st Brig. 4th Div.', Memphis, July 27, 1862 to future general Elliott W. Rice of the 7th Iowa. In part: '…I have just rec'd a request from Adjutant Genl. Baker for a report of the doings of my (your) Regiment at Belmont to be included in his annual report…We arrived here a few days ago after an awful march through dust and heat, and we hope to remain here for several weeks. we would be delighted to see you with us…My kindest regards to your entire command…' Near fine.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Apr. 24, 2021
Jacob A. Jacobs
Est: -
(Antwerpen 1812 - 1879 ebenda, belgischer Landschafts- u. Marinemaler, Std. a.d. KA Antwerpen) Schiffe an der Küste Öl/ Leinwand (aufgezogen), 24 x 39 cm, Original gerahmt, signiert u. li. Jacob A. Jacobs (schwer leserlich)
Auktionshaus Schwerin
Jan. 09, 2021
Jacob A. Jacobs
Est: -
(Antwerpen 1812 - 1879 ebenda, belgischer Landschafts- u. Marinemaler, Std. a.d. KA Antwerpen) Schiffe an der Küste Öl/ Leinwand (aufgezogen), 24 x 39 cm, Original gerahmt, signiert u. li. Jacob A. Jacobs (schwer leserlich)
Auktionshaus Schwerin
Oct. 17, 2020
Jacob A. Jacobs
Est: -
(Antwerpen 1812 - 1879 ebenda, belgischer Landschafts- u. Marinemaler, Std. a.d. KA Antwerpen) Schiffe an der Küste Öl/ Leinwand (aufgezogen), 24 x 39 cm, Original gerahmt, signiert u. li. Jacob A. Jacobs (schwer leserlich)
Auktionshaus Schwerin
Mar. 11, 2019
BIGELOW, JACOB. 1787-1879. American Medical Botany, Being a Collection of the Native Medicinal Plants of the United States.... Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1817-20.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
BIGELOW, JACOB. 1787-1879. American Medical Botany, Being a Collection of the Native Medicinal Plants of the United States.... Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1817-20. 3 volumes in 1. 8vo (248 x 160 mm). 60 engraved color plates, the first 10 hand-colored and the others color-printed. 19th century half morocco and brown cloth. Cover worn at corners and edges, front hinge cracked, library stamps and markings.Provenance: Dr. Russell Murdoch (presentation stamp on free front endpaper); Library of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland (bookplate).FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST AMERICAN BOTANICAL BOOK as well as the first book with color-printed plates produced in America. Bigelow received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and was professor of medicine and botany at Harvard College. He was eventually appointed Rumsfield Professor there from 1816-1827. Garrison-Morton 1842; Nissen BBI 164; Norman 234; Reese Stamped with a National Character 10; Sabin 5294.
Bonhams
May. 23, 2017
A LATE REGENCY PAINTED AND GILTWOOD HARP BY JACOB AND JAMES ERAT, CIRCA 1820 |
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
with an label engraved 'Jacob and James Erat, 23 Berners St., London, No. 1867', with a green painted frame, re-decorated
Sotheby's
Feb. 18, 2017
Philosophie - Fries, Jacob Friedrich
Est: €200 - €300
Sammelband mit vier seltenen Schriften in erster Ausgabe. Verschiedene Orte und Verlage, 1812-1820. Neue Halbleinwand mit Rückenschild. Enthält: 1.: Bekehrt Euch! Ohne Ort und Verlag, 1814. 50 S. - Anonym erschienen. - Name auf Titel, etwas stockfleckig. - 2.: Sehnsucht und eine Reise ans Ende der Welt. Eine Arabeske. Jena, Cröker, 1820. XII, 91 S. - Auf grünlichem Papier gedruckt. - 3.: Von Deutscher Philosophie, Art und Kunst. Ein Votum für Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi gegen F. W. J. Schelling. Heidelberg, Mohr und Zimmer, 1812. 102 S., 1 Bl. - Bl. 101/102 mit kleiner Läsur im Falz, etwas gebräunt. - 4.: Beyträge zur Geschichte der Philosophie. Erstes Heft (alles Erschienene). Heidelberg, Mohr und Winter, 1819. VI, 154 S. 17,5 x 10,5 cm. - Leicht gebräunt.
Nosbüsch & Stucke GmbH
Nov. 03, 2013
Alfred Jacob Miller. Two landscape sketches
Est: $800 - $1,200
(American, 1810-1874). 1.) "Rocks and Trees," Brush and ink with wash on paper, heightened with white, monogrammed ll, 5 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. 2.) "Virga Scenery, Lake and Mountain View," brush and ink with wash on paper, unsigned, 5 3/4 x 9 1/2 in., each framed
Alex Cooper
May. 23, 2013
JAN JACOB SPOHLER
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
PROPERTY FROM A DUTCH PRIVATE COLLECTION DUTCH 1811 - 1866 WOOD GATHERERS ON A SNOWY PATH signed and dated JJ Spohler 65 lower left oil on panel 73 by 102.5cm., 28¾ by 40¼in.
Sotheby's
Nov. 20, 2011
Jacob
Est: $800 - $1,000
(Italian, late 18th/early 19th century)Six hand-colored engravings of monkeys, circa 1816, on wove paper, 12-1/8 x 8-3/8 in. (plate), 16-3/8 x 11-1/4 in. (page); matching modern wood frames, taped at two edges, light toning, one examined out of frame
Brunk Auctions
May. 11, 2011
TEMMINCK, Coenraad Jacob (1778-1858) & MEIFFREN LAUGIER DE CHARTROUSE. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux. Paris: Belin pour Levrault; Amsterdam: Legras, Imbert et Co., [1820-] 1838 [-1839].
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
TEMMINCK, Coenraad Jacob (1778-1858) & MEIFFREN LAUGIER DE CHARTROUSE. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux. Paris: Belin pour Levrault; Amsterdam: Legras, Imbert et Co., [1820-] 1838 [-1839]. 5 volumes grand in-folio (555 x 375 mm). Avec les faux-titres et titres pour chaque volume. 599 (sur 600) planches, finement gravées d'après les dessins de Huët et Prêtre, toutes finement coloriées à l'époque. (La planche 547 manque et a été remplacée par un dessin d'un amateur, planche 197 brunie, quelques rares piqûres, les textes pour les planches 167, 300-302 et 304-305 de format in-4.) Demi-toile grise de la fin du XIXυe siècle. RARE EXEMPLAIRE DU TIRAGE DE LUXE DE TRÈS GRAND FORMAT DU CHEF-D'OEUVRE DE TEMMINCK. Les très belles planches contiennent 800 figures et représentent 661 espèces différentes. La majorité des descriptions scientifiques furent rédigées par Temminck; Laugier ne fit que mettre sa collection à la disposition de l'auteur. Cette série de grand format devait servir de suite à l'édition de luxe de l'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux (1771-1786) de Buffon. Publiée en 102 livraisons pendant près de 20 ans, la collation en est très complexe; certains textes ne suivent pas la numérotation des planches ou se trouvent dans des volumes différents. Cet exemplaire est composé de la manière suivante: I: 4ff. de prospectus de Cuvier, 148ff.; II: feuillet de dédicace à Cuvier, 147ff.; III: 139ff.; IV: 173ff.; V: 139 ff., 1f. de postscriptum, et deux tableaux méthodiques (2ff., et 41ff.). Au total, cet exemplaire contient 746 feuillets de texte descriptif. Nissen IVB 932; Fine Bird Books, p. 111; Ronsil 2892; Wood, p. 593 ("This fine treatise, with its remarkable colored illustrations, was intended as a supplement to Buffon's Planches enluminées"); Zimmer, pp. 626 à 628. (5)
Christie's
Apr. 13, 2011
AN AUSTRALIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MAHOGANY THREE BOTTLE INKSTAND, THE SILVER WITH THE MARKS OF JACOB JOSEPHSON OF SYDNEY, 'ONE OF THE FIRST SILVERSMITHS TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA' (J.B. HAWKINS), CIRCA 1818
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
AN AUSTRALIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MAHOGANY THREE BOTTLE INKSTAND, THE SILVER WITH THE MARKS OF JACOB JOSEPHSON OF SYDNEY, 'ONE OF THE FIRST SILVERSMITHS TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA' (J.B. HAWKINS), CIRCA 1818 the rectangular base with a single detachable drawer with unmarked small silver drop handle, further applied with beaded borders, central swing handle, and three detachable cut-glass bottles with detachable silver covers (in the style of London work of the 1780s), one pierced and engraved, the others engraved with the initials TP 28.7cm, 11 1/4 in wide
Sotheby's
Mar. 12, 2011
Jacob Babbitt Eagle Pommel Sword
Est: $500 - $1,000
American, 1820-1840, finely cast eagle head pommel and crosshatch carved bone grip, blade with gilt decoration over blue surface, guard with spread eagle, 36-1/4 in., brass scabbard, 32-1/2 in., guard loose (possibly lacking spacers), scabbard with dents and lacking throat element, dents Provenance: Edward J. C. Bullock and Sarah A. H. Babbitt-Bullock, The Babbitt-Bullock House, Providence, Rhode Island; by descent to consignor Major Jacob Babbitt (1809-1862), 7th Rhode Island Infantry, was commissioned an officer June 1862, and mortally wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Maryland, December 23, 1862. He had served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and founded the Commercial Bank of Bristol, Rhode Island.
Brunk Auctions
Feb. 14, 2010
JACOB, NICHOLAS HENRI.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Storia naturale delle scimie. Milan: Ferdinand Artaria, et al., 1812. Part one only. Engraved title-page, other preliminaries, and engraved descriptive text. 73 engraved plates of monkeys with engraved Italian captions, letterpress descriptions in French and German. Folio (415 x 290 mm). Modern red half morocco and marbled boards; slipcase. Contents leaf a little darkened, 1 text leaf with long closed marginal tear, slight soiling to title, overall clean and attractive. First edition of this ambitious monograph, covering dozens of species of primates. Decorative borders to engravings and to letterpress, handsomely designed and printed on fine Italian paper. See illustration.
Bonhams
Jun. 03, 2009
TEMMINCK, Coenraad Jacob (1778-1858) and Antoinette Pauline Jacqueline KNIP née Pauline de Courcelles (1781-1851). Histoire Naturelle Générale des Pigeons . Paris: Garneray, 1808[-1811].
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
TEMMINCK, Coenraad Jacob (1778-1858) and Antoinette Pauline Jacqueline KNIP née Pauline de Courcelles (1781-1851). Histoire Naturelle Générale des Pigeons. Paris: Garneray, 1808[-1811]. One volume (as published in this form, see below), 2° (530 x 340mm). 87 fine coloured plates after Knip, etched by Cisar Macret, all printed in colours and finished by hand. (Light spotting throughout, preliminaries, title and dedication with light vertical crease, paper flaw with tiny marginal loss to top edge of leaves 7.2 and 9.2 in part 2.) Contemporary green morocco, sides tooled in gilt and blind, gilt spine, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (neat repairs to covers, spine slightly sunned, light rubbing at extremities.) Provenance: George Savile Foljambe (bookplate). ONE OF ONLY TWELVE COPIES 'APPROVED' BY TEMMINCK. This issue includes the text as originally envisaged. The work was issued in 15 parts, initially under the control of Temminck. However, at the time of the publication of the 9th part, Madame Knip apparently appropriated the work, issued a new title, made some textual alterations, and the new work was eventually published under the title Les Pigeons, par Madame Knip with the title dated 1811. Anker 261; cf. Coues pp.794-797; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.113; Nissen IVB 511; Ronsil p.466 and cf. 2890; cf. Zimmer pp.356-7.
Christie's
May. 14, 2009
(JOHN JACOB ASTOR) ROBERT STUART
Est: $500 - $600
(JOHN JACOB ASTOR) ROBERT STUART (1785 - 1848) American explorer, an Irish immigrant and a founder of Astoria, OR, while partnering with John Jacob Astor. He and his party of five set out in June, 1812 to cross the continent from the West Coast, arriving in St. Louis in May, 1813, the third party ever to accomplish the feat. In 1819, he moved to Mackinaw and traded for the American Fur Company, later appointed by President Harrison as commissioner for all the Indian tribes of the northwest. Very rare partly-printed D.S. as Agent for the American Fur Co., 5 1/2" x 2 1/4", [Upper Michigan], July 11, 1822, a chit issued to a baker for having baked 200 loaves of bread for "mechanics & men". Light soiling, else very good.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
May. 14, 2009
JOHN JACOB ASTOR
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN JACOB ASTOR (1763 - 1848) American fur trader and financier, Astor grew to become the dominant fur trader in America and built a fortune from investments in government loans and real estate. A.L.S. 1p. 8vo., "25 Mar." [n.y.], possibly to: "Mr. Cogswell", potentially the same "Cogswell" who served as librarian of the Astor Library. In full: "Will you do me the favor to Dine with me to day at 1/2 past 4 o'Clock - Monday 25 March Yours, J. J. Astor". Fine condition, matted with an engraving and simply framed.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Nov. 06, 2008
JACOB G. KLOCK
Est: $300 - $400
JACOB G. KLOCK (1738 - 1814) American Revolutionary War jurist who served as a member of the Assembly for Temporary Government of the Southern District of New York during the Revolution, and Chairman of the Tryon County Committee of Safety in 1777. The son of patriot George Klock, he was well educated although born and reared in a wilderness filled with Indian "savages" and wild beasts where the ordinary comforts of even the civilized life of his time were luxuries. Uncommon A.L.S. "Jacob G. Klock" 1p., oblong 8vo., "Palatine District" [New York], Dec. 4, 1784, to "Colo. Peter Bellinger" [American Revolutionary soldier, Colonel of New York State Militia from 1776 to 1783]. Judge Klock officially informs him that "...Josh Schuyler Tells me, that you had told him you had Seigned [sic] a Certificate for seven years half pay for Anna Schuyler widow of Philip Schuyler who was Slain in the late war, and delivered the same to Mrs. Lamb, who was to deliver the Said Certificate to me, in order to have the same audited, but Mrs. Lamb delivered me only two certificates the one of Mary Bell, the other Mary Stephens which are Audited, if you Could let them Know that they might fetch them...". Colonel Bellinger fought with General Nicholas Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777. He was made commander of the German Flatts and Kingsland Militia, and is credited with holding the frontier through the remainder of the American Revolutionary War. Age-toned with minor stains, very good.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Apr. 30, 2008
TEMMINCK, Coenraad Jacob (1778-1858) and Antoinette Pauline Jacqueline KNIP née Pauline de Courcelles (1781-1851). Histoire Naturelle Générale des Pigeons . Paris: Garneray, 1808[-1811].
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
TEMMINCK, Coenraad Jacob (1778-1858) and Antoinette Pauline Jacqueline KNIP née Pauline de Courcelles (1781-1851). Histoire Naturelle Générale des Pigeons. Paris: Garneray, 1808[-1811]. One volume (as published in this form, see below), 2° (530 x 340mm). 87 fine coloured plates after Knip, etched by Cisar Macret, all printed in colours and finished by hand. (Light spotting throughout, preliminaries, title and dedication with light vertical crease, paper flaw with tiny marginal loss to top edge of leaves 7.2 and 9.2 in part 2.) Contemporary green morocco, sides tooled in gilt and blind, gilt spine, gilt turn-ins, gilt edges (neat repairs to covers, spine slightly sunned, light rubbing at extremities.) Provenance: George Savile Foljambe (bookplate). ONE OF ONLY TWELVE COPIES 'APPROVED' BY TEMMINCK. This issue includes the text as originally envisioned by the author before the alterations made for Madame Knip's second issue. The work was issued in 15 parts, initially under the control of Temminck who was based in Amsterdam. However, at the time of the publication of the ninth part Madame Knip apparently appropriated the work, issued a new title and made some alterations to the text, and the work was eventually published under the title Les Pigeons, par Madame Knip with the title dated 1811. A second volume, issued under Madame Knip's control, with text by Prevost, and 60 additional plates, was added to the second edition published between 1838 and 1843. 'The copies which Temminck received from Madame Knip, among which eight were due to him as author, were not altered, and bore the title [as above]... Only twelve such copies were approved by Temminck' (Anker 261); cf. Coues pp.794-797; cf. Fine Bird Books (1990) p.113; Nissen IVB 511; Ronsil p.466 and cf. 2890; cf. Zimmer pp.356-7.
Christie's
Dec. 04, 2007
JACOB, NICHOLAS HENRI.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Storia naturale delle scimie . Milan: Ferdinand Artaria, et al., 1812. Part one only. Engraved title-page, other preliminaries, and engraved descriptive text. 73 engraved plates of monkeys with engraved Italian captions + letterpress descriptions in French and German. Folio (415 x 290 mm). Modern red half morocco and marbled boards; slipcase. Contents leaf a little darkened, 1 text leaf with long closed marginal tear, slight soiling to title, overall clean and attractive. First edition of this ambitious monograph, covering dozens of species of primates. Decorative borders to engravings and to letterpress, handsomely designed and printed on fine Italian paper. See illustration .
Bonhams
Oct. 25, 2007
A Restauration ormolu and enamel mantel clock, the dial signed Minet à Paris circa 1820
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Minet is recorded as working in Paris, rue Jacob from 1804-1830.
Sotheby's
Oct. 05, 2007
Knip, Antoinette Paulette Jacqueline (née Courcelles) and Coenraad Jacob Temminck
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Les Pigeons. Paris: Mame for Mme Knip and Garneray, [1808-] 1811 Folio ( 21 1/2 x 14 in.; 546 x 356 mm). Half-title; 2 short tears along gutter of half-title, occasional scattered foxing. 87 plates by César Macet after Madame Knip, printed in colors by Millevoy and finished by hand; light scattered or marginal foxing to most plates, withal a bright fresh copy with vivid coloring , one plate ( Colombe blanche ) creased with slight tear at the platemark. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine lettered gilt, plain endpapers and edges; board edges knocked with minor losses.
Sotheby's
Oct. 06, 2006
AMERICAN SCHOOL, DATED 1820
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
BOOKPLATE FOR JACOB HOSSINGER AND JACOB SCHNEBERGER measurements 14 in. by 9 1/4 in. alternate measurements 35.6 cm by 23.5 cm Dated 22 Merz 1820 watercolor, pen and ink on paper inscribed Price $8 . . . 50CTS. PROVENANCE Olde Hope Antiques, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1997 NOTE Made at the Snow Hill Cloister, near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Sotheby's
Jan. 29, 2004
JACOB VAN DEN SMISSEN
Est: $800 - $1,200
(Hamburg 1735-1813 Hamburg) Peasants Resting among Classical Ruins. Brush and black ink and gray wash on cream laid paper. 170x220 mm; 6 3/4x8 5/8 inches. Signed and inscribed "Inv: & fecit" in ink, lower left recto. Ex-collection Holtkott, ink stamp verso (not in Lugt).
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