Lot 212: Thomas Chambers (New York, England, 1808-1869) New York Harbor. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, showing Castle Williams at the left and Staten

Thomas Chambers (New York, England, 1808-1869)

New York Harbor. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, showing Castle Williams at the left and Staten Island in the distance at the right, with a vessel at rest in the harbor, 18 x 24 in., in an original grain-painted frame. Condition: Unlined, with a patched tear in the sky, and a small tear in the water l.l.

Note: The cylindrical Castle Williams, built 1808-11, was a three-story round tower, six hundred feet in circumference, on Governor's Island, and represented state-of-the-art coastal fortification for the time.