$3,998
American School, Early 19th Century Two Works Showing the USS Constitution in Battle. Unsigned, one inscribed in pencil "James Townsend." Each watercolor and gouache on paper, one identified in the lower margin "Constitution and Guerriere Aug 10 1813," the other "Constitution and Java 29th Dec. 1813," 21 x 27 1/2, 20 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. (sight), in black frames with gilt liners. Condition: Toned, some fading, losses, staining, not examined out of frames.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-10-26