Key Lots from December 5th Auction

Lot 191

Thomas W. Whitley (Active 1835-1865)

View of New York City from Hoboken, New Jersey, 1865

Oil on paper laid on panel; Paper size: 13 1/2” x 26 1/4; Handsomely framed; Signed and dated l.l.

Estimate: $75,000 - 90,000

Lot 192

Nicolino Calyo (1799-1884)

View of New York City as It Appeared on the Eve of the Fire, 1835

Gouache on paper; Paper size: 28” x 20”

Signed, dated, and inscribed lower center and lower right

Estimate: $90,000 - $110,000

Lot 195

Nicolino Calyo (1799-1884)

View of Lower New York from Jersey City

Gouache on paper ; 12 1/2 inches high x 19 inches wide

Handsomely framed in gilded frame of the period

Estimate: $65,000 - 75,000

Lot 197

Nicolino Calyo (1799-1884)

The East River Looking Southwest, Blackwell’s Island. In Foreground, The Navy Yard at Extreme Left

Gouache on paper ; 12 1/2 inches high x 19 inches wide

Handsomely framed in gilded frame of the period

Estimate: $65,000 - 75,000

Lot 201

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)

New York Skyline, 1937

Paper size: 19 x 13 inches

Handsomely framed; Watercolor on paper

Signed and dated lower right

Estimate: $35,000 - 40,000

Lot 216

William Birch (1755-1834)

View from the Seat of Mr. John Stevens, Hoboken, New Jersey, c. 1808

Watercolor with pen and ink on paper

3 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches; Handsomely framed

Estimate: $40,000 - 45,000

Lot 217

William Birch’s Original and Unique Drawing for his

Engraving of New York City (lot 218)

Detailed Watercolor View of New York City, c. 1801

Watercolor, with pen and ink and graphite on paper

Paper size: 9 1/8 x 13 7/8 inches; Handsomely framed

Estimate: $125,000 - 150,000

Lot 227

John Montresor (1736 - 1796)

A plan of the city of New-York & its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort & Battery, with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds, with and without the Town . Survey'd in the winter, 1775

Hand-colored copperplate engraving; Peter Andrews, 1775

Estimate: $60,000 - 70,000

Lot 228

The Largest 18th Century Map of New York State

Claude Joseph Sauthier (1736-1802)

A chorographical map of the province of New York in North America, Divided into counties, manors, patents, and townships; Exhibiting likewise all the private grants of land made and located In that province...

Copperplate engraving with full original color

Paper size: four panels, 37” x 27 1/2”

Overall frame dimensions: 82” x 64 1/4” (apt 7’ x apt 5’)

London: William Faden (engraver), 1 August 1779

Estimate: $30,000 - 40,000