Lot 70: 19th C. Ship Portrait

Estimate: $1,500 – $2,000

Watercolor of the American “Barkentine William Cobb, Captn Peter Brady entering Palermo, 1875”, flying full sail, signed l.l. “Giuseppe Monasteri.”, shows 12 figures on boat, ships in harbor, and lighthouse in background, originally found in a Nantucket estate, some minor staining on left and top edge, 25″ x 18″ (sight), 34 1/8″ x 27 3/4″ (frame), (ex. Dr. Oscar and Lois Hollander collection, Falmouth, MA).