Estimate: $1,500 – $3,000
Captain Jeremiah O’Brien, with his ship in the background, (hair lock in the back), purchased at Christie’s October 1986, (note: Captain O’Brien commanded the sloop “Unity” which captured the HMS “Margaretta” in the Battle of Machias, the first Naval Battle of the American Revolution), 2 1/2″ x 2″, (ex. Fertig collection).