Premier Auction | May 19, 2023
Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 756
Jessie Willcox Smith
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 1863-1935)
Northwest Passage, In Port, circa 1905, signed lower left "Jessie Willcox Smith", also titled and signed in pencil lower left, ink on buff colored artist board, sheet 12-1/2 x 14-1/2 in; gilt wood frame, 20 x 21-1/4 in.; together with a watercolor by Doris Spiegel,(American, 1901-1996), Pine Tree Inn, signed lower left "Doris Spiegel", watercolor on board, 13-1/2 x 16-3/4 in.; silver finished wood frame, 20-1/2 x 23-1/2 in.
Note: This work by Jessie Willcox Smith is an illustration for the 1905 edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's iconic collection A Child's Garden of Verses, first published in 1885.
Condition
The Smith with mat burn, attached to mat backing with archival tape, drawing in otherwise good condition; frame with minimal wear, linen mat in good condition; The Spiegel taped to mat with archival tape, slight toning: frame with minimal wear
Schoonover Studios, Ltd., Wilmington, Delaware (Smith only); The American Illustrator Collection of Sarah S. Harrison, Wilmington, Delaware
