Our Premier Autumn Auction | Session I | October 21, 2025
Tue, Oct 21, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 115
Thomas Prichard Rossiter
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Sold for
$7,500
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
(New York/Connecticut, 1818-1871)
City Post Office, 1857, signed and dated lower left "T. P. Rossiter 1857", oil on canvas, 19-3/4 x 27-3/4 in.; fine reproduction APF gilt wood and composition frame, 26-1/4 x 34-1/4 x 3-1/4 in.
Provenance: Catalogue of Auction sale of 104 paintings by Thomas Prichard Rossiter Dec 20, 1859; Mr. Collins for $141 (Mr Collins also purchased "the country post office", #36 at this sale for $150); Parke-Bernet 01/22/1942 ; John Levy Galleries; Knoedler and Co. 1943; Joseph Katz, until 1958; Eleanor Le Maire; Sold 1960 to Manufacture Trust Co, New York, NY where it hung in the executor's dining room at 44 Wall St/510 5th Ave.; M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, until 1985; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1985; Sotheby's, New York, New York, July 26, 2019; Private South Carolina Collection
Exhibited: National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1857, NAD #287; 1st Annual Exhibition of the Washington Art Association, Washington, D.C. 1857
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Catalogue of Auction sale of 104 paintings by Thomas Prichard Rossiter Dec 20, 1859; Mr. Collins for $141 (Mr Collins also purchased "the country post office", #36 at this sale for $150); Parke-Bernet 01/22/1942 ; John Levy Galleries; Knoedler and Co. 1943; Joseph Katz, until 1958; Eleanor Le Maire; Sold 1960 to Manufacture Trust Co, New York, NY where it hung in the executor's dining room at 44 Wall St/510 5th Ave.; M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY, until 1985; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1985; Sotheby's, New York, New York, July 26, 2019; Private South Carolina Collection
linen lined, retouch； frame with minor wear and abrasions
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