$1,134
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Auction: November 10, 2021 11:00:00 AM EDT
Retaining old signature, "Bushby", verso, and with later ink inscription verso, "Admiral Sir John Ross/ Born 24th Jun, 1777 at Balsarroch, Wigtownshire/ Died London, 30th Aug, 1856/ Arctic Explorer/ Painted by Jane Bushby circa 1830/ Reframed 1974/ Michael Finlay Antiques, Carlisle," watercolor on paper, framed.
9 in. x 6 1/2 in. (sight)Provenance
Michael Finlay Antiques, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Property of a Florida gentleman, formerly of Glen Cree, Kennebunkport, Maine
The consignor's colonial style home, Glen Cree, was featured in the magazine Colonial Homes, November-December 1985, and much of the collection was photographed.
Note
Sir John Ross was a British naval officer, later known for the Arctic explorations he commanded in pursuit of the North West Passage.