JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (American, 1817-1894) PAIR OF YACHT RACING WATERCOLORS.

Identically housed in Eastlake ebonized and gold frames with new ivory mats behind glass. One shows one boat rounding the buoy with four men on deck with the other yacht in the distance. Signed “JE Buttersworth”. The other unsigned, showing a green hulled boat passing a buoy with light house in distance. Literature: Bonhams sale 21592, Fine Marine Paintings and Decorative Arts, 25 June 2014, Lot 179 for another example of A racing yacht on Great South Bay; Schaefer, Rudolph J., J.E. Buttersworth – 19th Century Marine Painter, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT., 2009, pg. 127 for the oil on canvas version of A racing yacht on Great South Bay. Schaefer, Rudolph J., J.E. Buttersworth – 19th Century Marine Painter, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT 2009, pg. 118 for a similar scene of yachts racing off Sandy Hook with the same lighthouse and buoy. SIZE: Sight: 7″ x 9-3/4″. Overall: 15-1/2″ x 17-3/4″. CONDITION: Foxing line and age toning, loss to small section of signature. 52366-1 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2250

Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction - August 2017

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2250	$0.00	JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (American, 1817-1894) PAIR OF YACHT RACING WATERCOLORS. Identically housed in Eastlake ebonized and gold frames with new ivory mats behind glass. One shows one boat rounding the buoy with four men on deck with the other yacht in the distance. Signed “JE Buttersworth”. The other unsigned, showing a green hulled boat passing a buoy with light house in distance. Literature: Bonhams sale 21592, Fine Marine Paintings and Decorative Arts, 25 June 2014, Lot 179 for another example of A racing yacht on Great South Bay; Schaefer, Rudolph J., J.E. Buttersworth – 19th Century Marine Painter, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT., 2009, pg. 127 for the oil on canvas version of A racing yacht on Great South Bay. Schaefer, Rudolph J., J.E. Buttersworth – 19th Century Marine Painter, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT 2009, pg. 118 for a similar scene of yachts racing off Sandy Hook with the same lighthouse and buoy. SIZE: Sight: 7″ x 9-3/4″. Overall: 15-1/2″ x 17-3/4″. CONDITION: Foxing line and age toning, loss to small section of signature. 52366-1 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2250 Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction - August 2017 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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JAMES EDWARD BUTTERSWORTH (American, 1817-1894) PAIR OF YACHT RACING WATERCOLORS.