China Trade Painting, 19th Century

American Clipper near Hong Kong
oil on canvas
unsigned
22 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches.

Property from the Collection of the Legendary Dealer Norm Flayderman

The late E. Norman Flayderman (1928-2013) remains legendary as an antique arms dealer, a prolific author, and a perspicacious collector across a wide range of categories. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both antique dealers, he founded N. Flayderman & Co. in 1952. The third-generation dealer ran a brick-and-mortar shop for ten years before changing his business model to focus solely on scholarly catalogue sales, producing 119 consecutive issues between 1954 and 1998.

Flayderman delighted in finding decorative items rich with history and sharing their stories with fellow collectors who shared his passion. Many items offered here from his storied collection reflect the breadth of his knowledge of nautical history, including carved gangway boards identified to nineteenth century ships, paintings of sailing vessels, nautical instruments, and thematically decorated American and English pottery.

In overall fine and stable condition. Light grime to surface, with craquelure throughout. Patching present to lower right corner of water, with noticeably irregular crackle pattern. Few losses to paint at lower left edge, with scattered, horizontal areas of delamination of paint layers throughout sky and sails. Inpainting visible under blacklight examination to sky, sails, and few small areas of ship. Canvas has been relined.

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Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

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Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

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