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The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II
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- Sale 1313
Live
| Cincinnati
Mar 14 | 10:00 AM EDT
Live
| Cincinnati
Sale 1313
| Cincinnati
| Cincinnati
James Stewart Blackton (American, 1875-1941)
Estimate$1,000 – $2,000
James Stewart Blackton (American, 1875-1941)
The Steamship Leonard J. Busby
oil on panel
signed Blackton, lower right
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.
The Leonard S. Busby was an iron screw steamer launched in 1894. She foundered near Hudson, New York on January 13, 1935. The vessel was named for industrialist and financier Leonard J. Busby (1846-1908), who served as president of the Staten Island Milling Co., director of R.S. Holt & Co. flour exporters, and director of Corn Exchange Bank.
Framed: 10 x 13 inches.
In overall fine and stable condition, with light deposits of dust and grime throughout painted surface. Fine vertical cracks visible, with a more even network of craquelure present within rigging at center left. Small area of paint loss to sky at left edge, center.
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Leah Vogelpohl
AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts
Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.
