Lot 27G: 19th C. Oil Painting on Shell by C.H. Gifford

$250.00

Lot 27G: 19th C. Oil Painting on Shell by C.H. Gifford

$250.00

Harbor landscape, painted on a sea scallop shell, with a sailboat at low tide, house in background, two figures on a spit near the boat, signed “CHG” lower center/right, (American, Charles Henry Gifford, 1839-1904), (note: a wonderful miniature example of his work), 7″ x 6 3/4″, (ex. Ernie Sattler estate). 

Estimate: $500-1,000

Description

Harbor landscape, painted on a sea scallop shell, with a sailboat at low tide, house in background, two figures on a spit near the boat, signed “CHG” lower center/right, (American, Charles Henry Gifford, 1839-1904), (note: a wonderful miniature example of his work), 7″ x 6 3/4″, (ex. Ernie Sattler estate). 

Estimate: $500-1,000