Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving proclamation and Rembrandt school painting triumphed at Sarasota

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SARASOTA, Fla. – A printing of George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving Day proclamation and a Rembrandt School oil sold way above their estimates at Sarasota Estate Auction. Both made five-figure sums as part of the two-day sale on January 20-21. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers.

Quite different from the national holiday at harvest time, Washington’s second Thanksgiving Proclamation proposed a day of celebration on February 19, 1795, after the end of the Whiskey Rebellion. The potential schism caused by a violent protest against the whiskey tax imposed in 1791 to pay down the war debt had been quashed without great bloodshed.

This proclamation was published in Gazette of the United States and Daily Evening Advertiser of Philadelphia and other newspapers on January 1, 1795, and it also was issued in several variations as a broadside by the short-lived Secretary of State Edmund Randolf, whose name appears to the very foot of the text.

This 14 by 12in copy, with some tearing to the folds, had been sent through the mail to Rev. Joseph Gosse of Sutton in Worcester County, Massachusetts, with remnants of a red candle wax seal still visible on the envelope. Estimated at $300-$600, it hammered for $37,000 ($47,360 with buyer’s premium).

Far more speculative was the lot that topped day two, a painting credited to the school of Rembrandt van Rijn. Although it is undeniably an image of the 17th-century master in his late 20s, it was not dated in the catalog. Sensing it was better than just a good 19th-century imitation, two bidders pushed it way past the $1,000-$2,000 estimate. It hammered for $49,000 ($62,720 with buyer’s premium). A clue to its provenance may be found in an old ‘Christie’s P’ stamp on the verso.
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Broadside of George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving Day proclamation, which sold for $37,000 ($47,360 with buyer’s premium) at Sarasota Estate Auction.
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Broadside of George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving Day proclamation, which sold for $37,000 ($47,360 with buyer’s premium) at Sarasota Estate Auction.
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School of Rembrandt portrait, which sold for $49,000 ($62,720 with buyer’s premium) at Sarasota Estate Auction.
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School of Rembrandt portrait, which sold for $49,000 ($62,720 with buyer’s premium) at Sarasota Estate Auction.
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English watercolor of the deck of a Royal Navy ship, dated 1805, sold for $16K at Sarasota Estate Auction

English Watercolor of Royal Naval Ship, Circa 1805, estimated at $1,000-$1,500, sold for $13,000.

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SARASOTA, Fla. – Sailing way above expectations at Sarasota Estate Auctions on August 5-6 was a diminutive English watercolor depicting the deck of a Royal Navy ship. It was dated 1805, the magical year of Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Much of the appeal of this 6-by-8in sketch lies in its subject matter. Polished scenes of British ships smashing the French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, were painted in the thousands. Much harder to find are images of day-to-day life on deck showing officers and crew going about their daily tasks.

This watercolor gives as much prominence to the pony-tailed and shirtless sailors dubbed “Jack Tars” carrying buckets and pulling rigging as it does to the party of naval officers in full dress and a British Army redcoat. In the background is the bow of a ship at anchor flying the Cross of St George, the command flag Admiral of the White squadron in use from 1702 to 1864.

The work is dated at the lower left RN 1805 and signed indistinctly at the lower right: C. Rees Pryer. As the technique suggests a good amateur rather than a professional hand, it is possible he was a member of the crew. A circa-1980s label to the reverse suggests the picture was bought from Duncan Baggott Antiques, a once well-known dealer in the market town of Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswolds, for £595, which at the time would have been around $1,000.

Offered for sale in Florida with an estimate of $1,000-$1,500, it achieved $16,380.
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English watercolor of the deck of a Royal Naval ship, circa 1805, estimated at $1,000-$1,500, sold for $13,000. Image courtesy of Sarasota Estate Auction and LiveAuctioneers.
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English watercolor of the deck of a Royal Naval ship, circa 1805, estimated at $1,000-$1,500, sold for $13,000. Image courtesy of Sarasota Estate Auction and LiveAuctioneers.
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Sarasota Estate Auction tees up more than 1,500 compelling lots, Aug. 5-6

Cushman Parker illustration of a golfer, estimated at $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Sarasota Estate Auction
Cushman Parker illustration of a golfer, estimated at $5,000-$7,000. Image courtesy of Sarasota Estate Auction

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will hold a two-day sale on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers. Headlining this more than 1,500-lot auction will be a Wang Yeting porcelain plaque and a Georg Jensen tea set, along with works from many noteworthy artists. It also features a lifetime collection of 17th- to 19th-century Chinese Export snuff bottles and a lifetime collection of early American pottery.

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Buddha figure, Qing court robe ruled at Sarasota Estate Auction

Detail of Qing dynasty Mandarin court robe, $39,060
Qing dynasty Mandarin court robe, $39,060
Qing dynasty Mandarin court silk robe, sold to a LiveAuctioneers bidder for $39,060

SARASOTA, Fla. – Sarasota Estate Auction had another extraordinary sale May 20-21. It drew more than 5,000 bidders in more than 40 countries. The total exceeded $650,000 and multiple lots performed extremely well, including pieces that significantly outperformed their estimates.

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Qing dynasty Mandarin court robe dresses up Sarasota Estate Auction, May 20-21

Detail of Qing dynasty Mandarin court robe, estimated at $20,000-$35,000. Image courtesy of Sarasota Estate Auction
Qing dynasty Mandarin court robe, estimated at $20,000-$35,000. Image courtesy of Sarasota Estate Auction
Qing dynasty Mandarin court robe, estimated at $20,000-$35,000. Image courtesy of Sarasota Estate Auction

SARASOTA, FLA. — Sarasota Estate Auction will showcase important Chinese artifacts, great silver and fine art in its next two-day sale, taking place Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21. Headlining this auction, which contains more than 1,500 lots, will be a Qing dynasty Mandarin court robe and a pair of polychrome Han warriors, along with art from Grandma Moses. The sale will also feature part two of a lifetime collection of sterling silver, including a Georg Jensen sterling compote and a Chinese Export silver centerpiece. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Orville Bulman fantasy artwork highlights Sarasota Estate Auction, Mar. 4-5

Untitled Karl Gerstner work in wood and aluminum, estimated at $4,000-$8,000
Untitled Karl Gerstner work in wood and aluminum, estimated at $4,000-$8,000

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction has planned a two-day sale for Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5. The first day is entirely devoted to a single-owner lifetime collection of sterling silver, and the second day features artworks by Karl Gerstner and Orville Bulman. A total of 1,400 lots will be presented in all. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Sarasota Estate Auction promises to fill your bookshelves, Feb. 12

William Morris, ‘Tale of King Coustans,’ Kelmscott Press 1894, shortly after rebound by the Ulwar, India bookbinders Qari Abdurrahman’s Sons, estimated at $500-$1,000
William Morris, ‘Tale of King Coustans,’ Kelmscott Press 1894, shortly after rebound by the Ulwar, India bookbinders Qari Abdurrahman’s Sons, estimated at $500-$1,000
William Morris, ‘Tale of King Coustans,’ Kelmscott Press 1894, shortly after rebound by the Ulwar, India bookbinders Qari Abdurrahman’s Sons, estimated at $500-$1,000

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will hold an Important Fine Book & Manuscript Auction on Sunday, February 12. Headlining this 140-lot sale will be letters written and signed by the Marquis de Lafayette, a Lord Nelson portrait and letter from 1801, and books from Charles Dickens’ own library, featuring his bookplate and his library plate. Also included are first editions by Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and wonderful paper ephemera. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Bevy of art luminaries featured at Sarasota Estate Auction, Jan. 7-8

Joan Mitchell untitled pastel on paper, estimated at $20,000-$40,000
Joan Mitchell untitled pastel on paper, estimated at $20,000-$40,000
Joan Mitchell untitled pastel on paper, estimated at $20,000-$40,000

SARASOTA, Fla. — Sarasota Estate Auction will present fantastic, important art in its two-day sale scheduled for Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8. Headlining the 1,100-lot auction will be works by American portrait artists John Singer Sargent and Gilbert Stuart, along with pieces by the more contemporary artists Joan Mitchell and Fernando Botero. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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