Sep 25, 2001 - Sale 1906

Sale 1906 - Lot 197

Price Realized: $ 805
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
J. W. HILL
Brooklyn, L. I. as seen from Trinity Church, New York. Hand-colored lithographed view, New York: G. W. Smith, 1853. 25 1/2x40 1/2 inches sight size; two large repaired tears, other defects in margins and image in need of further restoration; framed. should be seen. sold as is.
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An impressive and important view that could possibly be restored to its former glory. The print, after a painting by Hill, shows the busy New York harbor clogged with tall ships and steam ferries, with the Wall Street Ferry station in the foreground. Brooklyn is depicted in the distance as mostly undeveloped rolling hills. Reps 2453.