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Lot 887 · Important American Furniture, Silver, Outsider and Folk Art

The Nellie and the Bethian Racing off Two Lights in Portland Harbor

William Pierce Stubbs · oil on canvas

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Estimate
$12,000–$18,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important American Furniture, Silver, Outsider and Folk Art, New York · 20 September 2016
Record ID
TB-2026-4004643
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Pierce Stubbs, The Nellie and the Bethian Racing off Two Lights in Portland Harbor. Christie's, 20 Sep 2016, lot 887. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4004643.

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William Pierce Stubbs, The Nellie and the Bethian Racing off Two Lights in Portland Harbor. Christie's, 20 Sep 2016, lot 887. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4004643.

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From the same sale Important American Furniture, Silver, Outsider and Folk Art · Sep 2016

LotArtistEstimateResult
Possibly Hatfield Area, Massachusetts, 1700-1725 A CARVED OAK “HADLEY” CHEST WITH DRAWER $25,000–$35,000
Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, 1906-1907 AN AMERICAN SILVER, COPPER AND ENAMEL BOWL $3,000–$5,000
Jacob Henley, Possibly Northern Lancaster or Huntington County, Penns… A RED, BLACK AND YELLOW BIRD: FRAKTUR DRAWING $1,000–$2,000
Cecilia E. Smith, Pennsylvania, Circa 1830 A RECLINING CAT WITH A PINEAPPLE: FRAKTUR DRAWING $3,000–$5,000
Attributed to the Engraver Artist (Active 1791-1804), Southeastern Pe… A RED AND YELLOW BIRD AND FLOWERS AND A RED AND YELLOW HEART WITH FLOWERS: TWO FRAKTUR BOOKMARKS $1,500–$3,000
The "Washington-Sussel" Artist (Active 1760-1785), Probably Lancaster… A POLYCHROME HORSE AND RIDER: FRAKTUR DRAWING $8,000–$12,000

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William Pierce Stubbs The racing schooner Clara R. Harwood off Cape Anne lighthous $13,200 Christie's, Jul 2007
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William Pierce Stubbs A Four Mast Schooner "King Philip" Heritage Auctions, May 2008
Montague Dawson Rounding the Buoy Bonhams, Aug 2025
William Pierce Stubbs 'Isaac Dodge' Heritage Auctions, Oct 2012
William Pierce Stubbs The Ship F. Lambrith, Oil On Canvas Clark's Auction Company, May 2025
William Pierce Stubbs The Carrie E. Phillips Christie's, May 2001

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