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Americana at STAIR - January 29, 2026

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  • Property from the Estates of Martha and Robert Bolton
Lot 244

Samuel F.B. Morse (1791-1872): A View of Cazenovia Lake; and a View of Parapet Falls At Trenton

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Starting Bid
$1,500

Bid Increments

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$200 $50
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$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Two oil on board, 1827-28, both signed 'S F B Morse' and titled on the reverse.

Both 8 1/2 x 11 in., 17 x 20 in. (frame).

 

Literature: Wehle, Harry B., Samuel F.B. Morse American Painter, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1932, figs. 46/47, illus. (exhibition catalogue, titled as a View of Cazenovia Lake and Parapet Falls); National Academy of Design Exhibition Record (1826-1860), Vol. II (New York).

 

Exhibited: The National Academy of Design, New York, Annual Exhibition 1828, nos. 160 and 169. 

Condition

Both with the boards slightly warped at center, unobtrusive craquelure and some surface soiling. Tiny spots of rubbing at places around the edges under the frame. Otherwise in good condition.

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Robert J. Hubbard, Cazenovia, NY, c.1880.

Mrs. Robert F. Hubbard, Cazenovia, NY, 1932.

Property from the Estates of Martha and Robert Bolton.