Lot 1: Property of a Gentleman FELIX OCTAVIUS CARR DARLEY (1822-1888) The Oak Openings signed "F.O.C.

Darley fecit" with inscription of a passage from "The Oak Openings" in pencil below the mat (lower left) brush and ink wash over pencil on paper 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (47 x 36.8 cm) (sheet size), in a painted oval According to Elliot Bostwick Davis, "W [...more]

Lot 2: Property of a Gentleman GEORGE H. MCCORD (1848-1900) Sunset signed "H. McCord," (lower left) oil on academy board 7 7/8 x 6 in. (20 x 15.2 cm) painted circa 1860 Provenance Private Collection, New York

Lot 3: Property of a Lady SANFORD ROBINSON GIFFORD (1823-1880) View of Catskills, 1860 signed with

initials and dated "S.R.G. 60" (lower left) oil on canvas laid down on masonite 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (19.7 x 12.1 cm) Provenance Private Collection, New York In 1860, Gifford spent most of July and August in the Catskills, probably staying at Brackett~d [...more]

Lot 4: Property of a Lady JAMES AUGUSTUS SUYDAM (1819-1865) At River~dq~s Bend signed with initials

"J.A.S" (lower left) oil on canvas laid down on artist~dq~s board 53/4 x 10 in. (14.6 x 25.4 cm) painted circa 1855 Provenance Estate of John Gordon, Palm Beach Sotheby~dq~s Park Bernet, New York, June 20-23, 1979, lot 284 Private Collection, New Yor [...more]

Lot 5: Property of a Gentleman WILLIAM HART (1823-1894) On the Maine Coast signed "W.H. Hart," (lower left) oil on canvas laid down on board 9 1/4 x 16 1/8 in. (23.5 x 41 cm) painted circa 1860 Provenance Private Collection, New York