Sturtevant J. Hamblin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Sturtevant J. Hamblin Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 21, 2026
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (Maine/Massachusetts, 1817-1884), "Portrait of a Young Boy in a Blue Dress"., Oil on artist board, 14" x 10". Framed 18.5" x 14.5".
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN Maine/Massachusetts, 1817-1884 "Portrait of a Young Boy in a Blue Dress". Half-length portrait of a blonde-haired blue-eyed toddler seated in a paint-decorated chair and holding a whip in his right hand. Red drapery and beaded swag at upper margin.
Eldred's
Jan. 27, 2026
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (ACTIVE 1837-1856). Portrait of a Girl in Pink with H
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (ACTIVE 1837-1856). Portrait of a Girl in Pink with Hammer. oil on board laid down on canvas17 ¼ x 13 in. (43.8 x 33 cm.).
Christie's
Jan. 27, 2026
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (1817-1884). Portrait of a Boy in Red with a Whip. oi
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (1817-1884). Portrait of a Boy in Red with a Whip. oil on board17 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. (45.1 x 29.9 cm.).
Christie's
Nov. 28, 2025
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (AMERICAN, 1817-1884) FOLK ART OIL ON PAPERBOARD PORTRAIT OF A CHARMING YOUNG WOMAN HOLDING A BOOK.
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (AMERICAN, 1817-1884) FOLK ART OIL ON PAPERBOARD PORTRAIT OF A CHARMING YOUNG WOMAN HOLDING A BOOK. Ca. 1840. Portrait of a woman with dark hair worn in curls, wearing a gold necklace, a dark-colored dress with lace trim and puffy sleeves, holding a small book in her left hand, standing before a gray background with red drapery and a drapery cord in upper left, in a beveled wood frame. Sight, 13.5"h. 9.5"w. Frame, 17.75"h. 13.75"w. Ex Stephen Score (Boston, Massachusetts). Provenance: From the Collection of Peggy McClard & Randy Segotta (Weare, New Hampshire).
Amelia Jeffers
Jun. 07, 2025
STURTEVANT J HAMBLIN INFANT PORTRAIT
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
RARE INFANT PAINTING BY STURDEVANT J HAMBLIN PORTRAIT 13" X 17" Sturtevant J. Hamblin Active 1837-1856. Sturtevant J. Hamblin worked as a portrait painter in Portland, Maine and, sometime around 1839, he was working in Boston, Massachusetts with his family. Hwas the brother in law of Matthew Prior. His facts are a little vague and can be confusing. His last name is sometimes spelled Hamblen and he is sometimes listed as L. J. Hamblin. His birth and death dates are also varied: ArtCyclopedia has 1817-1884, Davenports has 1823-1856, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Smithsonian have him as active 1837-1856.
D. L. Straight Auctioneers
Jan. 20, 2023
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (1817–1884) MARY AND ELIZABETH HATHAWAY
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (1817–1884) MARY AND ELIZABETH HATHAWAY oil on canvas 21 3/4 x 27 in. Painted /circa/ 1849 Read more
Christie's
Sep. 17, 2022
Attributed To Sturtevant J. Hamblen
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
(Maine/Massachusetts, active 1837-1856) Portrait of a Young Woman, unsigned, French customs stamp verso, oil on board, 13-1/2 x 10 in.; paint decorated carved wood frame, 17 x 13 in. Provenance: Sotheby's Important Americana, January 22, 2010, sold for $6,250; Collection of C.L. Prickett
Brunk Auctions
Jun. 19, 2021
Mary Caroline Haines, Prior-Hamblin School
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Attributed to Sturtevant Hamblin (Active 1825-1856). Portrait of Miss Mary Caroline Haines, oil on board within period grain painted frame. Waist length depiction, she is wearing a blue puffy sleeve dress with coral necklace, the ends tied in a bow, in her hand she holds an apple. Inscribed on reverse Mary Caroline Haines Jackson with later genealogical family record. Mary Caroline Haines was born to William Haines and Caroline Eaton on December 2nd, 1839 in Cabot, Vermont. William Haines was born December 26th, 1807 in Cabot, Vermont. He and his second wife Caroline Eaton (b. November 14th, 1816) were married September 19th, 1836. They had two children, Mary Caroline (b.1839) and son Ezra W. (b.1843). Williams occupation is listed as that of a farmer in the 1850 Caledonia County, Vermont census. In the census of 1860, added to the household was Almon Jackson, whom Mary Caroline would later marry on May 31st, 1861. Mary Caroline and Almon would later have six children. H: 14 in., W: 10 in. H: 19 in., W: 14.75 in., D: 0.75 in. (frame)
Devin Moisan Auctioneers, Inc.
Nov. 14, 2020
STURTEVANT HAMBLIN (ACTIVE, C. 1825-1856), ATTRIBUTED, PORTRAIT OF A MAN
Est: $600 - $900
STURTEVANT HAMBLIN (ACTIVE, C. 1825-1856), ATTRIBUTED, PORTRAIT OF A MAN, oil on board, bust-length depiction of a finely dressed figure sporting patterned vest fitted with gold watch fob and chain, no signature located. Housed under glass in a period veneered frame.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Nov. 10, 2020
Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (1817-1884), Portrait of Samuel Franklin Parcher (1834-1913), York County, Maine
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (1817-1884) Portrait of Samuel Franklin Parcher (1834-1913), York County, Maine Inscription on verso, "Samuel Franklin Parcher, Drawing of Himself in front of a mirror, Biddeford, Maine," oil on artist's board, framed. 12 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: A Private Family Collection.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 11, 2020
ATTR. STURTEVANT HAMBLEN, DOUBLE SIDED C. 1830/40S
Est: $900 - $1,200
Double sided board with portrait / biblical scene. In original grain painted frame. Prior - Hamblen School with attribution to Sturtevant Hamblen. Second frame added to back in order to display reverse painting. Dimensions : (Frame) H 19.25" x W 14.4" (Sight) H 13.5" x W 10" Condition: Some light scratches to frame.
Westport Auction
Jan. 21, 2017
ATTRIBUTED TO STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (ACTIVE 1837 - 1856) | Portrait of a Child in a Red Dress Holding a Toy Whip
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Jan. 21, 2017
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (1817-1884) | Portrait of a Boy in a Red Dress Holding a Hammer With a Toy Cart on a Patterned Rug
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Jan. 21, 2017
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (1817-1884) | Portraits of Phoebe Jewett and Hannah M. Jewett: a pair
Est: $25,000 - $30,000
the first inscribed P.L.J., Aged 21, painted by S.J. Hamblin, Chamber Street, Boston, 1841; the second inscribed H.M.J., Aged 16 yrs. Painted by S.J. Hamblin, 1841.
Sotheby's
Jan. 24, 2016
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLEN (1807 - 1886) | YOUNG BOY IN GREY WITH FLOWERS
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
Executed circa 1850, appears to retain its original stretchers.
Sotheby's
May. 02, 2010
Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (American, 1817-1884) PORTRAIT OF THREE BROWN FAMILY CHILDREN WITH BOAT, HOOP AND CAT
Est: $40,000 - $80,000
Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (American, 1817-1884) PORTRAIT OF THREE BROWN FAMILY CHILDREN WITH BOAT, HOOP AND CAT four labels on verso: the first, American Primitive Painting Exhibition in Europe, loaned by Mrs. Edith Halpert, New York, the second, American Folk Art Gallery, the third, Old Hope Antiques, the fourth, Gary C. Cole oil on canvas 40 by 36 in. Provenance: Mrs. Edith Gregor Halpert, American Folk Art Gallery, New York; Gary C. Cole, New York; Betty Sterling; Olde Hope Antiques, New Hope, PA; Private Collector; Sotheby's, New York, January 1998, lot 1550; Private Collection
Keno Auctions
May. 02, 2010
Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (American, 1817-1884) Boston, circa 1840 PAIR OF DOUBLE PORTRAITS
Est: $40,000 - $80,000
Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (American, 1817-1884) Boston, circa 1840 PAIR OF DOUBLE PORTRAITS Inscribed on verso "LAURA ANN, AGED 9 YEARS, MARY ELLEN, 7 YRS, GEORGE ALBERT AGED 4 1/2 YEARS AND WILLIAM WOOD 2 1/4" oil on canvas 29 by 36 in. (each) Provenance: Descended in a New Hampshire family until 1990; Sold at Sotheby's, Fine American Furniture, Folk Art, Folk Paintings and Silver, October 20, 1990, lot 100; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Egan Collection, New Jersey; David Schorsch, New York; Private Collection Exhibitions: The Gallery at Bristol-Meyers Squibb, A Loving Likeness American Folk Portraits of the Nineteenth Century, From the Raymond and Susan Egan Collection, 1992 Literature: Discussed and illustrated A Loving Likeness American Folk Portraits of the Nineteenth Century (Princeton, New Jersey: 1992), pg. 22-23
Keno Auctions
Jan. 22, 2010
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLEN (FL. CA. 1837-1856)
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
PORTRAIT OF A DARK-HAIRED YOUNG WOMAN WITH BOW-KNOTTED PEARLS AND BROOCH in what appears to be the original frame and the original wood backing.
Sotheby's
Feb. 23, 2008
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (ACT. 1837-1856). PORTRAIT
Est: -
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (ACT. 1837-1856). PORTRAIT OF A CURLY HAIRED CHILD HOLDING A RIDING WHIP.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Jan. 21, 2007
STURTEVANT HAMBLEN, (FL. CA. 1837-1856)
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
PORTRAIT OF A PRETTY YOUNG GIRL IN A BLUE DRESS, HOLDING BOUQUET OF FLOWERS measurements 14 by 10in. alternate measurements 35.6 by 25.4cm painted circa 1830. In what appears to be the original grain-painted frame. oil on paper board PROVENANCE David Wheatcroft, Westboro, Massachusetts
Sotheby's
Jan. 20, 2007
STURTEVANT HAMBLEN, (FL. CA. 1837-1856)
Est: $100,000 - $300,000
ROSY-CHEEKED YOUNG GIRL WEARING A LACE-TRIMMED WHITE DRESS AND PANTALOONS WITH A BASKET OF FLOWERS SEATED ON A STOOL ON A FLOWERED CARPET: 'A PORTRAIT OF ELLEN' measurements 27.5 by 22.3 in. alternate measurements 69.9 by 56.6 cm signed on the child's left shoe S.J. Hamblen. Painted on what appears to be the original stretchers and in the original ogee-molded frame. A paper label affixed to the verso is inscribed The picture of Ellen hanging opposite the same B. Higgins given at same date by Emily M. Sherrick. Nina Fletcher Little's typed jelly label provides the following information. Portrait of Ellen. by Hamblen, Boston, 1840 oil on canvas PROVENANCE Sotheby's, New York, The Bertram K. Little and Nina Fletcher Little Collection, January 29, 1994, lot 258 EXHIBITED Williamsburg, Virginia, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection, Land and Seascape as Observed by the Folk Artist, January 13-May 11, 1969, p. 42, illustrated LITERATURE Nina Fletcher Little, Little by Little, 1984, p. 115, fig. 149 Nina Fletcher Little, 'William Matthew Prior and Some of His Contemporaries,' The Maine Antiques Digest, April 1976, p. 19A, fig. 1
Sotheby's
Aug. 05, 2006
STURTEVANT J. HAMBLIN (active 1837-1856). SIX PORTRAITS OF THE GRAY FAMILY, CIRCA 1843.
Est: -
Including Elias Gray and his wife Hannah, each with drapery swag and tassel, holding a book. Oil on Academy Board, 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches. The four children each beneath double drapery swag: Sarah, with floral spray; Emily with book; Ann with black cat; a
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Jan. 22, 2005
* STURTEVANT HAMBLIN (FL. CIRCA 1837-1856)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
painted circa 1840; in the original painted frame; with the original glass. oil on academy board
Sotheby's
Jan. 16, 2004
* STURTEVANT HAMBLIN
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
painted circa 1840; in the original silver-gilt frame. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY WITH FLOWERS
Sotheby's