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$4,875

circa 1880 oil on canvas 46 x 61 cm (18 1/8 x 24 in. ) LOT NOTES Isaac Burns Murphy was one of the most famous jockeys in American Thoroughbred horse racing history, the first American jockey elected to Racings Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs. An African-American, he was born in Clark County, Kentucky, and became a jockey at the age of 14. By 1876, Murphy had won eleven races at the Lexingto`s Kentucky Association Track. He rode in his first Kentucky Derby in 1877, and won the Kentucky Derby for the first time on May 27, 1884 at Churchill Downs. He would go on to win the Kentucky Derby again in 1890 as well as 1891.


Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions

Date:
2016-09-17

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$705

American Late 19th Century Painting of Two Sisters. Read more…


Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2003-02-20


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$360

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Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2012-10-11


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$1,304

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Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2011-10-15


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$193,000

J.P. Fisk, (Boston, ac. late 19th century), Painting of the "Union Wadding Co." Fire, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1870 , signed "J.P. Fisk Read more…


Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2005-06-05


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$984

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Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2019-03-02


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$2,468

Attributed to William Athearn Holmes (American, 19th Century) Portrait of the American Screw Steamer City of Birmingham. Unsigned, vessel identified on pennant and bow. Oil Read more…


Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2004-08-15


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$344

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Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2020-03-12


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$1,353

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Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2019-08-12


Sold for:
$25

F.M. Haskell & Co., Lithographers (American, 19th Century) Pair of Prints: Deacon Jones' One Hoss Shay. No. 1 and Deacon Jones' One Hoss Shay. No. Read more…


Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2017-11-15


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$1,476

Attributed to E. Wiseman (American, 19th Century) Portraits of a Gentleman and Lady, Reportedly Andrew and Sara Ramseur Unsigned. Oil on Read more…


Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2017-03-23