Past Auctions

Thomas Hicks 1823-1890 Portrait of Thomas Tileston 1793-1864 standing overlooking the bay with steamship Saturn and multitude of sailboats oil on canvas, painted in 1865 signed and dated lower left: T. Hicks 1865 Plaque reads: Thomas Tileston, Painted by Thomas Hicks, Presented to the Chamber of Commerce July 1865 40 x 32 American 1850’s-60’s frame with spotted cove, frame wd. 8 in. Tileston was the Director Atlantic Insurance Company 1829, President of the Phoenix Bank 1840-1864, one of the leaders in forming the New York Clearing House, and President of the New York Clearing House 1854-1959 & 1862-1863. Provenance: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York Property from Credit Suisse’s Americana Collection Literature: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, Catalogue of Portraits in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York New York, 1924 p. 38, no. 108.

Estimate: $2000 - $4000