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One of the best nineteenth century fishing, a wonderful image of Brook Trout fishing drawn by A.F. Tait and published by Currier & Ives. This print was voted as #38 in the New Best 50 Currier & Ives large folio prints. $18,000
L. Mauer. "Camping Out. 'Some of the Right Sort.'" New York: N. Currier, 1856. Large folio. 19 x 27 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. With wear and short repaired tears in margins. 1/2" inch repaired hole in title area, affecting imprint. A few light blemishes in sky. Else, very good appearance and color. C:777.
A classic Currier (before Ives joined him) outdoor sporting print, showing party of woodsmen at their camp. One of the party has just returned with an impressive string of fish for the campfire. $2,800
"Brook Trout, -Just Caught." New York: Currier & Ives, 1857-72. Medium folio. 11 x 16 3/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. C:705.
A medium folio print from America's printmakers. $1,800
"An Anxious Moment. 'A three pounder sure'" New York: Currier & Ives, 1874. Medium folio 14 x 18 3/8. Lithograph. Original hand color. Paper lightly toned. Else, very good. C:241.
A medium folio print based on Tait's classic "Brook Trout Fishing." (cf. above) $5,200
"Bass Fishing." New York: Currier & Ives, 1857-72. Small folio. 8 x 12 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Repaired tear in margin; just touching neat line. New Best 50: #37. C:376.
Another of the "New Best 50" Currier & Ives prints, but this one from the small folio series. $1,450
"Salmon Fishing." New York: Currier & Ives, 1872. Small folio. 8 1/2 x 12 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. C:5370.
A lovely fishing scene, a classic Currier & Ives image. $1,250
Fishing prints by other publishers
W. Smith. "Teddington." From The Sporting Magazine. London, ca. 1830. Ca. 4 x 1/2. Steel engraving by J. Bishop. Hand color. Very good condition.
A finely engraved scene of Teddington, now part of greater London on the north bank of the Thames, showing a pair of fishermen on the bank looking out at other anglers in a punt on the river. Published from 1792 to 1870, The Sporting Magazine featured letters and articles on and illustrations of most of the branches of sport throughout the world. British horse racing and field sports are the dominant subjects of its plates, but a large variety of other sports are also depicted, including fishing and boating. As The Sporting Magazine was marketed to sportsmen, the images had to be correct as well as attractive. Many of the best sporting artists from Britain made drawings for these prints, and each was finely engraved for this prestigious publication. These are attractive, accurate and delightful sporting prints. $60
"The Angler. Fishing for a prize worth having" Hartford: Kellogg & Comstock and Buffalo: Ensign & Thayer, 1848-50. 8 x 12 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Short repaired tear and some minor surface blemishes in margins. Overall, very good condition and appearance. In period frame.
A classic fishing scene issued by rivals of the Currier & Ives firm. A bucolic setting is the setting for a charming scene of a young couple enjoying the pleasure of angling and reading. $425
"Representation of an Amateur Fishing Scene." From Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion. Boston, September 23, 1854. Ca. 4 x 7 1/2. Wood engraving. Very good condition.
An early wood engraving from the first American illustrated newspaper. $40
"Salmon Fishing." Ca. 1855. 7 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving. Hand color. Some stains at right. Overall, very good condition.
A charming print of a salmon fisherman from a mid-nineteenth century illustrated newspaper. $75
Henry Woods. "Punt Fishing On the Thames. From The Graphic. London, June 17, 1871. 8 7/8 x 11 7/8. Wood engraving. Very good condition.
A comedic scene of a fishing outing on the Thames, with eight people crammed into a punt involved in different ways in the pleasures of angling. $75
Sol Eytinge, Jr. "Blue-Fishing." From Harper's Weekly. New York, August 10, 1872. 7 x 9 1/8. Wood engraving. Very good condition.
A humorous print of a sail boat filled with various characters fishing for Blue Fish. $40
W.L. Sheppard. "Caught!" From Harper's Weekly. New York, 1872. 6 5/8 x 9 1/8. Wood engraving. Very good condition.
Another humorous wood engraved scene, this of a couple fishing together in a boat. $40
J. Nash. "A fishing match on the River Lea at Ponder's End." From The Graphic. London, April 17, 1875. 8 7/8 x 11 3/4. Wood engraving by H. Harral. Very good condition.
Another wood engraving from the London based illustrated newspaper, The Graphic. This paper sometimes sold the use of their woodblocks to American illustrated newspapers, and this image was published in Harper's Weekly shortly after its first appearance here. $75
J. Nash. "A fishing match." From Harper's Weekly. New York, May 8, 1875. 8 3/4 x 11 3/4. Wood engraving by H. Harral. Very good condition.
This image was printed from a woodblock made for the British illustrated newspaper, The Graphic, where is first appeared on April 17, 1875. In just a few weeks, the block was sent across the Atlantic where it was used by Harper's Weekly. The image, as the accompanying article explains, shows "An English Fishing Match," which took place on the River Lea in the English midlands. $75
A pair of humorous fishing prints by E.B. Bensell. These were issued by Boston publisher Louis Prang, noted for his chromolithographs. These separated issued prints were intended to be framed and hung in the home or office, a role they would play well today. For the pair, $575
An interesting series of images by the great American sports painter, A.B. Frost, illustrating a day's fishing on the Cholera Banks. The Cholera Banks are located in the Atlantic Ocean about ten miles off Long Branch, New Jersey. $60
Charles Graham. "Salmon-Fishing on the Frazer River, British Columbia. From Harper's Weekly. New York, September 20, 1890. 11 1/2 x 9 1/4. Wood engraving. Very good condition.
A cover illustration from Harper's Weekly, showing Native Americans fishing for salmon along the Frazer River. $45
[Nighttime fishing.] Ca. 1890. Ca. 9 1/2 x 12. Chromolithograph. Wear and tears in margins. Title and publisher information worn and illegible. Main image and appearance, very good.
A lovely scene of fishing on a pond by moonlight. This late nineteenth century chromolithograph was sold to be framed and hung in the home for decoration, a role it can well fulfill today. $125
L.C. Eaple. "Waiting for the Fishing Party." New York, 1892. Chromolithograph by Knapp Lith. Small chip in bottom margin. Otherwise, very good condition.
An impressive image of an angler waiting for his party to set out on a day's fishing trip. His gear and picnic basket are ready, and what was likely the invitation lies on the floor beneath his chair. $525
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