Seal Hunting On The Moisie
13.3 cms x 22.2 cms (5.25 ins x 8.75 ins)
Titled to the mount
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "The Canadian Salon" held on Thu, Oct 22, 2020.
Lot 52
Lot 52
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Realised: CAD $3,600
Realised: CAD $3,600
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Estate of Robert W. Reford, Esq., of Montreal, Sotheby's, Toronto, 1967
The Estate of John M. Rogers, Toronto
By descent to the grandsons of John M. Rogers, Toronto
Literature:
Henry Youle Hind, “Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula : the country of the Montagnais” and “Nasquapee Indians” (Volume I, Chapter II, p22), London, 1863, described
Notes:
"Two days after this wedding, Louis went out with his wife to hunt seals. She steered and he took the gun the way these Indians do. She steered him close to a seal, he fired and missed, she brought him to a third seal, close to it, he missed again. She said nothing but paddled to shore an then ran to her father's lodge. She says she will never live with him again."
Vol. I, pgs. 21-22.
Estate of Robert W. Reford, Esq., of Montreal, Sotheby's, Toronto, 1967
The Estate of John M. Rogers, Toronto
By descent to the grandsons of John M. Rogers, Toronto
Literature:
Henry Youle Hind, “Explorations in the Interior of the Labrador Peninsula : the country of the Montagnais” and “Nasquapee Indians” (Volume I, Chapter II, p22), London, 1863, described
Notes:
"Two days after this wedding, Louis went out with his wife to hunt seals. She steered and he took the gun the way these Indians do. She steered him close to a seal, he fired and missed, she brought him to a third seal, close to it, he missed again. She said nothing but paddled to shore an then ran to her father's lodge. She says she will never live with him again."
Vol. I, pgs. 21-22.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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