Figures by the Coast. Circle of Claude Joseph Vernet. French

　　(1). Mid-late 18th Century oil on canvas paining in the

　　manner of Claude Joseph Vernet, showing a rocky shoreline with a fortified

　　building on a cliff, a ship-of-the-line flying French flag nearby, and fisher

　　folk on the shoreline occupied with boats and gossip. Framed in 20th

　　Century carved and gilt wood 18th Century style frame. 16” x 20.” Appraised

　　by Joanna Badami Appraisals, Ltd. in 2002 at $10,000.

　　This painting, originally part of a pair, hung in my

　　grandparents home from the 1970s (see photo of my mother cc 1970s with the

　　painting in the background).