PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A three-day sale at Northeast Auctions August 18–20 saw brisk bidding on a rare, large China trade oil on canvas painting. The circa 1870 view of a mother and child, an attendant nearby and a view of Canton harbor with a paddlewheel steamboat in the distance, doubled low estimate to close at $102,000, including buyer’s premium. The painting carries the provenance of Boston dealer Samuel L. Lowe Jr, a pioneering specialist in the marine field. The sale also included property from the Doris and Stanley Tananbaum collection. Documented in a separate catalog, it surged past estimate. From the collection of Isobel and Harvey Kahn, a table-top carousel carved and painted by Pennsylvania folk artist John Scholl (1827–1916) left the room at $90,000. Watch for a complete report in Antiques and The Arts Weekly.