English or Continental oil on board of the early 19th century. The period is defined by the striped wallpaper, the Empire round side table and the saber leg chairs in addition to the details of their dress and hair . On the Empire pedestal table a painted tole tray...
In this charming portrait, a young woman of substantial means stands before a Chippendale looking glass. Previously attributed to William Powell Frith, England, 1819-1909. The board that it is painted on is labelled "Romney" , likely the name of a framer or artist's...
Large antique English Staffordshire figure of the Queen of England . Hand painted underglaze decoration . Typical minor hairlines at head and neck area that do not distract. Height is 17 1/2 inches , 7 1/2 inches by 6 inches. $210 .
Le Marquis de Mirabeau Bronze. Signed Trupheme Syot, E. Colin & Cie, Paris, foundry mark, patinaed bronze, marble veneer stepped plinth. 22 1/4 inches by 9 by 8 1/4 inches. Statue height 18 inches. Andre Francois Joseph Trupheme, a noted French sculptor, created a...
This young boy casts a hopeful look outward against the background of a Gothic diamond-shape paned window. Old surface with some craquelure to the varnish. 18th or early 19th century original Continental oil portrait. Frame height 26 inches, width, 21 1/2 inches,...
Oil on canvas of a young American man, sitter unknown, circa 1840s. A finely done academic portrait, which can be judged by its careful attendance to the glazing effects on his face which adds intense realism. Original mahogany ogee frame. All in superb condition and...
Exquisite and rare set of eight etchings of ancient sculptures by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831), from his book Musée des antiques, published in Paris between 1811-1827. Pierre Bouillon was responsible for a publication devoted exclusively to the classical...
Philips Wouwerman, a prolific painter of equestrian scenes, hailed from Haarlem, where he was baptized on May 24, 1619. The eldest of three sons born to the painter Pouwels Joosten and Susanna van den Bogert, Pouwels’ fourth wife, Wouwerman probably first learned to...
= Oil on canvas by Henry Clifford Warren, (1800-1889). Warren was a British painter who only later in life moved to Philadelphia where this painting was created. Perhaps his only oil done here. Gilt cove molded frame with fitted foliate corners. This painting has been...
= We can now offer this 17th/18th century landscape view of an Italian grotto with well articulated figures in the foreground and a distant city and further buildings done with atmospheric effect. Please enjoy the capability of the artist in developing motion and...
