Absolutely charming late 19th century Scottish genre needlepoint depiction of young girl dressed in her finery, mounted on her pony and led by her groom. This piece is a wonderful example of skilled hand needlework difficult to find today. 15″ x 15″ in original figured maple frame circa 1880, $295.
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Faded elegance, but what a story! Headline romantic intrigue material! Painted about 1860, this official unsigned portrait of Countess Alexandra Malcolmson was painted while her husband the Count was posted to Warsaw, met and married. Not certain if this was painted while in Warsaw or upon return to England. Oil on canvas in early red velvet-lined frame 36″ x 30″, […]
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Oil on canvas, laid down on cardboard, signed and dated lower left “W.B. Robertson, 1924.” William Robertson was a London-based illustrator known for his genre pieces depicting working class families of the previous century. This painting, found in London, shows such workmen buying and selling metal goods, probably on Cheapside. 23″ x 19″ in original gold frame, $495.
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Captivating PAIR early 19th century hand-colored French lithographs from the 50-count folio of the same name. Painted by J Dibart circa 1820 and presented in original rare figured Venetian glass frames 14″ x 11 1/2″, $550 the pair. From an apartment in Paris.
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No more art on the apartment walls… in Paris, that is. Taking its place with the other two pieces by Arsene Ponsil we posted in March 2022 (“Le Danceur”) and December 2021 (“La Dans de la Muse”), this oil on hardboard completes the trilogy of romantic mysticism. Presented in wonderful aesthetic frame circa 1915, 26″ x 30″, $975
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Tony Vevers (1926-2008) joins the post-modern movement with this Rubenesque female figure standing in a park-like garden setting painted in 1966. London born artist and art historian, Vevers emigrated from England during World War II to Yale University where he obtained his BFA in 1950, moving on to the Academia du Belle Arti and the Instituto d’Arte in Florence, Italy, […]
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May I introduce John Edgerton,Second Earl of Bridgewater. Painted by William Claret about 1680, the original hangs as part of the National Trust in Tatton Park. This museum apprentice piece painted about 1820 and presented in its original water-gilt frame 35 x 30 was probably done for one of the great country houses of the time. Not much is known […]
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Let’s shift gears now… And centuries! Late 18th – early 19th century Renaissance portrait of French couturier, enamel on copper. Probably Limoges. Split corners with some crushing damage but an exquisite example of this genre as well as an exquisite stocking stuffer! 6 5/8 x 4 5/8, $325.
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“Ring in the New!” Oil on canvas, “Tabula Rasa.” Charming unsigned 19th century Italian philosophical representation of the first stage of man’s four stages of life…”The Blank Slate.” In the beginning, all men have a choice to decide what will be written in the book of his works. This Latin phrase often translated as “blank slate “ from the Roman […]
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