This is a Beautifully Carved IVORY FIGURINE. Depicted are 2 CRANES Standing near a LOTUS Plant.
The Detail shows the CRANES, one with the Fish and the other nearby, and the LOTUS FLOWERS and LEAVES. Size is 8 1/2" Tall X 4" in width; 9" tall with the Wood Stand. Condition is EXCELLENT. This CHINESE IVORY Carving dates circa second 1/4 of the 20th Century. Great PIERCED CARVING and Detail giving the 3 Dimensional Look. Add to the Collection.
This OIL PAINTING is on BOARD and by the Artist: SAMUEL B. PRATT. American born in 1903 and known for Landscapes, Barns, Ships, etc.
This work has a SMITHSONIAN LABEL on the back from an Annual Exhibition of Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. S.B. PRATT is a well listed Artist. From a Virginia Estate date this Work circa 1950. In Excellent Condition the sight size is 3 1/2" X 5 3/8"; 7 1/2" X 9 3/8" framed.
Signed lower right: Pratt...
This is a palatial oil on canvas, Madonna and Child with Angels, 19th Century, no signature, Child holding rosary beads in hands, larger angel playing lute, smaller angel playing violin, canvas mounted on stretcher frame in palladian style, reinforced on back by sections of masonite board. Good condition, varnish heavy in spots and dripped, signs of overpainting in one spot, scratch upper left, may need cleaning and some restoration.
Measurements: 86 in H x 39 in W approximately
This is an oil painting on canvas, Christ with Mother, 19th Century, no signature, Christ standing and Mary is seated. Painting is in fair condition, paint and varnish uneven throughout, needs relining, paint chipped in a few places, needs cleaning, figures not well defined, wood painted frame in poor to fair condition. Measurements: Site measures 27 in x 18 1/8 in, with frame measures 30 in x 21 in. approx.
This is an early polychrome wooden statue of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron Saint of Youth, probably Spanish, late 18th to early 19th Century, wood carving with layer of gesso on a plinth base, St Aloysius is standing clothed in Jesuit garb, very nice detail of facial features and clothing, statue is in fair to good condition, in need of restoration, has chips in several places, fingers broken in proper left hand, measures 35 in H.
SOLD, no price, no info. Collector wrote: ...very happy with it...SIZE: unframed image 5x3", mat board 5x7". SUBJECT: Sailing competition? COLOR: gray board can be rematted. CONDITION: very good with original, creamy color tissue wrap.
This is a wonderful polychrome carved wood statue of a Holy Man , possibly 18th Century or earlier, wood carving with layer of gesso, looks like image from antiquity, figure wearing robe and cape holding book in proper left hand and missing object that was held in other hand perhaps a staff, carved from same piece of wood, worm holes throughout the back, fair to good condition, measures 29" high
An Elaborate Oriental Diorama of a Village Scene in mixed media. With Shells, Sweet grass, Silks, Velvet, Watercolors, and other media. Dimensions 35" wide x 25" high. Period frame.
This is a Fine OIL ON CANVAS depicting a BOY and his DOGS DRINKING WATER from the WELL. Sight size is 13 1/4"x 17 1/4"; 18" X 23 3/4" in the GILDED FRAME. Still deciphering the Schroeder INK inscription on the back of the canvas. From a VIRGINIA, USA ESTATE this is an Exceptional EUROPEAN OIL.
This is an ANTIQUE PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS by the ARTIST: CLEVELAND ROCKWELL. Actually a PAINTING of MOUNT HOOD though inscribed Mt. RAINIER on the back.
Recently returned to this Seller from the PAINTING CONSERVATOR the sight size is 11 1/2" X 17 1/2"; 17 1/2" X 24" in the Heavy Gilded Frame. Signed lower right: Cleveland Rockwell.
Back shows the Old SAN FRANCISCO Canvas and reads: Mt. Rainier/
from the Puy.ll...River Indian trail/ by Cleveland Rockwell 1883...
This is an OIL ON CANVAS with RASPBERRIES and PLUMS from a Delaware, U.S.A. estate. Included in the Picture is the Basket and Porcelain Plate...the sight size is 8 1/2" X 12 1/2"; 13 1/2" X 17 1/2" Framed. Date this Work ca. 1900. Signed lower right: PELLETIER/ PARIS FRANCE. Being sold as is as found...
Some restoration has been done and more a possibility. Very desirable ANTIQUE STILL LIFE by JULES ANTOINE PELLETIER
Autumn River Landscape with Ducks
Charles Lanman (American, 1819-1895)
Oil on paper laid-down, signed.
Lanman is listed in The Artists of Washington, DC 1796-1996 by McMahan.
Painting size: 11” x 15”
Frame size: 16” x 20”
Pastoral Landscape with a Young Girl and Her Dog
James Curnock (British, 1812-1870)
Oil on canvas, signed.
A resident of Bristol, Curnock was best known for his portraits and figure subjects. He exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street. His work is held in the permanent collection of the Bristol Art Gallery.
Curnock is listed in the Dictionary of British Artists, Vol...
The Young Hunter
Ernest Bosch (German, 1834-1917)
Oil on canvas, signed lower left (behind frame).
Bosch was a pupil at the Academy of Dusseldorf under the instruction of K. Solm, T. Hildebrandt and Schadow. He was best known for his portrait and genre paintings. His genre paintings frequently included animals. Later in his career, he turned his focus more toward portraits of women. In addition to painting, Bosch was a skilled illustrator, etcher and lithographer...
Brookland, Washington, D.C.
Edgar Hewitt Nye (American, 1879-1943)
Oil on artist board, signed lower left and located on paper label on reverse: “Brookland, D.C. (off Bunker Hill Road). Vicinity now a well built up residential section.”
Nye lived, worked and taught in Washington, DC for 58 years...
Young Girl at the Spring
James John Hill (British, 1811-1882)
Oil on canvas, signed and dated: “(18__)” and retainging its original gilt wood and gesso frame.
Painting size: 12” x 10”
Frame size: 32” x 42”
Fishing Boats Along a Canal
Rene Clarot (Belgian, 1882-1972)
Oil on canvas, signed: “Clarot R” and dated: “1907”.
A post-impressionist painter of marines and landscapes, Clarot worked in oils, watercolors and pastels. He was a student at the Academy of Brussels from 1896-1905. Upon completion of his studies, he traveled frequently to France and Germany...
"The Grand Canal, Venice
by Ernest David Roth (Am. 1879-1964)
Drypoint on Paper, signed in pencil and in the plate and dated: "1913"
Retains the original gallery label from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, with title, artist and an inscription reading: "Proof Printed by the Artist. 70 Proofs Only"
A painter and etcher, Roth was educated at the National Academy of Design...