This is a fanciful Dutch silver glass-lined mustard pot and spoon having neoclassical piercing depicting figures in a garden setting, c1848. It has a domed cover, ball feet and is marked on the body, lid and handle. It stands 2 1/2 inches high and is in excellent condition.

SOLD. With the look of Arts & Crafts or maybe earlier spartan looking fork pair marked: FOEHR 800 weighing 1.7 Oz or 50 grams in unpolished condition with the tine ends showing cutting marks normal for age. They are 7.5 in. Fancy Victorian ornate monograms appear to be superimposed W & B. SOLD, no price, no info

A Continental (German) Silver Octagonal Tea Caddy; Dimensions 3.5" high x 3.25" wide x 2.5" deep. Embossed on all sides with scenes of people in front of a village. Weight 6.4 Troy ounces; excellent condition

From the workshop of George Roth of Hanau Germany, ca 1895, this silver casket is beautifully crafted in the French rococo style. It measures 4 1/2" x 4 5/8" x 3", and is good heavy weight, 12 troy ounces. The interior has some remnants of gilding remaining, and the locking mechanism is visible (no key). It is stamped on the bottom with the marks of George Roth, with crowns over an A, a P, and a Fleur de lis. George Roth was a silversmith in Hanau, working between 1891 and 1908, and like man...

Early portrait of a gentleman in dark coat with white shirt and ascot, mid to early 19th century. With frame it measures 15" x 12", and the stretcher measures 13 3/8" x 10 3/8". Stretcher appears old, but may not be original. Frame is not period, but has good age, gold leaf over wood. The canvas is stable and shows craquelure over the entire surface, visible in close up photos. Unsigned, which is usually the case, and there is no information as to the identity of the sitter...

Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908) landscape painting, titled 'Spring'. Oil on canvas. Signed A.T. Bricher in lower left and dated 1864. Size: 12 inches x 10 inches. Offered in the original carved gilt wood frame. A small pastoral landscape with a lazy book in the foreground, bordering a fenced and stone walled pasture with grazing cattle and sheep...

Large oil on stretched canvas by the American artist Wesley Webber (1839-1914), identified often as a White Mountain Artist for his images of northern New England, depicting a bucolic farm scene, with lovely river and meadows, people and farm animals with houses in the background. Measures 16" x 30" x 3/4". Though always considered a realism artist, he was exposed to impressionism and some works exhibit this looser style...

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...

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

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.

Port of Le Havre - Harbor view by Paul Charles Emmanuel Gallard-Lepinay (French, 1842-1885), oil on canvas. Circa 1870-1880. Signed in lower right - E. Gallard-Lepinay. Canvas size: 18 inches x 28.75 inches. This painting depicts shipping in a busy French trade port, probably the harbor of Le Havre. Paul Gallard-Lepinay was a Franch marine painter who is known for his coastal and harbor views of Le Havre, La Rochelle, and Marseille...

Oil on wood panel, this portrait of a young man dressed in vest and coat measures 9 1/8" x 7" (sight size) and the frame is 11 3/4" x 10 1/8". Well painted, there is a crazed and bubbled varnish surface, with some crazing in the paint visible on the vest. The bird's eye maple frame has a thin gold liner, with minor damage and some gilt loss. The wood panel is beveled on all four sides...

Bridge Crossing A Weir landscape painting by Joseph Antonio Hekking (Netherlands/American, 1830-1903), oil on canvas, signed on fence in lower right. Canvas size: 18 inches x 30 inches. Offered in an antique gild wood frame. Condition: professionally restored and re-lined. J.A. Hekking was a 19th century landscape painter. Born in 1830, he emigrated from the Netherlands to Cherry Valley, New York. He exhibited paintings of the Adirondack Mountains at the National Academy of Design in NYC...

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

'The Temptation of St. Anthony' by Edouard De Beaumont (French, 1821-1888), oil on canvas. Circa 1850s-1860s. Size: 30 inches x 20 inches. Charles Edouard de Beaumont was son of the sculptor, Jean-Baptiste Beaumont, and Charles studied under the artist Boisselier. He was primarily a lithographer but also painted in oils, and founded the Society of Watercolourists in 1879. Offered in an antique gilt wood frame. Signed in the lower left. Painting has been professionally restored and relined.

Illustrated manuscript leaf showing a battle scene between opposing forces with a fort in the background with blazing cannons. Possible Sikh interest. Ink on paper with text above and below. Page approx 25 x 15 cm. Mounted and framed under glass. Titled on the mount Lahore School Late 16th c. Leaf undated estimated to be late 18th century or later, not a modern copy. Good condition. Can be viewed in central London.

Edmond Darch Lewis (American, 1835-1910)

Schooner off the Atlantic Coast

Watercolor on paper, signed lower left and dated “1896”

Sight Size:13" x 26"
Frame Size: 23.25" x 36"

Lewis was born and died and Philadelphia where he studied with Paul Weber from about 1850-55. According to Peter Falk ("Who Was Who in American Art"), “he was one of the most popular landscape painters of Philadelphia during the late 19th century...

Lower Hollow, Dorset, Vermont landscape painting by Edward Burrage Child (American, 1868-1937), oil on canvas, dated 1894. Size: 18 inches x 24 inches. Offered in an Arts and Crafts style carved gilt wood frame. This is the earliest image of Dorset Hollow that we have come across, and is a fine example of the work by the southern Vermont artist, Edwin Burrage Child...

This is an ANTIQUE PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS by the ARTIST: CLEVELAND ROCKWELL...

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”

Charles Abel Corwin (American, 1857-1938) - Morgan horse in a Pasture. Signed and dated 1896 in lower left. Oil on canvas. Size: 22 inches x 38 inches. A stunning portrait of a horse standing in a pasture setting, bordered by field stone walls, with haystack and farm buildings in the distance. This painting was found in Woodstock, Vermont and was most likely a commissioned work. Charles Abel Corwin was born in Newburgh, New York, and most of his career was spent in New York City, where he ...

Ship's portrait of the "Eagle Hull" (named on the stern and on a pennant.) Port side view and Stern view. Recently out of an estate where it had hung since the 60's. Likely a British ship and fitted with gun ports, a hasty search shows the red ensign was also used by Britain's colonies (or "subjects"). An informed maritime scholar can no doubt place things more precisely given the other flag with apparently Swedish colors. We have learned the Swedish colors may have been flown in Swedish waters ...

19th century landscape painting of horses pulling a cart of logs across a ford in a river, with a dog and cows looking on. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Circa 1870s. Size: 22 in. x 34 in. Offered in the original gold leaf wood frame with Boston, MA framer's label. Some old repairs and restoration.

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”

Description: A rectangular brush-licker was made from a multi-colored pudding stone.
Preserving with fine greasy patina on the surface, the brush-licker was kept in a very good condition except some old abrasions and some original stone defects.
Brush-licker was used for adjusting brush wet when scholars were practicing calligraphy or Chinese brush painting.
In usually-seen flat and simple form, the artistry will always come out of the original beauty of the material itself.
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Description: A porcelain snuff bottle was beautifully painted on the surface with insect of grasshopper in the weeds. On the other side, a well-rhythmed poem was finely written to depict the picture. It was in perfect condition with original dipper on top. An inscription mark Qian-Long-Nien-Zi was at the bottom. Date: Qing Dynasty(19th century). Height: 7.9cm.

This is a classic 19th century Chinese rose medallion vase, of baluster form with gilt fu-dog ring handles and painted with brightly colored alternating reserves of figures and flowers; condition: damage to one ring handle; measurement: 14 _ in.

Delicately crafted, in perfect proportions, this Chinese vessel sits on four feet, flares slightly to the rim which is decorated on the top with flowers and scrolling elements, and has blue enamel inset into the Greek border on the edge of the rim. The body is heavily decorated with flowers, butterflies, and scrolling foliate designs, all in shades of red/rose/pink, blue and green over a dark bronze/brass background, with a solid blue enamel on the bottom. The edges and wire are a bright brass...

Description: A silver folding comb was exquisitely decorated on the surface. By excellent chasing skill, a pair of dragon and phoenix were vibrantly rendered among the scrolling cloud. In another side, the surface was in plain form. The whole quality of this piece was very good and was reflected with enduring darken patina. Date: Qing dynasty(19th century), Length: 8.2cm(folded) and 15cm(unfolded).

Massive late Qing dynasty Chinese ancestor portrait executed in ink and color on paper depicting a civil official seated on a draped armchair over a floral rug decorated with Buddhist swastikas and dressed in formal attire. A Mandarin rank badge showing the official’s rank in the civil bureaucracy is on the center front of his cobalt-blue fur surcoat. The bird appears to be a silver pheasant, indicating an official of the 5th rank. He wears a hat with a clear stone insignia (consistent with...

Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain dish decorated in the doucai style with a central roundel holding an underglaze blue five-clawed dragon among clouds surrounded by a famille rose enamel butterfly among five clusters of leafy stems holding three peaches each. A geometric blue band extends around the inner rim. The outer edge holds three famille rose enameled floral sprays. A six-character blue kaishu form Guangxu mark (1875-1908) is on the base. Probably of the period. 5 1/4” diameter x abou...

Description: An old bamboo carving of a toad was finely rendered. Making use of the natural form of a bamboo root, the craftsman skillfully depicted the frog in a crouching position. By vivid depiction, the frog was alive and animated as she should be in the weeds. In quite good size and fine patina, this bamboo piece was kept by a veteran collector in 1980s and lent for exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taiwan, Dec, 1996, It can be noted in the exhibition publication “Shang Xia...

Tall Chinese Qing dynasty baluster form porcelain vase covered overall with a thick red Langyao (also called sang-de-boeuf or oxblood) glaze that thins to white at the rim, drips down into the interior top of the trumpet mouth, and pools unevenly around the irregular foot rim. The base is raised upon a set-in foot. A grayish white crackled glaze base is visible in the interior and on the recessed base. The glaze is permeated by craquelure and tiny bubbles that impart a somewhat golden textura...

Large Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain wash basin decorated in underglaze blue with leafy vines and sweet pea flowers set against a white ground with a pale blue tint. The exterior holds three flying bats. There are small amounts of kiln grit adhering to the unglazed foot rim. The base is glazed. 13 3/8” diameter x about 4 1/2” high. 19th century. Very good overall condition with typical minor production imperfections. This type of decoration with a sweet pea floral background was produc...

Description: A white jade pendant was carved as a Chinese characters-Suan Xi( double joys). In another good metaphor, a bat-Fu(good fortune) was carved on top of the word. A very good white jade piece like this one can ideally be threaded as a decent look pendant. Date: Qing Dynasty. Dimension:6.7cm x 4.5cm x 0.9cm

Description: A big wood plank was originated from an old traditional Chinese architecture. Decorated with high-relief carvings of scenes as scholars, goats, monkeys and trouts, this wood tablet was looped for hanging. Date: Qing Dynasty(18th Century) Material: Camphor wood. Length: 100cm Height: 45cm Depth: 8cm Condition: Basically in good condition but with some old restorations on the faces of the figures.