A beautifully painted portrait miniature by William Naish, done in watercolor on natural wafer. The sitter is a nice-looking gentleman with brown eyes and powdered hair with a pigtail. He is attired in a blue jacket, a white ruffled shirt, an elaborately tied white scarf, all highlighted with a slash of brilliant red. The case is copper, of very high quality, of the type with side pins holding together the front and back...

A wonderful English watercolor miniature on natural wafer, painted by Ozias Humphry. The gentleman depicted is clearly of the upper class, dressed in a dusty rose colored jacket with a lace collar, a style worn in England specifically in the 1765 to 1770 period...

George F. Wetherbee, 1851-1920, Cincinnati, Ohio. This painting measures 31 1/4" by 50 1/2" and is in a 4" frame. This oil on canvas was painted in 1900 and is signed lower right. Provenance: Private MidWestern Collection, Stair Gallery, NY, Private NY Collection.

An uncommon example of an early Abraham Parsell portrait miniature, done in watercolor on organic wafer. The sitter is a strong featured gentleman arrayed in the height of fashion for the period: a black jacket, white collar, cravat, ruffled shirt, and vest...

A watercolor on organic wafer, painted by John Smart, and initialed lower left, along with the date of 1797. The sitter is a young woman with brown curls and eyes. She is attired in a green and blue feathered cap, a white gown with lace on the collar, and a green sash.

The brushwork is impeccable, the texture and blush of the skin, the details of the eyes, the clarity of each hair, and the overall luminescence of this painting are stunning...

A watercolor on natural material done by Nathaniel Plimer. The sitter is a somewhat older woman, with a pensive and somewhat sad mien about her. Set against a background with gradations of blue, she is simply dressed in a white gown and bonnet, accented with a pendant medallion on a black ribbon, and a gray belt.

The painting and the original bronze frame are in excellent condition with no flaws or restoration...

From our European Collection, a very good 17th century Italian School oil on canvas, 'Ecce Homo.' An enduringly poignant and iconic image of Christ in Pathos and everything else that this represents, it needs no further elaboration from us.

Size and Condition: Framed dimensions, 31.5 x 25.5 inches; Unframed image size is 25.75 inches x 19.75 inches. The painting has crazing / craquelure consistent with its 17th century age...

A fine example of American folk art, painted by John Brewster Jr. on natural organic material. The sitter is a gentleman with light red hair and blue eyes. He is attired in a black coat, white vest, white ruffled shirt, and white silk cravat. The miniature is in its original case, the reverse with a glazed window containing a plait of hair atop which is a gold initial.

The condition is excellent, with no chips, cracks, bowing, paint loss, or restoration...

A superb enamel on copper portrait miniature by Jean Andre Rouquet. The sitter, dressed in an embroidered red jacket, ia a royal personage, evidenced by the ermine trimmed robe or cloak on his lap.

The condition of the miniature is excellent, with bright colors, no cracks, and no restoration. The duller areas along the edges are due to the way the light reflects off the curved edges. The early 19th century ormolu frame also is in fine condition...

Oil on paper of Mudge Pond on Blum's Farm painted by Margaret E Rosenberg, living artist of New York City, flourished from c. 1970 - 2000. Painted with dark earthy tones with sophisticated interpretation of pond. Signed lower left, with title and signature on matting upon which painting is mounted. Framed for either wall or table mounting. Very good condition. Dimension: 8" x 6" framed

A rare portrait miniature on organic wafer, painted by W.E. Mynerts (also referred to as M.E. Mynerts), depicting a rosy-cheeked young man wearing a black jacket and tie, and a white collar and shirt. The backing paper indicates that the sitter is Solomon Mills...

SOLD. A signed American original acrylic landscape painting depicting a large tree taking possession of the entire scene with its flowering limbs bending over a lake with a rocky beach and a buttery yellow sky background peeking beyond the limbs...

Painted by Louis Francois Aubry with watercolor and gouache on organic wafer, this portrait miniature combines the superb skills of the artist with the radiant beauty of a young woman. The sitter, with hazel eyes and curly black hair, is wearing a deep navy velvet jacket over a white dress with a fancy lace ruffled collar. Completing her ensemble is a long double looped gold chain...

A wonderful portrait miniature, painted on organic wafer, by Andre Larue, known as Mansion. The sitter is a beautiful young woman wearing an off the shoulder dress with lace trim and bows and holding a black shawl as she leans against a red pillow on red sofa...

A beautifully painted miniature portrait, on natural organic material, with an attribution to Pauline Augustin. The sitter, a young gentleman of strong presence with brown eyes and long flowing brown hair, is attired in a black coat, with white stock, vest, and shirt. The photograph does not do any justice to the quality of this piece.

The sight size is 4 5/8" by 4" and the framed size is 7 1/4" by 6 5/8". The condition is excellent with no issues or flaws. Housed in a later burlwood and ebon...

Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a large dark flowering tree with exposed roots leaning across over a grove with a road in between and a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter and signed Mimi Dee at lower right. ID# 05011610-06

Original work by this artist has been exhibited in various area artist association shows since 1998 and at the previously open Methuen studio store gallery by the same name.
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A modernist still life oil on linen featuring a golden tan rocking horse in the background, and a silver coffee service in the foreground, all against a brightly colored striped curtain or tapestry. The painting is in very good to excellent unframed condition, painted by the internationally renowned Polish American artist Stanislav Rembski (1896-1998). He was well known for portrait painting, some finer examples of which are housed in the Maryland State Art Collection. He was commissioned by ...

Jeanie Lea Southwick, American 1853-? was in Japan in 1915 for the coronation where she won a prize for her work. A well-drawn watercolor titled in the lower right, “At the Shoguns Tomb Shiba” (Shiba park is in Tokyo). Signed in the same place Jeanie Lea Southwick. Watercolor over traces of pencil and a little gouache for the blue of the sky in the distance. Sight size 8 7/8 by 6 ¾ inches. Frame 14 by 11 ¾ inches.

Condition: Slight toning. Acid free mat and backing.

A very appeali...

A nicely limned portrait miniature painting on natural wafer. The sitter is a young gentleman with brown eyes and curly brown hair, attired in a black tie and jacket, white shirt, and yellow vest. The background is a pleasing bluish-gray. Set in a gilt metal case engraved on the reverse with "G.A.H." and the date 1836. The glazed aperture on the reverse contains a circlet of hair.

The sight size of the painting is 2 1/8" by 1 3/4". The painting is in excellent condition, with no cracks, bowing...

Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a path through a grove of dark oddly shaped trees with exposed roots on either side of a path leading up to a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter with a tonalist mood and signed Mimi Dee at lower right.
ID # 0410161004

Original work by this artist has been exhibited in various area artist association shows since 1998 and at the previously open Methuen studio store gallery by the ...

Signed American original landscape acrylic painting depicting a large dark flowering tree with exposed roots leaning across over other flowering plants with a road in between and a luminous buttery yellow sky in the background. Painted by this self learned painter and signed Mimi Dee at lower right.
ID # 0409161003

Original work by this artist has been exhibited in various area artist association shows since 1998 and at the previously open Methuen studio store gallery by the same name.

A very nicely painted miniature portrait done in watercolor on natural organic material. Signed "D.F. Ames NY" along the lower right. The sitter is a nice looking young gentleman in a blue coat with gilt buttons, a black stock tie, off-white vest and ruffled shirt. Based on the hair style and clothing the painting was done at the beginning of the period when Ames was known to work.

The miniature is without any cracks, chips, bowing, or restoration. It is of goodly size, housed in a 3" by 2 1/...

John Willenbecher, Macungie, PA, 1936-, active/lives in New York. John Willenbecher is known for sculptor, geometric mod painter. Study For Guerre-Lieder is Acrylic on Masonite: Signed and Dated 1979 ,15.00" x 13.00, (38.10cm x 33.02cm). Studied: Brown Univ. (B.A., 1958); New York Univ. Inst. Fine Arts, 1958-61. Exhibited: Mixed Media & Pop Art, Albright-Knox Art Gal., Buffalo, 1963; Paintings & Constructions of the 60s, RISD, Providence, 1964; WMAA, 1964-66; Kunst-Lucht-Kunst, Stedelijk Mu...

A beautiful and finely painted miniature portrait painting, done in watercolor on natural material, by Thomas Seir Cummings. The sitter is a very attractive woman wearing an academic or possibly a cleric gown, and a white lace and blue material cap. The frame, which is later, is a beautiful burl wood.

The sight size is 4" by 3", and the framed size is 6 1/2" by 5 1/2". Condition is excellent, with no cracks, chips, paint loss, bowing, or restoration. The slight disturbance along the botto...

An unusual miniature portrait, done by firing enamel on glass. This combination of subject matter, style, medium, and technique is quite rare for this period and area. The sitter is a quite handsome man in a black coat with a white shirt, vest and tie. He is posed on a red chair in front of a drapery done in hues shading from red to orange. In the center left is a window view of hills, a river and two ships.

The frame is original, and bears the label of F.A. Wenderoth of Phila. Since Wenderot...

A striking miniature portrait painting on organic material, finely painted by John Ramage. The sitter, a gentleman elegantly attired in the height of late 18th century fashion, is wearing a white shirt with a ruffled white cravat and a brick-red coat over a brown-striped vest.

The condition of the painting is superb, with no flaws whatsoever, as is that of the later case. Sight size is 1 5/8" by 1 1/4", and the case size is 1 3/4" by 1 1/2". The case has the original pin on the back for use a...

Suzanne-Marguerite Bertillon, French, 20th C. This fascinating oil on canvas, Portrait of a Woman is 18" by 24" in a wonderful Art Deco frame, signed LR.

A wonderful and charming pair of portrait miniatures by Moses B. Russell, housed in their original matching gold-filled engine turned cases, each with the sitter's hair in the reverse aperture.

The beautiful young woman, with blue eyes and dark brown hair, is wearing a royal blue dress trimmed with lace at the bodice. Signed on the backing paper "Painted by MB Russell 1843 This Paper to Stay On," and in pencil "Susan E. Cushing Taken When 17 years of age". The painting is in superb conditi...

A finely limned miniature portrait painting by Andrew Plimer. The sitter, a beautiful young woman with dark hair and blue eyes, is wearing a high-necked white dress, a pearl necklace and a pearl barette. She is posed against a cloud filled blue sky. The glazed elaborate reverse has a lock of dark brown hair set with a gilt crescent moon, and a blue enamel plaque set with the initials "GP" picked out with pearls, all against foil backed opalescent glass.

The case is in very good condition, wit...

Unsigned oil on paper laid on cardboard depicting the harbor with people in the foreground, the buildings on the right and the breakwater in the middle ground and the harbor with a ship and the far arm of land in the distance. Scenes of Naples painted either in gouche or oil were done throughout the 19th century with views of Vesuvius erupting being particularly popular. This one is attractive for the many figures and the carriages. Dating these can be difficult as the style was popular for much...

Oil on artist board of waves breaking on a rocky coast titled on the back in pencil, “Surf at Loblolly Cove.” Stanley Woodward, American (1890-1970), was a well-known Rockport Massachusetts artist. Also on the back is written in pencil, “FOR 1949 EXHIB.” The frame has printed on the lower edge words about copyright by Woodward so the silver gilt frame and narrow painted liner are original to the painting. Painting size 20 X 24 inches. Frame size 24 ¼ X 28 ¼ inches.

The painting i...

John Willenbecher, Macungie, PA, B.1936,active in New York City, Labyrinth 17.BII.72. Acrylic on masonite. Titled LL, signed LR. Bearing Sachs Gallery label en verso. Dated 1972. Arched top 48" x 36". His paintings sell for up to $5250. Studied: Brown Univ. (B.A., 1958); New York Univ. Inst. Fine Arts, 1958-61. Exhibited: Mixed Media & Pop Art, Albright-Knox Art Gal., Buffalo, 1963; Paintings & Constructions of the 60s, RISD, Providence, 1964; WMAA, 1964-66; Kunst-Lucht-Kunst, Stedelijk Mus....

Eliot Candee Clark, American, 1883-1980. This stunning pastel is 5.5"H by 11.5"W, pencil signed LL. Frame 13" by 19. Excellent condition.

A nicely painted and early miniature portrait of a man done in watercolor on natural organic material. The blue-eyed sitter is a nice-looking gentleman fashionably attired in a full, long wig, a blue loose fitting robe, and white ruffled shirt.

One of the interesting things about this piece is that the original gold case is of a type known as a "slide case". The top protuberance is attached to a small sheet of metal (in this case gold), and when a little knob is pushed, the sheet can slide com...

This beautiful miniature portrait, painted in watercolor on natural material, is signed "SH 1786" on the right center of the painting, and also on the reverse as "Sophia Howell 1786". The sitter, a woman wearing a white gown with a lace-edged black overpiece, and holding a salmon colored muff, is posed in front of a blue drape and a stone column and plinth.

The artistic quality of this work is evident in so many ways, from the colors and textures in the drapery, to the painting of the hair, t...

A charming and beautifully rendered double portrait miniature attributed to Nathaniel Plimer. Executed in watercolors on natural wafer, he depicted, in classical style, an attractive young woman dressed in a low cut white gown with a reddish robe draped around her. The very young and strikingly angelic child, with fulsome red curls, has its arms clasped around the mother's neck.

This appealing gem is in excellent condition, with no flaws. The case is 3 1/4" by 2 3/4".

This miniature was sold...

A fine miniature portrait painting done in watercolor on organic material. The young boy, wearing a black hat, white coat, and coral sash, is posed against a background of a blue sky and a tree. The artist has cleverly painted the tree branch to arc over the boy's head, creating a natural framing effect and drawing the eye to the center of the work.

The painting is in excellent condition, with no flaws, and is housed in its original silver case, which measures 1 7/8" by 1 5/8".

Gontier, French. This beautiful Cezannesque landscape of a French hillside village is oil on board. It is in excellent condition, signed lower right, Palada, Gontier, 1926. It is 13 3/8"H by 9 3/4" W , 34 CM H by 25 CM W in a 2 1/4" Frame.

A small French Impressionist style oil on board, entitled "London: Sunset at Hammersmith" by Italian born Piero Sansalvadore. Sansalvadore arrived in London, circa 1930, and started painting late in life. The majority of his pictures were produced during the 1930s and 1940s. Some of his paintings are on display at the Guidhall Art Gallery, London and four are in the Royal Collection, purchased by Queen Mary (the Queen Mother) in December 1938 from an exhibition at the Fine Art Society. ...

A painting of a lovely young maiden, she is depicted from the waist up in the nude, her head slightly tilted and eyes looking off to the right. She wears her long black hair up in a low bun gathered at the nape of her neck. She is smiling slightly. Skillfully painted in oil colors on canvas with frame. Signed and dated by the artist. Painted by the well known Chinese-American artist, Chen Danqing, 1984. Size of painting: 24" high x 18" wide. Size in frame: 29" high x 23" wide

An original American oil painting of a path starting from a slightly dim opening in the foreground with a slight incline beyond into a moderately lit area; then on to a mountain and a solitary bird in the far distance. Signed lower right by this self learned painter as: Mimi Dee.
Title: Woodland Path I - ID # 03021001-12

Acquired by a 13 year old. Thank you! This artist promotes the introduction of fine art collecting and the introduction of collecting vintage and contemporary artist ...

A finely painted portrait miniature, on natural wafer, of a bespectacled officer of the 7th Bengal Native Infantry of the Honourable East India Company. Done in vibrant colors and wonderful; detail, the work can be strongly attributed to Raja Jivan Ram. Works from this period in this style by Indian artists are quite uncommon and highly collected. More specifically, very few works by Ram are in private hands.

The painting here is in overall excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or bowing...

Original American signed floral oil painting on stretched canvas of a grouping of phalaenopsis orchids, one taking center stage against a dark background that when the right light hits it at the right angle, you can see a dark phalo blue green appear. The orchids are lavender mauve rose tinged and ivory white with sage greens. Dim light source delights.
Title: Mom's Orchid
It is painted by an American self learned oil painter and signed lower right as: Mimi Dee. The latest floral by thi...

A beautiful watercolor on organic material portrait of an attractive young woman wearing traditional Belgian folk attire. She is set against a blue sky with white clouds. The gold pendant case the painting is in is also a work of art, with the reverse having a woven plaits of hair with a gold surround, all set into a wide cobalt glass border.

The painting and case are in superb condition, with no flaws, however minor. The sight size of the miniature is 2 7/8" by 2 1/4", with the case size bein...

A miniature painting, watercolor on natural wafer, by Mary Ann Knight. The sitter is a young woman with long hair clad in a white dress with low decolletage, posed against a background of trees and a blue sky.

The painting is in excellent condition with no issues. Sight size is 2 9/16" by 2 1/8". The gold pendant case is 2 3/4" by 2 3/8".

NOTE: Mary Ann Knight (1776 - 1851) was born in London and began painting miniatures around 1802. She was a pupil of Andrew Plimer, who then married Mary A...

A beautifully painted watercolor on natural wafer, with a very strong attribution to John Barry as the artist. The sitter is an attractive woman with brown eyes and gray-brown hair cascading down her shoulder. She is wearing a dark blue velvet bow in her hair, a gauzy white fichu, and a blue dress with fine white lines and small white dots.

The painting is in superb condition, with no chips, cracks, bowing, or restoration. The sight size is 2" by 1 1/2" and the gold case is 2 3/16" by 1 3/4"....

A nicely painted American portrait miniature on organic wafer. The fine looking gentleman is nicely set off against a background of blue on the left side and a light brown on the right. Condition is excellent with no cracks, bowing, or paint loss. The case size is 2 1/8" by 1 5/8".

This dated 1848 portrait is believed to be of David Schofield Painter, who was William Bell Scott's brother-in-law. The condition of this oil on canvas is not good. A great deal of this painting has been reworked!!

This is the original 1974 watercolor painting of The Rice Mill by Hubert Shuptrine which can be found in the book JERICHO The South Beheld, Published 1974. The size is 22 1/4" X 25 7/8". On the back of the original frame is an Exhibition Label marked Hunter Museum of Art Oct. 12, 1977.

This 1856 self-portrait by Seymour Guy (1824-1910) is mounted in its original frame. The signature is on the left side if the chair. Several of this American Artist can be found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There is some in-painting on the face and coat.

Godfried Schalcken or Gottfried Schalken (1643 – November 16, 1706), was a Dutch genre and portrait painter.

Enrico Colombotto Rosso, Italian, 1925-2013. Untitled (Sleeping Figure) Oil on canvas,signed Colombotto Rosso (lower right); signed and inscribed (verso)Height 35.2 in.; Width 59.2 in. / Height 89.5 cm.; Width 150.5 cm. Misc Signed, Inscribed verso. His paintings sell at auction up to $9000.

MArsh Avery, 1932-, American, Maine. Potrait of Woman in Green, Oil on canvasboard, 17" by 13", signed Marsh Avery LL. Verso Bearing an Esther Stuttman Gallery, 13 E 75th St , NY, 21 Inventory number #1549F Dated 1954.

A truly beautiful pair of miniature portraits, on natural wafer, exemplifying Hugh Bridport at his very best. Signed on the back of the boy,, in graphite, "Painted by Hugh Bridport, Phila".

The very handsome gentleman is wearing a black ascot, white collar, white shirt with onyx studs, and a black jacket. The young boy, with fine, light brown hair, is wearing a sky blue garment with white embroidery on the wide collar.

Both miniatures are in superb condition, with no cracks, chips, or bowing...

A Very Rare Korean Daily Life Street Scene Oil Painting by Western Artist: Korea, Signed “Asch Campbell” in pencil and dated “Oct. 12, 925” on verso. It’s a very rare Korean daily life streen scene oil painting by westner artist, a young sister having her brother babysitting, old men walking aroung street with wearing Korean traditional custumes “white Han-Bok”, cow carrying fire-wood in front of the Old Stone built gate with multi-mineral pigments painted two story building G...

Late 1900s

This painting of mountains and dwellings is well-painted using traditional techniques that take the viewer from the house in the lower right foreground up through pine trees, rivers and a waterfall to the distant, hazy ink-washed mountains of the upper background. It is mounted on paper with a silk brocade surround and lacquered wooden rollers. The artist's signature is accompanied by a red seal and two spurious imperial collector's seals also in red. The condition is very good....

Winter Landscape Oil on canvas by Fred Wagner 24" L x 36"W. overall framed size 27 x 33. Signed lower right. Wagner exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy over 35 times from 1906-1940, winning prizes in 1914 and 1922. Wagner exhibited at the Carnegie 14 times from 1898 - 1925. He showed two works at the Armory Show, and exhibited 11 times at the Corcoran between 1907 - 1935. He had a special exhibit of 100 pastels, at the Corcoran in April 1924. Wagner exhibited at the National Academy of Desi...

"On The Terrace" oil on board, site size 10 3/8" x 6 3/8" \ frame size 19.5" x 15.25" Breakspeare lived in Edgbaston, Birmingham until the age of 22. In 1877 when he moved to central Birmingham on Paradise Street.[1] He was closely associated with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) gallery, exhibiting 34 works from 1874 to 1899.[2] His work covered many genres including genre, portrait, figure and 18th-century costume pieces and landscape. Breakspeare spent time in Paris, movin...

"Parisian Street Scene" Oil on canvas, 24" x 12" unframed, 29" x 17" framedAndre Gisson was born with the name Anders Gittleson, in Brooklyn, New York but lived in Westport, Connecticut for most of his life. He traveled extensively and studied throughout Europe and the Far East. Mr. Gittleson was a leading American realist painter. He graduated from the Pratt Institute and was a Captain in the Army during WWII. Over 4 decades his one man shows extended from New York, Washington, Texas, and Calif...

"Parisian Street Scene1" oil on canvas 24" x 12" unframed, 29" x 17" framed. Andre Gisson was born with the name Anders Gittleson, in Brooklyn, New York but lived in Westport, Connecticut for most of his life. He traveled extensively and studied throughout Europe and the Far East. Mr. Gittleson was a leading American realist painter. He graduated from the Pratt Institute and was a Captain in the Army during WWII. Over 4 decades his one man shows extended from New York, Washington, Texas, and Cal...