A beautiful pair of miniature portraits, both signed Fuger, painted in watercolors on organic material. In addition, the elaborate frames are made out of this same natural material, something rarely, if ever, seen. The sitters, in 18th century attire, are a young gent and lady posed against a blue sky with foliage and hills behind them.

Notes on the backs of the frames provide the following information: "These miniatures were bought by Ellen Franklin in antique shop Bellagio Italy in 1929...

Contemporary Japanese praying mantis. Hand molded high grade leather over resin. Upright in a boxing position, head alert with watchful eyes. Well detailed.
The stealth movements of the praying mantis have made it a symbol of meditation and contemplation. In China, the insect has long been honored for its mindful movements. It never makes a move unless it is certain that is the right thing to do...

Benson Bond Moore (American 1882-1974)

"Autumn, Near Luray Virginia"

$4500. Oil on Board, signed and dated l.r., and titled and dated "1951" on the reverse.

Painting: 16" x 20"
Frame: 23.5 x 27.5"

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Provenance: The Estate of a Toms River Collector

Benson Bond Moore, painter, etcher and teacher was born in Washington, DC...

An American contemporary theorem still life painting in the traditional 19th century familiar style, signed by artist Esther M. Attridge and dated on reverse framing paper 1973. The work measures 10 1/2" by 13 1/2" and about 12 1/2" by 15 1/2" in the gold framing. Some contemporary artists have made names for themselves by copying the old American folk art theorem style. Similar works by one latter-day artist named David Ellinger are highly sought after and are auctioned...

Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas, 34" x 26". Portrait of a Gentleman (Not Signed). To date, I attribute this painting to have been painted by John Singer Sargent in 1880. This is a (not approved) portrait of a Philadelphia merchant named John White Fields. I named this portrait Merchant X by JSS. On 5/11/04 the Portrait was presented to the JSS Catalogue Raisonne Committee. On 5/13, the committee reported it could not attribute this portrait to JSS...

James Abbott McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 American This is a fine impression of the well known Whistler etching, Bibi Lalouette, created in 1859. Cataloged as Kennedy 51, II/II . The image measures 9X6 inches, printed on a thin Japan type sheet, "This curly-haired little boy sitting on the edge of a bed comes from a series of portraits that Whistler made in 1858-59. Known by the pet name of Bibi, the child was son to J. M...

LITTLE GODDESS

Lovely little old pottery Benzaiten ('Saraswati', Goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water) with a contemporary pottery zushi (miniature shrine)...

Original lithograph print, "Six Baigneuses", circa 1925, 9 1/2" by 13 1/4" inside the mat, by the famous French modern artist RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953), the scene a number of female nudes swimming in a turbulent sea. The work, one of an edition of only 33 plus artist proofs, is pencil signed by Dufy at lower right. Raoul Dufy is a modern artist of considerable fame, his major works bringing well into six figures at major international auctions, Dufy was born in Le Havre...

A magnificent oil on canvas signed A.H. 1970, beautifully done painting and well framed in a baroque stone color frame. Unknown Artist

For the Hawaiiana fans, here is a clean Hale Pua anthuriums print, 13 3/4" by 10 3/4" (24 1/2" by 20 1/2" framed). Close up magnification shows it to be some kind of later photo of an original airbrush painting, I believe (offset printing-type dots visible with a magnifier). The color seems to be just printed on rather than airbrushed, the signature, likewise. You need a magnifying glass to tell the difference...

Vintage watercolor painting of a swampy pond with a stand of woods in the center distance, signed at lower right by listed Massachusetts artist HENDRICKS A. HALLETT (1847-1921). The scene is poetic and very calming. Hallett was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts and studied in Antwerp and Paris before returning for more training in Boston...

Stephen Parrish, American, 1846-1938, etching, "Evening in Brittany", plate size: 15 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches, image size: 13 3/8 x 21 5/8 inches, 1887-1888, cat. Schneider-133, remarque lower left, inscribed lower right: "Selected for Mr. E. Q. Kennedy", printed by H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, on parchment, pencil signed lower right.

This is a fine pencil drawing of a Victorian style wood home, 16" by 11 1/2" (24 3/4" by 18 3/4" framed), signed at lower right "David" and dated there '73. One is reminded of Edward Hopper's haunted, lonely dune houses or even the infamous back-lot Bates Motel house from the movie "Psycho" where Anthony Perkins did his thing. Condition is excellent. Found in San Francisco, the city where many treasured gingerbread houses of Victorian times still stand.

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Daniel Tretiak chose to number this note 32, with no explanation of why there were no other notes between 28 and this one. In this note he focused on Poem J, a 1966 print that had just emerged (in 2019).

A fine original modernist bronze by Heriberto Juárez signed edition # 6 of 100 measuring overall approximately 11 inches tall in excellent condition a beautiful work of art by this Mexican master. Biography

Heriberto Juárez was born in San Juan Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, and it was precisely there, land of pyramid builders and legendary sculptors, where he took his first lessons on artistic pottery, sculpture and drawing which helped him acquire the knowledge and skills he materializes ...

Theresa Bernstein mixed media still life with red flowers.

Broad strong stokes and an exuberant immediacy give life to this almost abstract floral arrangement.

Image - 13" x 16 1/2".

With frame - 21 3/4" x 25 3/4".

C. 1994

Signed lower left.

In very good condition.

Bernstein, was born in Philadelphia on March 1, 1890 and lived to the age of 112.

She graduated from the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now the Moore Colle...

Indian Bronze standing figure of Vishnu, with his hands at his waist with a Buddhist shell in one hand and the other hand open, wearing a high headdress, diaphanous dhoti and jewelry, on stepped square base, h: 6.75 in.