Watercolor painting of an old colonial church building, likely in Mexico, signed at lower left "F. BERGMANN". The piece, 14 3/4" by 19" (24" by 28 1/2" framed) was painted in the 1960's or 1970's. It is in excellent condition. The artist FRANZ BERGMANN (1898-1977, some show 1970 as death date) was born in Austria. After service World War I, he attended the Vienna Academy of Art...
A wonderful porcelain maquette for a painting signed Steinmetz, a German Expressionist painter. Measuring 5.5” height by 5” width
Jacques James Joseph Tissot
1836-1902
French
This is a fine original etching by French artist James Tissot. The title is: Reverie, it was created and printed in 1880 in an edition of 100. The image measures 9X 4 7/16 inches. The image is plate signed and dated upper right corner of the image, printed on a medium weight laid type paper. A very rich impression, nicely framed. This image appears in the Wentworth catalog as image number 52.
An unframed oil on canvas painting of a colonial Latin American square surrounded by tile-roofed buildings, a snow-capped volcano in the center distance, signed at lower right "Quishpe" and dated there 2009. Online research shows that name to be most commonly found in Ecuador, but the artist is J. COSME QUISHPE of Cuzco, contemporary South American artist educated at the Ecole de Cuzco Contemporaine.
The work measures 11 3/4" by 15 1/2"...
Abstracted Figures by Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou. Oil on Canvas 40"x 50” Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...
An early twentieth century bronze bust of President Abraham Lincoln, in a modernist or brutalist style. This piece was most likely a unique cast and is mounted on its’ original wood pedestal. The bust measuring h;19”,w; 11”,d; 14”. With the pedestal, the sculpture measures approximately 69”. Magnificent patina and a spectacular piece that was showcased in an exhibit that traveled the many sojourns of the late president….
A beautifully patina Thailand Kingdom Early Twentieth Century Bronze Sculpture 8 in Berlin Estate
Italian Artist ArtistLuigi Avolio Sculpture of Neptune In .800 Fine Solid Silver highly detailed, and heavy in weight measuring 11.25” in height sitting on an onyx base that measures 3”x 4.5”
The Avolio family was famous for sculpture in bronze and silver metals. Eugenio Avolio 1879-1929 was know for his large commissions and his son, Luigi has carried on the tradition of his father.
Charles F. Daubigny
1817-1878
French
This is a rare early etching , by French artist Charles Francois Daubigny (1817-1878) This image plate signed lower left also has the Delatre Address, Paris lower right. Created and printed in 1848. The image measures 4 5/8X7 1/4 inches.The sheet has collectors seals front and back, printed on a medium weight laid type paper,
A beautiful and very rare Pair Chinese Qing Dynasty Marriage Lanterns In Eggshell Porcelain “100 Boys”. The lanterns with thickly potted porcelain stands of baluster form and painted with boys playing in a landscape above the ever foooted painted with a ruyi head border containing flowering prunus on stylized grey clouds. Each measuring approximately 12.75” on their stands
Considering all the feathers and foliage, I wouldn't be surprised if there were a bird actually living in the mass of ostrich feathers, flowers, and upswept hair of the blue-eyed sitter. This late 18th century miniature is in excellent condition and is presented in a 1 5/8" by 1 3/8" gold bracelet clasp.
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Francisca Efigenia Meléndez y Durazzo, sometimes given as Francisca Meléndez de Múquiz (1770–1825) was a Spanish miniaturist and pastellist...
Oil on board, likely Canadian painting of a curling scene on a large ice rink with a large number of spectators and players, painted very competently in a very charming folk-art style, signed at lower right "S. S. Heath" and dated there 1973. The work reminds a bit of the whimsical folky Canadian paintings of Allen Sapp or William Kurelek. Suprisingly, I see absolutely no information or auction record for any artist of this name. The work measures 16" by 20" and 20" by 24" as framed...
Chinese Ming Dynasty before 1700 Attendant Early Polychrome Sculpture in Wood measuring 32”x 12.5”
With traces of enamel and gold leaf (Consignment)
Chinese Polychrome Wood Masterpiece depicting Guanyin done before 1700 measuring 33”x13”, the figure sitting on a traditional lotus leaf and hands cupped holding a book of enlightenment.
A whimsical, colorful painting of a cat, signed at lower right with initials "C.L" and dated there 1980. The work is on canvas, 21" by 25 1/4" framed. The unknown artist was certainly talented. Further research could possibly determine his/her identity. The painting is in very good vintage condition. There is a bit of light soiling here and there but no punctures or other issues.
A truly rare, quality painting of the Seattle waterfront's Pier 7, circa 1920's, signed lower left by noted Norwegian-American artist YNGVAR SONNICHSEN (1873-1938). The oil on board work measures 18" by 24" (22 1/2" by 28 1/2" in an interesting Stanford White style frame). Written in an old hand on old label on the reverse is "PIER 7 SEATTLE 1925 or earlier"...
Mughal illuminated Page 7.5x9.5 Miniature depicting a Royal Scene nineteenth Century Tempera Berlin Estate
A beautifully gold leafed Boroque framed Eastern European Nineteenth Century “The violinist” Oil 15”x 12” Berlin Estate