This is a original oil painting illustration by William Merritt Berger for a book titled Giles of the Star by Rebecca Rice. It was published by Lothrop Lee and Shepard in Boston in the 20's.It seems to have been a tale of a boy or children that daydreamed up adventures.This painting shows 2 knights in a fight. Size is 21 by 12 1/2+ the original frame.Berger illustrated a number of books. He was born in 1872 and was from New York.

This is a large and dramatic 23 by 29 inch oil on canvas military painting by Ernest Crofts 1847-1911 signed and dated 1867. He is well listed and known for his military paintings.He did a lot of scenes of Waterloo. I am not sure if this is from there or not. The flag he is holding should be able to decide that.This painting was cleaned and laid down on another canvas quite awhile ago...

This is a original Imperial folio J. J. Audubon lithograph print of the Black Tailed Deer Female.It also has a self portrait of Audubon in the back round!In good original condition with some minor paper bends from handling over the years and a couple light spots in the upper left corner.Matted to 19 by 24 + margins.

This is a beautiful original photograph by Albert Steiner 1877-1965 who was one of the best Swiss photographers from the 20th century.It is titled Kapelle Bei Locarno and is pencil signed by Steiner. The photo is 9 by 11 1/2 and is on it original mount 15 1/2 by 19 inches. It is in excellent condition.Steiners photo's have been rising in value and there was a big show off his works recently.He is well listed in the art price index's.

This is a nice large size 20 inches tall by 14 inches wide bronze bust of Shakespeare by the listed Austrian sculptor Hans Muller.The bust has a rich dark chocolate patina and is mounted on a pretty red stone base.This would make a great addition to your library!

This is a very rare large format aquatint print of the famous race horse GRAY EAGLE. It was published for the New York Spirit of the Times newspaper which only published from 1835 to 1837.His linage can be traced back to the 1760's and Traveler Robert Lee's horse was a decendent.I could find no other copy of this print for sale and only one other print by Currier of this horse for sale any where! This large print measures 13 by 16 in the plate + margins and is in ex...

This is a great oil painting by Elliot Bouton Torry 1867-1949 a well listed artist from San Diego California who studied and painted in Paris and New York. This painting has a Paris label on the back.It is 15 by 22+ the frame. The painting is in ex. cond.with no problems. The frame is a old gold gilt frame in good cond. This artist is well listed with over 20 listings on Art Price.com With sales as high as $5000.00

This is a interesting cast iron sculpture by the well known Animalier sculpture Christophe Fratin 1801-1864. He was one of the first French artists to do sculptures of animal subjects.He was banned from the Paris Salon from 1843 to 1850 because his animal sculpture was considered to radical.This piece titled Lion en Trainant un Sanglier (Lion Dragging a Boar) was created in 1849...

This is a nice large 18 inch tall bronze titled P'tit Jean Le Greffeux The Artists Father.It was done by the listed artist Jean Eugene Baffier 1851-1920.His father is shown grafting a grape vine.The bronze is in ex. condition with a rich dark greenish brown patina.This statue has sold for as high as $4500.00 in the 1990's. It weighs 33lbs. This would be a great piece for your wine cellar or tasting room!

This is a bronze bust of CAESAR AGUSTUS.It is signed by the maker BENEDETTO BOSCHETTI ROMA. He lived from 1820 to 1860 and is well listed with a large number of bronzes in the art price guides.I could only find one comparable in size of Marc Antony and that one realized $2900.00. He did this bust in at least two sizes.Ours is the smaller version at 11 3/4 inches tall.This is in nice original condition with no dings or scratches.A nice example of a grand tour item!

This is a large 55 high by 5 ft wide wall map of the United States of America printed in 1853 by Colton.It is paper mounted on linen and has its original wood strips. There is some wrinkling from rolling a couple of splits and a chip of paper missing in the Gulf of Mexico. Some one put some scotch magic tape in several places mostly at the bottom...

This is a original 1876 chromolithograph of Archibald Willards painting Yankee Doodle or the Spirit of 76.Painted in 1875 to be displayed at the Centennial in Philadelphia the chromo was published by J.E.Ryder of Cleveland Ohio to be sold at the fair. It was printed by Clay and Cossack of Buffalo New York. This chromo is in very good condition with no scrape or damages to the surface of the print. It does have some fading or toning being 135 years old.It is laid down on a backer board...