George Paice (1854 - 1925) Oil on canvas. Portrait of the horse named, “American”. Period walnut frame. Rectangular, (34 cms. X 44 cms. 13 1/2 inches X 17 1/4 inches). The Horse, “American”, was born in 1915. His blood line is half British/half American. George Paice was born in 1854. He possessed a keen and sensitive eye for painting horses and had a personal interest in racing. Paice married in 1879 and had eight children...

America School, c. 1950 Oil on masonite board. “Jockey For Position”. Painting of yachting race, being monitored by steam ships, airplanes, and a hot air balloon over head. Signed indistinctly to obverse. Rectangular, 69 cms. X 59 cms. (27 inches X 23 inches)...

Inez Dee Johnstone (nee Inez Thompson), c. 1890 Watercolour on card. Portrait of a young woman in profile, with upswept fair hair, wearing a high collar, lace gown. Oval, 9 cms. X 7 cms. (4 inches X 2 3/4 inches)...

American primitive school. Oil on canvas. An amazing historic document in the form of a portrait of an African-American share-cropper. The 19th Century portrait, which is in very good condition, was quite incredibly found in a barn in Maine. The portrait depicts a woman, standing by a cabin, in a vividly painted landscape, reminescent of Western North Carolina, with crops, a cabin, mountains, and a sunset beyond. Simple, modern cherry frame. 63 cms. X 53 cms. (25 inches X 21 inches)...