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military uniform lithographs by Carl Vernet
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Pre 1837 VR item# 794659 (stock#OR052.06)
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Summerhill Gallery
202 543 1941
$280 each framed
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Original hand-colored lithographs of French military uniforms for the period 1791-1814 by Carl Vernet, published in Paris 1822. These early lithographs are very colorful each looking like an original drawing; many of the figures are on horseback, and the horses themselves are beautifully drawn. Vernet was a horse lover as well as a military artist; it was he who introduced the "English sport" of horse racing to France. Conservation framed in black and gold with french matting. In ...click for details
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Terracotta garden statue of cymbal player
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Pre 1930 item# 792877 (stock#ST/021)
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Summerhill Gallery
202 543 1941
$7,000
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This terracotta figure of a cymbal player is modelled on the seventeenth century original in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. It is a figure seen in many garden settings since the 1700's. This is an American version in terracotta ca 1930; an identical one is pictured in Barbara Israel's book (p 142, fig. 2.19). There have been some repairs to this piece, but they have been done well for the most part. The figure is 55" high, 26" wide, 24" deep; the base is 17.5" squ ...click for details
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French terracotta garden urn on plinth, 19th century
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Pre 1900 item# 792612 (stock#UR/022)
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Summerhill Gallery
202 543 1941
Price on request
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French urn with graciously curved scalloped underside and foliate handles set on a large plinth each side of which features the sculpted profile of 2 beautiful women (the faces are repeated on opposite sides). In terracotta it is in 3 pieces the bowl, bowl support and plinth. Wonderfully
weathered surface; some wear at the top of the bowl support. Overall height 40.5"; urn height 15";urn width 29"; pedestal height 25.5"; pedestal base 18" square;
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Cast iron Renaissance Scroll bench/Betsy Ross chair
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Pre 1900 item# 792597 (stock#B3X/002.02)
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Summerhill Gallery
202 543 1941
$3,200
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Uniquely American cast iron bench and side chair ca 1890. The late Victorian "renaissance scroll" bench is ornate in every detail and features a woman's head medallion as the focus of its back rest. The side chair is stamped "Betsy Ross Chair", an identity that is not found on the larger bench, though the designs - excepting variations in size - are identical. Old paint has been stripped from each revealing the intricacies of detail. They have been rustproofed and re-p ...click for details
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