All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Wood : Pre 1837 VR item #115392 (stock #ww5)
This is a wonderful polychrome carved wood statue of a Holy Man , possibly 18th Century or earlier, wood carving with layer of gesso, looks like image from antiquity, figure wearing robe and cape holding book in proper left hand and missing object that was held in other hand perhaps a staff, carved from same piece of wood, worm holes throughout the back, fair to good condition, measures 29" high
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1950 item #108152 (stock #T027)
SOLD, no price, no info. Collector wrote: ...very happy with it...SIZE: unframed image 5x3", mat board 5x7". SUBJECT: Sailing competition? COLOR: gray board can be rematted. CONDITION: very good with original, creamy color tissue wrap.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Wood : Pre 1837 VR item #106589 (stock #ww4)
This is an early polychrome wooden statue of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Patron Saint of Youth, probably Spanish, late 18th to early 19th Century, wood carving with layer of gesso on a plinth base, St Aloysius is standing clothed in Jesuit garb, very nice detail of facial features and clothing, statue is in fair to good condition, in need of restoration, has chips in several places, fingers broken in proper left hand, measures 35 in H.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #105981 (stock #ww2)
This is an oil painting on canvas, Christ with Mother, 19th Century, no signature, Christ standing and Mary is seated. Painting is in fair condition, paint and varnish uneven throughout, needs relining, paint chipped in a few places, needs cleaning, figures not well defined, wood painted frame in poor to fair condition. Measurements: Site measures 27 in x 18 1/8 in, with frame measures 30 in x 21 in. approx.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #105977 (stock #ww1)
This is a palatial oil on canvas, Madonna and Child with Angels, 19th Century, no signature, Child holding rosary beads in hands, larger angel playing lute, smaller angel playing violin, canvas mounted on stretcher frame in palladian style, reinforced on back by sections of masonite board. Good condition, varnish heavy in spots and dripped, signs of overpainting in one spot, scratch upper left, may need cleaning and some restoration. Measurements: 86 in H x 39 in W approximately
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1950 item #101420
This OIL PAINTING is on BOARD and by the Artist: SAMUEL B. PRATT. American born in 1903 and known for Landscapes, Barns, Ships, etc. This work has a SMITHSONIAN LABEL on the back from an Annual Exhibition of Miniature Painters, Sculptors, and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. S.B. PRATT is a well listed Artist. From a Virginia Estate date this Work circa 1950. In Excellent Condition the sight size is 3 1/2" X 5 3/8"; 7 1/2" X 9 3/8" framed. Signed lower right: Pratt...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Ivory : Pre 1920 item #59864
This is a Beautifully Carved IVORY FIGURINE. Depicted are 2 CRANES Standing near a LOTUS Plant. The Detail shows the CRANES, one with the Fish and the other nearby, and the LOTUS FLOWERS and LEAVES. Size is 8 1/2" Tall X 4" in width; 9" tall with the Wood Stand. Condition is EXCELLENT. This CHINESE IVORY Carving dates circa second 1/4 of the 20th Century. Great PIERCED CARVING and Detail giving the 3 Dimensional Look. Add to the Collection.