All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1837 VR item #1452261 (stock #1155)
A small etching 18th Century Rustic Figures title possibly from a book
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Pre 1837 VR item #1442444 (stock #204)
North York Militia 1814 ham colored aquatint 13 x 9“, leads England March 1, 1814
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1385789
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$125.00
"William Hogarth" "An Emblematical print on the South Sea Scheme" and "The Lottery" The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All William Hogarth prints appearing after this date are copies of these original graphic works of art...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1344253 (stock #a1533)
A very fine miniature of a young lady, done in watercolor on organic wafer. Signed lower right "Becker Px". The sitter is a wearing a gown with elaborate bows along the neckline and sleeves, and a pink sash. The glassless gilded wood frame is original to the painting.

There is a good amount of information on the back, some of which is missing or hard to make out...

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1386122
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$475.00
"William Hogarth" "Characters and Caricaturas" and "Battle of the Pictures" The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All William Hogarth prints appearing after this date are copies of these original graphic works of art...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1386178
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$175.00
"William Hogarth" Moses brought to Pharaoh's Daughter The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All William Hogarth prints appearing after this date are copies of these original graphic works of art. Heath edition 1822 An original copperplate engraving — over 195 years old. Sheet size: approx...
All Items : Fine Art : Sculpture : Ivory : Pre 1837 VR item #1447037
A very rare and exquisitely carved ivory CICADA NETSUKE, signed, Meiji period, Japan. Excellent condition, no damage or restorations whatsoever. The signature on the bottom is in red on an oval piece of mother of pearl. Details of the cicada's body are incredibly fine and exact. Size: length 5.3 cm x width 1.9 cm x height 1.3 cm. Price: open to serious offers only.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1463862 (stock #a1846)
A striking American rendering of a handsome gentleman, nattily attired in a black jacket and tie, and with a patterned vibrant blue vest. In a 2 3/4" by 2 1/4" gilt metal cast foliate frame with a glazed aperture on the reverse.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1837 VR item #1421201 (stock #JB04882)
A fine Old Master drawing in pencil and red chalk on laid paper, measuring 6" by 3 3/4" inside the mat (16 1/4" by 14 1/2" in modern day framing), unsigned, but with accompanying information, a circa 1970 typed label, proclaiming this to be "Lady with Jug", and by listed English late 18th century/early 19th century artist PRINCE HOARE II (1755-1834). There is also nearby an "18 Gns" price (18 Guineas). A self portrait by Hoare hammered at Sotheby's New York in 2015 for $16,000...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1423597 (stock #JB03820)
Antique hand-colored Italian engraving, the sheet 13 1/2" by 10" (15 3/4" by 12 1/4" framed), titled "IL MANGABEL". This is a work of the noted Italian engraver LUIGI RADOS (1773-1840). Rados studied engraving in Milan. He was the father of Eugene and Giovanni, who also went on to excellence in the profession...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1386117
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$750.00
"William Hogarth" Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All William Hogarth prints appearing after this date are copies of these original graphic works of art. Heath edition 1822 An original copperplate engraving — over 195 years old. Sheet size: approx...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1369366 (stock #a1632)
A naïve but appealing watercolor and gouache painting on organic wafer of a young gentleman. The background is done with great effect in blues, brown, and pink.

The 2 1/4" by 1 3/4" painting is in fine condition, with no flaws to speak of. The case is structurally sound, with a glazed aperture on the rear, but could use a good overall cleaning.

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1386172
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$495.00
"William Hogarth" O The Roast Beef of England: The Gate of Calais The Works of William Hogarth" as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. All William Hogarth prints appearing after this date are copies of these original graphic works of art. Heath edition 1822 An original copperplate engraving — over 195 years old...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : N. America : American : Pre 1837 VR item #378212 (stock #1179)
Portraits On Main
$5,000.00
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This is a early 19th century American Folk Art Oil on canvas Portrait of a gentleman by Erastus Salisbury Field. This could possibly be a self-portrait of Field. He is seated in a chair and he is wearing a stick pin and has a gold chain. It is in its original frame and the frame has some damage and has been repainted gold. The canvas is in untouched condition except for two small marks. It measures 14" x 12" outside the frame. This painting came from an estate in Pass Christian, Miss...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pre 1837 VR item #1421932 (stock #JB05387)
A nicely executed Italian antique pencil and watercolor drawing of classical temple ruins (Doric capitals) with figures, 11 1/2" by 9", in an interesting 19th century frame measuring 15 1/2" by 13"...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Engravings : Pre 1837 VR item #1452264 (stock #1066)
L'Enfant Gallery
$1,500.00
The SUYDAM House Built by Elie FERT on bushwhack Lane about 1700, a company of Hessians in the revolution says on the selvage. A rare work
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1837 VR item #1426225 (stock #10300)
Page from an album. Illustration in Chinese style (chinoiserie) of a bearded young Chinese man in a long blue garment and round hat in vogue in the Qing dynasty. In his left hands he holds an open fan with tortoise shell spokes, in his right a red cloth in the other.

The shades on his clothes and face done in tiny black dots, in imitation of shading in an etching. Black ink and watercolors on Western paper. French or English. Early 19th century.

The style of this watercolor reminds...

All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Miniatures : Pre 1837 VR item #1437932 (stock #a1743,a1744)
Two paintings are offered here for the price of one! The first done in India ink on prepared cardboard, this finely limned profile shows a man facing left with his right hand tucked into his jacket. It is presented in a gilded, stamped sheet metal frame.

The condition is quite good with several unimportant white streaks, mainly in the jacket. The sight size is 3 1/2" by 2", with an overall size of 5 1/4" by 4".

The second piece is a watercolor and ink on cardboard of a young man n...