A charming antique oil on canvas of a young girl cozied up in a doghouse with a snoozing bull mastiff dog, signed (incised in the paint) and dated 79 (1879). The signature is JH SHARP in capital letters. For a number of years there has been confusion as to whether these 19th century dog paintings of this period were by the noted Taos, New Mexico artist Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953), as the signatures are very similar indeed, and the artist did study in Europe before coming to America...

Ca 1950 Ten collectible Italian scenes of ancient Rome. Each etching/print is in excellent condition in the original folder. January 1950 is noted in Italian in the right corner. All measure 11-1/2" x17"

James MacDougle Hart 1828-1901 American, Hudson River School This is an original oil on canvas painting by American 19th century painter, James Mcdougal Hart. This work is titled: A Bit of Cherry Valley. It is signed lower left "J.M Hart" It came to us in a period gilt frame with the brass name plate. The painting itself measures 17X21 inches, the overall frame measures 24X29 inches. Influenced by his older brother, William M...

A Fine Watercolor by the Listed Artist, Ignatz Sahula-Dycke (1900-82). Measures about 17 1/2" by 14 1/2" matte opening, overall about 25" by 22". Signed lower right. Sahula-Dycke has written something above his signature that I can not read, below his signature is lightly written "Phoenix 1940 Arizona".

Finnish Artist Arthur Heickell 1873-1958 “ Religious Still Life” Measuring 20” x 16” oil on canvas, framed.

A set of SIX framed engravings, each 14" by 9" and 16 1/2" by 12 1/2" identically framed, featuring architectural facades and urns, by the very well known eighteenth century Flemish architect and engraver JEAN FRANCOIS DE NEUFFORGE (1714-1791). Neufforge is known for his "Recueil Elementaire d'Architecture", a landmark publication of its time, late editions containing 900 engravings of all aspects of 18th century architecture...

Bio: Ernesto Alcántara (1933 - 2019) created a vast body of work along many themes: volcanoes, the Sierra Gorda, seascapes, landscapes, nudes, still life works, travel sketches, political satire, fairy tales drawn for his daughter, characters, with Sor Juana, Don Quixote, and Rembrandt being predominant.   His techniques include oil on linen, prepared by him in his studio with rabbit glue, linseed oil, and tempera; engravings on copper or zinc using burin, dry point, etching, or soft ground;...

Ian Maclever, modernist depiction of approaching storm, watercolor, 1950, 24x36", original frame with artist's Remarque. Ian Tennant Morrison MacIver (pronounced "Mac-Kee'-ver") was born May 22, 1912 in Aberdeen, Scotland. He studied architecture at Columbia University from 1935 to 1941, becoming an American citizen in 1941. In 1939 he designed the rose garden at the World's Fair in New York. From 1941 to 1942 he did cartographic work for the U.S...

Sold together as a **PAIR**, two watercolor paintings, each signed "BUZZI", one measuring 13 1/2" by 9", the other slightly larger at 14 1/2" by 9" (both 23" by 16 1/2" as framed), the subject two ladies going about their daily activities, dressed in 19th century garb. Condition of both is excellent, with fresh color, and no foxing/staining. The artist is most likely by listed artist Achille Buzzi or possibly Arturo Buzzi.

Original oil on canvas by Harry Shoulberg (USA, 1903-1995). Mid century. In excellent condition. Signed l.l. 24 by 36 painting alone. 30 by 42 in its period frame.

Circa 1940's pencil signed lithograph print "The Old Mill--Ruidoso, New Mex." by artist Kathryn S. Morrow. The print is clean and the impression strong. The mat is affixed over the print with tape in places; the sheet measures " by ", and size is " by " inside the mat. The work was framed in 1950 in Abilene, Texas, according to the stamp on the reverse, and in that time the simple wood frame has loosened up and the top bar is missing...

This is an extremely well painted **CONTEMPORARY** oil on canvas, 12" by 16" (18" by 22" nicely framed), executed in the style of notable late 19th century painters such as Jean Beraud (1849-1936) or James Tissot (1836-1902), the principal subject an elegantly dressed young mother with her equally elegantly attired daughter, the remainder of the scene filled with horse drawn carriages, and ladies and gentlemen going about their business in a leafy boulevard, perhaps in a grand park in Paris...

Alexander Ney Russian American contemporary sculptor " Medium Bird" N4 Alexander Nay brown terracotta carved figure of a bird,mid 1970s incised brown clay with a hole at back for mounting to a base, base not included. The artist initialed this piece" N 4 "in his usual incised way. Size l a bit over 3.5" by 1.5" high there is a slight chip to one edge of its beak as seen in pictures. This is from a very rare group of early miniature pieces most all were initialed in this way...

Original oil on board by Albert Pels (American painter and muralist, Cincinnati, New York; 1910-1998). Circa 1936. 19" by 16" painting alone, 26" by 22" in its period frame. Provenance: Art Academy of Cincinnati).

Boris Pagtoukhoff , a Ukrainian born artist who studied with A.A. Murashko,this work is a Still Life with Fruit dated 1927 , Oil on Canvas,35 x 42"

Double-page with woodcuts from popes, kings and famous people of the second half of the 10th century AD.
As part of the world’s sixth age, the chapter deals with the origins and formation of the German Empire.
The Nuremberg Chronicle was published in 1493 by Anton Koberger in an edition of 2000 copies.
Beautiful late Gothic style. The fold paper sheet covers the pages 178/179 and 181/182...

Condé Nast purchased Vogue in 1909 one year before Turnure's death and gradually grew the publication. He changed it to a women's magazine, and started Vogue editions overseas in the 1910s. Its price was also raised. The magazine's number of publications and profit increased dramatically under Nast's management. It continued to target an upscale audience and expanded into the coverage of weddings...

A beautiful oil on panel 18th century French Rocco in the era of Louis XIV portrait of a noblewoman measuring 12” x 10” with an associated 20th century gold leaf Rocco frame measuring 17” x 15”