Sir Francis Seymour Haden, British, 1818-1910, "Wareham Bridge", drypoint on copper etching, image size: 6 x 8 15/16 inches, 1877, cat. Schneiderman-156, V state, signed and dated in the plate l.l., pencil signed l.r.
Charles Daubigny, French, 1817-1878, "Le Berger et la Bergère ( The Shepherd and the Shepherdess)," etching, 10 x 7 3/4 inches on 16 1/4 x 12 1/8 inch watermarked laid type paper. State V/VIII. One of his six final plates, later chosen for publication in the review "L'Art" in 1904, volume LXIII. Catalog: Melot 122. Circa 1877. Printed in the lower right: "Ch. Daubigny. del. et. sc", in the lower right: "F. Lienard. Imp. Paris."
Alphonse Legros
1837-1911
French
This is an original drypoint etching by French artist Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) The title of this work is: La Ferme De Labbaye (farm at the monastery) Created and printed circa 1880, this image measures 8 1/2X11 1/8 inches. Hand signed and titled in pencil. Printed on a medium weight wove type paper with a partial watermark.
Felix Bracquemond, French, 1833-1914, "Sarcelles (Teals)", etching, plate measures 8 7/8 x 11 1/2 inches, drypoint etching from 1853. Catalog: Beraldi 111. Plate signed in the upper right, pencil signed in the lower right. Blindstamped in the lower left.
Harriette F A Sutcliffe (British, fl.1881 - 1922)
Beauty and the Beast
Oil on canvas, signed with monogram and titled on the reverse
Exhibited: The Royal Academy, 1899
Miss Suitcliff was a Hampstead painter of genre and portraits who exhibited at the royal academy from 1881-1899 and elsewhere.
Source:
Christopher Wood, The Dictionary of Victorian Painters
Painting Size: 16" x 20"
Frame Size: 24" x 28"
Engraved print and facsimile autograph of Tsar Alexander II, Emperor of All the Russias. The plate was engraved after the original painting by noted American artist Alonzo Chappel. Chappel is mostly known for his paintings of great Americans such as Lincoln and the Founding Fathers, and the subject of a Russian Czar is unusual. He produced the paintings specifically for Johnson, Wilson & Co. Publishers who used them in books dedicated to history, politics and world affairs...
Antique (19th century) hand-colored print of flowers, possibly columbine among them, in a contemporary gold frame with contemporary expensive hand-drawn "French panel" mat. The print and mat and frame are in exceptional, wall-ready condition. Measurements 9 1/4" by 7 1/4" (19" by 17" framed). See other botanical prints in my shop. Allow for a number of reflections in the glass in some images.
An antique etching or engraving with hand coloring the scene including a windmill, distant steeple, small boats on a body of water, and elegantly attired mid-19th century folks, the artist name H. Jessen appearing at lower left margin. There is a Carl Ludwig Jessen of Frisia (or, Friesland---an area of the extreme northern Netherlands and adjacent areas of extreme northwestern Germany). He was born in 1833 and died in 1917. I have not been able to locate an H...
This is a fine example of the important etching by Jean Baptiste Corot. This etching is titled: Enviorns De Rome, it was created in 1866, this proof is the second state A. of three. Printed on Holland Paper, This printing had the addresses of:" Cadart and Luquet Editeurs, 79 Rue St Jacques 303 Paris" A rich impression, Catalog Delteil 6 II/III. Framed, previously sold by Kennedy Galleries in New York. The image size measures 11 1/4X8 1/2 inches.
This is a pair of engravings from Peterson's Magazine, 1877 and 1882, both nicely hand colored. Size as framed 18" by 20". The prints, titled "Les Modes Parisiennes" are very clean inside the mats. There are vertical central creases as no doubt issued. These would make for a pleasing addition to a bedroom or lady's feminine dressing area. Allow for reflections in some images.
The watercolor scene depicts a tent housekeeping camp on the shore of a body of water, with four figures, all African-American, in the composition, making it therefore quite unusual and scarce. The date of execution might be circa 1880 I feel, given the dress and the primitive camp set-up. The work is an historical record of African-American life in the 19th century. Size is 9 5/8" by 13 1/2" inside the mat, 18 1/4" by 22" in the narrow gold framing...
John James Audubon's Birds of America ranks among the most majestic of American fine arts, blending the disciplines of ornithology with 2 forms of art - watercolor and print making, and capturing the primitive state of the still young nation vast natural endowment. We are fortunate enough to have one of these prints produced by Robert Havell in 1836.
The artistic stance of this subject, Bonapartian Gulls, commends it as an especially desirable Audubon print for 3 primary reasons: 1...
Otto Bacher
1856-1909
American
This is a fine and rare etching by American artist Otto H. Bacher. The title of this pencil signed impression is: Venice, Shipping and the Ducal Palace, This etching was created and printed in 1880. Bacher along with a group of pupils of Frank Duveneck followed him to Florance and Venice to be with him for the summer. It was there that Bacher met and worked with Whistler. The image measures 4 1/2X 12 3/8 inches...
Kruseman Van Elten, American, 1829-1904, Etching, "Summer Morning", Image size 17 7/8 x 29 5/8 inches, printed by Wm.Pate & Co, NY, plate signed 1886
Charles Adams Platt, American, 1861-1933, "Hartford Bridge," etching, plate measures 11 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches on 19 1/2 x 25 1/4 inch handmade Japan paper. Drypoint from 1885. Catalog: Rice 70. An etching of the covered bridge with the Statehouse in the distance. Pencil signed in the lower right, plate signed, titled, and dated in the lower left. This print has good plate toning and a rich drypoint burr. C. A...
Jean Louis Forain
1852-1931
French
This is a very rare original drypoint etching by French artist Jean-Louis Forain, the title is C'est Fini, this drypoint was created and printed circa 1890, there was a later Verticle composition with the same name. This image measures 9 1/2X12 inches. Printed on a medium weight laid type sheet,. Weve been unable to find another example of this scarce drypoint. Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Continental School (19th century), Baby with a Box, bronze sculpture, unsigned, overall (with marble base): 7"h x 5.5"w x 5.5"d, no condition issues noted.
Watercolor and ink drawing of a plump Victorian era gentleman in waistcoat, ("Mr Dick"), 7 3/4" by 5 3/4" inside the mat, 13" by 11" framed, signed at center left "Kyd". This is a work of the noted illustrator JOSEPH CLAYTON CLARKE, who went by the pseudonym "Kyd". Clarke became known for his drawings of Dickens characters (rarely did he illustrate scenes from the novels). His first drawings appeared in 1887 and through the 1890's many were published...