Beautiful print etching of Eighteenth Century etching of Sophienberg Palace 7x10”
Female portrait from the Court of Louis XV, by Antoine Coypel circa. 1715, oil on canvas, framed, 29” x 34”
Comment: One of the ‘great beauties’ from the Court of Louis XV. Louis XV was the grandson of Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King who reigned of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. This painting is an example of the glorification of powerful and importance of women during the mid 18th Century in France...
Christ Carrying His Cross from a Private Family Chapel in Mexico City, 18th century, oil on panel 21 x 15“
Circa 18th century ink on paper European drawing, 11 1/4" by 16 1/2" inside the inner framing enclosure, 24 1/2" by 29 1/2" as framed, the subject a coastal village with small boat landing, the tiny figures going about their lives on shore and in the boats, and a classic old sailing ship just making it into the image at left, signed in the lower left corner "Jac. A__". The drawing is on laid paper that was laid down on a board...
A relatively large (21 1/2" by 17 7/8", and 27" by 23 1/2" framed) chalk drawing of an idealized handsome nude male figure, likely by a talented student, dating most likely to the 18th century. Note the beautiful shading and modeling of the anatomy---the limbs and their musculature, and the strategically placed fig leaf...
A beautiful Seventeenth century oil portrait, more information coming soon…..
Valentine Green, British, 1739-1813, mezzotint after Reynolds, "Self Portrait of Sir Joshua Reynolds", 1780, plate size: 19 x 15 inches, signed in the plate. Water stains along the bottom edge of the sheet, outside of the plate mark.
A very fine English Eighteenth Century Etching of a Gentleman 20” x 17”
An oil on canvas painting, 36 1/4" by 26", (44 1/2" by 34" framed), relined circa mid 20th century, no apparent signature present, nor attribution available. The weave of the canvas suggests a work pre-dating the 19th century. The painting is reminiscent of Italian Renaissance imagery and strongly suggestive of Italian origin.. I acquired the work at an estate sale held at the Los Angeles home of E! Entertainment, Comcast CEO, and most recently NBC Broadcasting Chairman, Ted Harbert...
Ecclesiastical eighteenth Century Mexican holy trinity oil on canvas 20 x 16“, frame size 27 x 22“
Saint Receiving the Holy Spirit signed (L.R). Sebastian Ricci. Italian 18th Century painter Sebastiano Ricci. Oil on Canvas. 18 x 13". Frame Size 23 x 18"
Sebastiano Ricci (1659 - 1734) was an Italian painter of the Late Baroque school in Venice.
FLEMISH SEVENTEENTH CENTURY OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING depicting the Crucifixion of Christ., in the circle of Peter Paul Rubens, Measuring 18” x14”
Antique, 18th century, baroque, continental, finely carved wooden figure of Saint John of Nepomuk. The figure, dressed in a surplice and almuce, is polychromed and parcel-gilt with gold leaf, mounted on an elaborated plinth.
John Nepomuk (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia...
17-18th c Baroque Pearl Sapphire and Ruby Gilt silver Figure. The figure made of silver (base tested) with gilding, his belt set with sapphire and a ruby buckle as well as turquoise buttons the body baroque pearl . the figure is gilt and clear colored and opaque enamel with losses. The figure is mounted on a Baroque base with the side showing various scenes of cherubs one may pole one with a goat etc...
18th Century Colonial Spanish “ “Cartagena Gold” oil 28x38” Is a work on canvas depicting the gold fields of Columbia and treasures of gold bound for Spain in the late eighteenth century. Measuring 28x38”
"Joyful Wedding", Unsigned, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, 33 x 48", Frame Size 43 x 58"
Dutch Artist Jan Griffier The Younger “Golden Age Landscape” Oil 42x36, a beautiful painting depicting an English gentleman hunter who comes upon an ancient ruin with the sculpture of The Mythical figure of Cronus oil on canvas measuring 48x36 inches……Jan Griffier II (1688–c.1750]) was an 18th-century painter active in England.
Biography
Griffier was born in England and died in London...
French Map of Barcelona 18th Century measuring 10x25”.