Enclosed in letter during World War II to Edwin Hewlitt III, who often posed for the artist, this self-portrait by the noted late neo-realist is an important example of his  More »

Enclosed in letter during World War II to Edwin Hewlitt III, who often posed for the artist, this self-portrait by the noted late neo-realist is an important example of his work. Two letters from the artist to me mentioning the drawing are included. American, circa 1944. Approximately 4 inches by two inches.   « Less

Sea merchant and wife, original frame, New England, circa 1825-35. $5,900.00 the pair. Painting size 16-1/2''x19-1/2'', Overall size 19''x22''. ** WE GUARANTEE THE  More »

Sea merchant and wife, original frame, New England, circa 1825-35. $5,900.00 the pair. Painting size 16-1/2''x19-1/2'', Overall size 19''x22''. ** WE GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF OUR MERCHANDISE AS REPRESENTED. MEMBERS OF: THE ANTIQUES COUNCIL, THE VERMONT ANTIQUES DEALERS ASSOCIATION (VADA), THE CAPE COD ANTIQUE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (CCADA). ** Status: For Sale Reference#: 29456JC Condition: Excellent Year: circa 1825-35 Country: American Height: 19.5 in. (49.53 cm) Width: 16.5 in. (41.91 cm) Title: Oil On Canvas Portraits Of A Man And Wife   « Less

Sea merchant and wife, original frame, New England, circa 1825-35. $5,900.00 the pair. Painting size 16-1/2''x19-1/2'', Overall size 19''x22''. ** WE GUARANTEE THE  More »

Sea merchant and wife, original frame, New England, circa 1825-35. $5,900.00 the pair. Painting size 16-1/2''x19-1/2'', Overall size 19''x22''. ** WE GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF OUR MERCHANDISE AS REPRESENTED. MEMBERS OF: THE ANTIQUES COUNCIL, THE VERMONT ANTIQUES DEALERS ASSOCIATION (VADA), THE CAPE COD ANTIQUE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (CCADA). ** Status: For Sale Reference#: 29457JC Condition: Excellent Year: circa 1825-35 Country: American Height: 19.5 in. (49.53 cm) Width: 16.5 in. (41.91 cm) Title: Oil On Canvas Portraits Of A Man And Wife   « Less

Unsigned, very good condition, in period original gold leaf frame. Painting size 13''x17'', Overall size 17-1/2''x22-1/2''. ** WE GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF OUR  More »

Unsigned, very good condition, in period original gold leaf frame. Painting size 13''x17'', Overall size 17-1/2''x22-1/2''. ** WE GUARANTEE THE AUTHENTICITY OF OUR MERCHANDISE AS REPRESENTED. MEMBERS OF: THE ANTIQUES COUNCIL, THE VERMONT ANTIQUES DEALERS ASSOCIATION (VADA), THE CAPE COD ANTIQUE DEALERS ASSOCIATION (CCADA). ** Status: For Sale Reference#: 594576TT Condition: Very Good Year: circa 1870-90 Height: 11.5 in. (29.21 cm) Width: 9.5 in. (24.13 cm) Title: Oil On Canvas, Defregger, Franz Von (1835-1921)   « Less

Gouache of 2 musicians, signed illegible and dated 1971. Strong Picasso influence, heavy woven cream paper. Silver leaf frame marked on reverse guido frame studio newbury st  More »

Gouache of 2 musicians, signed illegible and dated 1971. Strong Picasso influence, heavy woven cream paper. Silver leaf frame marked on reverse guido frame studio newbury st boston mass. Image is approx 10x10 1/2''. Framed 15x16'', minor chips to frame. Status: For Sale Reference#: 141_525c Condition: v good Year: 1971   « Less

French antique print ''Marie Elisabeth'' (King Louis XVI''s Sister): H:9.5'' W:6.25''. This print was made in the 1870''s...the colors was hand-made! Very good condition (no  More »

French antique print ''Marie Elisabeth'' (King Louis XVI''s Sister): H:9.5'' W:6.25''. This print was made in the 1870''s...the colors was hand-made! Very good condition (no damage). Don''t worry for the shipping...we ship from Texas (not from France!) Status: For Sale Reference#: PRINT001C Condition: Very good Year: Circa 1870 Country: France Height: 9.5 in. (24.13 cm) Width: 6.25 in. (15.88 cm) Title: French antique print colors s hand made Style: French fashion   « Less

O/P 19th c. Painting of Musketeer

O/P 19th c. Painting of Musketeer   « Less

A Fine Large Irish Portrait Miniature of a British Officer, Signed & Dated by Horace Hone 1789. The large oval miniature depicts a British officer dressed in a red  More »

A Fine Large Irish Portrait Miniature of a British Officer, Signed & Dated by Horace Hone 1789. The large oval miniature depicts a British officer dressed in a red jacket with gold buttons, gilt epaulets with gold fringe, a white lace cravat and a black high collar with a white or silver button showing below the ear. ;Above the cravat is a black neck band. The officer is facing right and his head is turned towards the viewer with an alert expression, his eyebrows slight raised. ;He wears long sideburns extending slightly onto his face and his hair is worn closely cropped. The miniature is mounted in a brass case with a blue glass back with a central oval filled with woven hair and large gilt letters "JR". Dimensions: Height: 3 7/16 inches x 2 1/8 inches wide. ;Loop on top addition 1/2 inch in height. Signature: To the lower right.are the initials: HH for Horace Hone and below 1789. Reference: The Miniature in Europe, Vol I, Leo R. Schidlof, ;page 371, writes," Horace Hone painted on ivory and enamel and also worked as an engraver. ;He usually signed: H.H, followed by the date." "Horace Hone is one of the best English miniaturists of the 18th century and some of his works equal or surpass those of Plimer and Engleheart. ;His miniatures are excellently drawn and very expressive. ;He paints partly in very distinct parallel brush strokes, using the scrapper for the wexecution of the hair. ;The light in the eyes is always placed very high and often touches the upper eyelid." Examples of his work can be found in the V & A, The National Gallery, Dublin and The David-Weill Collection, Louvres, Paris amongst others. From http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/biographies-of-irish-artists/horace-hone.htm Horace Hone (1756-1825) A member of the famous Dublin Hone family of artists, originally from Holland, Horace Hone was born in London and there received his early training in fine art from his father Nathaniel Hone the Elder (1718-84). This instruction encompassed miniature painting in watercolour on various media including enamel and even ivory. At the age of 14, he studied drawing and painting at the Royal Academy Schools, and began exhibiting his works at the Academy in 1772: a practice he continued for the next 50 years. In 1779, he was elected an Associate Member of the Academy, and three years later - at the invitation of Lady Temple, one of Hone''s patrons whose husband was the colonial ruler of Ireland - settled in Dublin. Lady Temple was herself an important member of the Anglo Irish aristocracy with widespread social connections among the ruling classes, and was instrumental in ensuring that Hone received a constant stream of portrait commissions, for which he was eminently equipped. Indeed, his portrait painting became so popular that in 1795 he was appointed to the post of Miniature Painter to the Prince of Wales. Unfortunately, the Act of Union caused many of Hone''s customers to quit Ireland and move to London in the early 1800s. Hone himself followed in 1803, and managed to re-establish himself as a miniaturist. Sadly, he had suffered for many years from mental illness, and declined rapidly in his later years. He died in London at the age of 69.   « Less

A French Portrait Miniature Mounted in a Horn Box. Circa 1790-1800 The circular box is mounted with a large miniature mounted in the top with a pressed brass surround.  More »

A French Portrait Miniature Mounted in a Horn Box. Circa 1790-1800 The circular box is mounted with a large miniature mounted in the top with a pressed brass surround. ;A brass bezel surrounds the lower section of the lower portion of the box to receive the cover. The miniature depicts an attractive young woman sitting before a landscape background. ;The woman, ;a "Merveilleuses" sits facing left, her head turned slightly. ;She wears a white muslin dress à la Grecque with a coral coloured wide belt around her waist with a white clasp. ;Her full curly hair is loosly pulled together with a coral coloured ribbon. Diameter: 3 1/8 inch; Height: 1 inch. Reference: Quicherat, Jules. Histoire du costume en France, ;Paris, 1875. Scans by C. Leo Maginnis 1794-95 (possibly) Madame Theresa Tallien by David From the article: LES INCROYABLES ET MERVEILLEUSES: FASHION AS ANTI-REBELLION ;(http://www.blastmilk.com/decollete/guillotine/fashion/incroyables-et-merveilleus.php) Les Merveilleuses, or Marvelous Women, ruled the live fast, die young social whirlwind that took over the salons of Paris after the Terror. At their front Thérésa Cabarrus Fontenay Tallien and Joséphine de Beauharnais (later Empress) both of whom just barely survived the Jacobin regime. It was partly on Thérésa''s behalf, with whom Tallien had been conducting a torrid affair, that he spearheaded the Thermadorian take down of Robespierre and the Montagnards. The à la Grecque style typified by Thérésa, Joséphine, and Madame Récamier consisted of clinging, flowing classical Greek and Roman styles in white silks and muslins, draped with brightly colored shawls and ribbons edged with classical motifs. The once allegorical fashion left the painters studio and took to the streets and ballrooms, their dainty feet shod in golden sandals, and dresses dampened to enhance their cling (though wearing knitted flesh colored stays and stockings to preserve a vestige of modesty). Madame Tallien though was the real deal, and famously appeared at the Paris Opera wearing a white silk dress without sleeves and sans petticoats (gasp!). Charles Maurice de Talleyrand commented: "Il n''est pas possible de s''exposer plus somptueusement!" ("It is not possible to exhibit oneself more sumptuously!") [source: wikipedia]. Hair was worn curled and dressed with ribbons à la grecque or clipped short à la victime or à la titus, in emulation of the last haircut the condemned received before being sent to the guillotine so as not to impede the blade. This short and sassy style lasted amazingly till the early 1800s, but never caught on in England or other countries, unlike the empire waisted dress, which proved the silhouette du jour for nearly thirty years.   « Less

An Oil Painting of a Young Child, 18th Century. The naive painting depicts a young child eating cherries. Cherries symbolize something new, pure and pristine.  More »

An Oil Painting of a Young Child, 18th Century. The naive painting depicts a young child eating cherries. Cherries symbolize something new, pure and pristine. Dimensions: 15 inches x 12 inches Marks: ;On the Backboard in green paint "A. FERDINAND".   « Less