All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1950 item #1422764 (stock #40E57-234)
Stokesay Castle by John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953), original etching on wove paper, pencil signed in lower margin, edition of 365. From his English Series #9; ref. Fletcher 369; miniature series #30. Dated 1942. Plate size: 2 1/4 in. x 2 15/16/in. Excellent condition and offered in the original gilded frame, with original description affixed to the reverse of frame. John Taylor Arms was born in Washington, D.C...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #1422964 (stock #40E32-108)
19th century landscape painting of horses pulling a cart of logs across a ford in a river, with a dog and cows looking on. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Circa 1870s. Size: 22 in. x 34 in. Offered in the original gold leaf wood frame with Boston, MA framer's label. Some old repairs and restoration.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Metal : Pre 1950 item #1423385 (stock #40H18-423)
A vintage Hubley #275 cast iron doorstop of a German Shepherd sitting. Size: 9.5 in. ht. x 6.5 in. wide x 2.5 in. deep. 1st half 20th century. Impressed on reverse '275'.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1980 item #1423460 (stock #40D67-1101)
The Garden - by Mary Azarian. An unsigned early wood block print by this famous Vermont printmaker and illustrator. Circa 1970s. Size: 24 in. x 14 in. Offered in a hand-made wood frame. The text most appropriately reads: "When The World Wearies And Ceases To Satisfy, There Is Always The Garden."
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 2000 item #1424161 (stock #40D67-1138)
A Mary Azarian hand signed colored wood block print of a Cottage and Herb Garden. Dated 1992. Sheet size: 15.25 inches. x 11 inches. Signed in lower right 'MA92.' Mary Azarian is a famous Vermont printmaker and illustrator of children's books. Best known for her wood-cut prints, she was awarded the 1999 Caldecott Medal for her illustration of the picture book, "Snowflake Bentley."
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1930 item #1424181 (stock #40G72-1985)
"Pung and Chow" - by Marguerite Kirmse (British/American, 1885-1954), original signed etching on wove paper. Date: 1923. Image size: 6 in. x 8.5 in. Artist's proof ltd. edition print. Pencil signed and titled by the artist in the lower margin. Offered in the original frame with gallery label of Arthur H. Harlow & Co., Rare Etchings and Engravings, 712 Fifth Ave., New York. An etching of two Pekingese dogs, Pung and Chow. Kirmse is best known for her drawings and etchings of dogs.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1950 item #1424464 (stock #40H19-3009)
"Northern Vermont" - by Gianni Cilfone (Italian/American, 1908-1992), oil on canvas. Circa 1944. Canvas size: 22 in. x 25 in. Offered in the original frame, with paper exhibition label affixed to stretcher - 'Bethel Inn Exhibition 1944.' Titled: Northern Vermont. Original condition with some craquelure. Gianni Cilfone was brought to the U.S.A. by his parents when he was only five. He later attended the Art Institute of Chicago and also studied under noted painters Hugh Breckenridge and John F...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Prints : Woodcuts : Pre 1990 item #1424795
Japanese limited edition sosaku hanga “kappa-ban” (stencil print) titled “Samurai with an Umbrella” by Yoshitoshi Mori (1898-1992). The print is pencil-signed with the artist's red seal, dated ’82, and numbered 34/50. The bottom right corner has a small "80" in pencil. Paper size: 20 1/4" x 13 1/2." Very good, clean overall condition. A tiny pencil notation with a prior owner's name "Hansen" is on the back bottom edge.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Metal : Pre 1950 item #1433041
Hector Aguilar designed and signed this early set of 3 handwrought copper and brass ashtrays in Taxco, Mexico in the early 1940's. Each measures 4 1/2 inches across and is 1 inch high. All 3 ashtrays are in excellent condition with no dents or dings. All have original unpolished patina. Each piece signed on the underside HA TAXCO MEXICO.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Metal : Pre 1940 item #1433043
This handwrought arts & crafts candlestick was designed and signed by William Spratling in the early 1930's. The candlestick base measures 5 inches across and stands 3 1/2" high. Excellent condition and patina. Signed on the underside WS TAXCO MEXICO. This Spratling tin candlestick is pictured on p. 227 of WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE by Penny Morrill.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Metal : Pre 1950 item #1433053
Modernist in design this handwrought copper and brass ashtray signed Hector Aguilar measures 5 inches across and 1 1/4 inch high. This ash tray is in excellent condition with beautiful original patina. Signed HA TAXCO MEXICO TALLER BORDA.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Sculpture : Bronze : Pre 1900 item #1454689
Beautifully sculpted and cast bronze of Bacchus, the God of wine (Le Vin) dancing and reaching down toward a child or baby faun, by noted French artist Louis Holweck (1861-1935). The sculpture measures 21 1/2" high, 6 1/2' wide, and 6" deep. The bronze is signed on the base in front "Le Vin", on one side with the artists's signature, and on another side with the foundry mark of J F'Deur, the French foundry...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1910 item #1460367 (stock #40D23-1353)
Harvard Yard, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts painting by Harold Broadfield Warren (American, 1859-1934). Dated 1902. Watercolor on paper. Size: 9 3/4 inches x 6 5/8 inches (sight). Signed and dated in lower left. A peaceful rendering of one of the College's halls of residence within 'Harvard Yard,' Harvard College, painted in 1902. Harold Broadfield Warren was a landscape painter, illustrator and craftsman. Born in Manchester, England, on Oct...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Contemporary item #1460374 (stock #40H43-100)
Paul G. Stone - Yellow Barns, East Montpelier, Vermont. Oil on canvas. Circa 2003. Size: 40 inches X 38 inches (sight). Paul Stone is a Vermont artist whose work is rooted in the agrarian landscape of Vermont. His canvases capture the 'feeling' of the land through the use of broad brush strokes and a vivid palette that allow the light to illuminate his subjects. Paul's paintings are exhibited in several fine galleries in Vermont and Maine...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Contemporary item #1461255 (stock #11AC42-248)
Sunset Reflected Over a Marsh by Dennis Sheehan (American, 1950 - present). Oil on linen. Early 2000s. Signed in lower left "Sheehan." Size: 16 inches x 28 inches. This dramatic tonalist painting is typical of Dennis Sheehan's style and subject, capturing the moment when the orb of the setting sun is reflected upon a marshy landscape. Offered in the original silver wood frame...
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #1461596 (stock #40K08)
'The Temptation of St. Anthony' by Edouard De Beaumont (French, 1821-1888), oil on canvas. Circa 1850s-1860s. Size: 30 inches x 20 inches. Charles Edouard de Beaumont was son of the sculptor, Jean-Baptiste Beaumont, and Charles studied under the artist Boisselier. He was primarily a lithographer but also painted in oils, and founded the Society of Watercolourists in 1879. Offered in an antique gilt wood frame. Signed in the lower left. Painting has been professionally restored and relined.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Contemporary item #1462167 (stock #40I38-243)
"Perdue Who" oil on artist board painting of a Rooster by Marieluise Hutchinson, a contemporary, self-taught artist from Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts and Cushing, Maine. She is known for her portrayals of rural American life in New England. She is a member of the Copley Society of Boston.
All Items : Archives : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1462957 (stock #40E32-130)
China Trade School painting of Fishermen on a River. Oil on canvas. Late 19th century. Size: 13 inches x 16 inches. Unsigned. In this painting, fisherman are casting their nets in a river along the banks of their village, while family members watch from the shore. Offered in an antique carved, gilt-wood frame. Original condition with some craquelure to the painted surface.