A small oil on canvas board painting of Lake Como, Italy, signed at lower right by California listed artist LUCY SCHNABEL (1844-1938). The work measures 10" by 14" and is unframed. The view is of famously scenic Lake Como in northern Italy, with snow capped peaks in the distance. A few figures are present in the foreground, and the architecture along the lake shore fills the middle. The artist was born in Wisconsin and was in San Francisco by about 1860...

A wonderful tropical study of beautiful birds done in gouache measuring and framed in a gold leaf frame. The work is unsigned

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;...

A superbly painted miniature portrait by the important American miniaturist Anson Dickinson, originally in a heavy wooden frame that was damaged, but now housed under glass in one half of a dag case. The reverse of the original frame has quite a bit of information on it, indicating that the sitter is Ambrose Dickinson, one of Anson's nine siblings...

Large toad in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica, in Japanese sugi).
Black and gold painted glass eyes.
In the Japanese bestiary, the toad has a special place, carrying positive values. The toad as well as the frog, both called Kaeru (蛙) return every year and regardless of the distance to the pond where there were born. The word kaeru is a synonym for "coming home". It is the protective animal for travelers and the symbol of hospitality...

A beautiful vintage bronze suclpture titled "The Bather" by Ernesto Tamariz signed and dated 1974. Bronze on black marble base. Artist Biography Born on January 11, 1904 in the Villa de Acatzingo, Puebla, Ernesto Tamariz Galicia was a Mexican sculptor who found in Greco-Latin art the elements to exalt his nationalist vision...

Watercolor painting of famous Union Square in downtown San Francisco, the St. Francis Hotel at right, so the view looking southwest. The work measures 14 1/2" by 21 1/2" (21" by 28" as framed). It is signed at lower right by well listed artist SUN YING (1919-2016). The artist was born in China. His scroll paintings and other works in the traditional style seem to bring large amounts of money at auction in China...

Rare and complete book with text and prints by famous late Japanese print maker Tokio Miyashita 宮下登喜雄 (1930-2011)...

Rare and complete book with text and prints by famous late Japanese print maker Tokio Miyashita 宮下登喜雄 (1930-2011). Text is in Japanese. Title: Tokai no yūshū: Hanga to zuisō [都会の憂愁 : 版画と随想] (Melancholy of the City: Prints and Thoughts)...

A fine miniature portrait, attributed to J.V. Sturgeon, showing a woman in a black dress with a sunset behind her. Presented in its original gilt foliate case with empty glazed aperture. Excellent condition with no issues to speak of. The sight size is 2 1/2" by 2", with an overall size of 2 5/8" by 2 1/8".

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Sturgeon, active 1825-1835, is by no means a well-known artist in spite of having exhibited at the American Academy of Fine Arts in N.Y...

From the Lumiere Collection by Galerie L'Enfant. Mid 20th century vintage chamber stick, variation on an Adam's design. Whimsical style with three mischievous mice.

A finely executed pencil on card portrait of a younger woman, signed at the neck line and dated there 22 July 1924 by listed San Francisco artist PETER A. ILYIN (1887-1950). The oval-shaped card measures 12" by 9" and is unframed. On the reverse in dark brown ink, the artist has written in Russian script (presumably details about the sitter). Ilyin was born in Kazan, Russia, east of Moscow, to an aristocratic family. He showed early interest in art...

Oil on canvas portrait painting by Frank Mason of a US Coast Guard commander. Purchased from a relative of Frank Mason, we were told that it was a family member, but have not been able to verify. We recently had it re-stretched on a new frame. The last photo is the artist at work in his studio...

“Northwest Mountains” Oil on board signed measuring 11.5 x 14.5“. Frederick Judd Waugh (September 13, 1861 in Bordentown, New Jersey – September 10, 1940) was an American artist, primarily known as a marine artist. During World War I, he designed ship camouflage for the U.S. Navy, under the direction of Everett L. Warner.

Hipployte Camille Delpy,1842-1910 French Artist. Oil landscape titled “Coin De Villerville” 1887 measuring 10.25 x 15.75 inches oil on panel in an Rocco gold leaf frame measuring 18x23 inch About the Artist (from Wikipedia) He came from a moderately wealthy family from Joigny, in the Burgundy region of France. His son, Henry Jacques Delpy [fr] (1877-1957), also became a painter, as did a cousin on his father's side, Lucien-Victor Delpy [fr] (1898-1967). Delpy studied with Charles-Fran�...

An antique original etching of a standing cow in profile, a village seen at left distance, by Dutch Old Master artist MARCUS DE BIE (sometimes DE BYE), with birth death dates of approximately 1639-1688. The print is heavily trimmed, apparently (3 3/4" by 5 1/4", unframed). Extreme left corners are either dog-eared or missing, and there is a light horizontal crease that likely would not be noticeable at normal viewing distance when framed. De Bye was a pupil of Jacob van de Does. He is best k...

George A. Renouard (American, 1884-1954) noted painter, printer and graphic artist. His career spanned more than forty years, between the years of 1914 until his death in 1954.Born in Rochester, NY and later moved to New York City. He studied at the Pratt Institute & Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, also at the Art Students League, NYC under John Sloan and Mahonri Young. Renouard lived & maintained a studio on the Lower East Side of New York. Renouard's father became well known for his invention of a t...

A Very Fine Haku Maki (1924-2000) Japanese Woodblock Print with Persimmon This print is a striking reddish orange persimmon with leaves tipped with a special Japanese lacquerand the thin and thick contrasted dark back ground. Title: 81-10, Persimmon, Signed Haku Maki, sealed Haku Maki in red seal Edition: 86/190 on the bottom margin. It’s in very good condition with full margins and a frame without any lay down with glue.( it just has been made a frame with a cardboard back with a ...

A beautiful signed work pen and watercolor washes André Dunoyer de Segonzac, 1911 Femme Putting on Stockings, signed lower left, on laid paper, gallery label verso, matted and framed under glass, 14"h x 11"w (sight), 25"h x 21"w (frame) André Dunoyer de Segonzac (7 July 1884 – 17 September 1974) was a French painter and graphic artist. Segonzac was born in Boussy-Saint-Antoine and spent his childhood there and in Paris. His parents wanted him to attend the military academy of Saint-Cyr ...

“HERE IS HEALTH,MASSAGE BY DOCTOR SWIFT” circa 1880s lithograph on paper measuring 16x12 inch in lacqueredblack frame

Poem 69-13 is an old embossed print. Created in 1969, it is in excellent condition. It measures 11 1/8in W x 15in H and is number 61 of an edition of 82.

The sheet size: 40 " L x 26 " H
The image size: 36"L x 20 3/4" H
The title: "Willie Take A Step"
Artist: Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978)
Medium: Collotype Print on Paper by Triton Press Inc.
Signed by : Thomas Rockwell in pencil, Administrator, Norman Rockwell Family Trust
Publisher: Norman Rockwell Family Trust
Edition Number : 225/950, in pencil, below has embossed logo of NR, 1982 EST of NR.
The year made: 1985, World Art Edition Ltd.
The co...

A mixed media work done on paper and well framed measuring 27x30 inches. Berlin Estate ……. Jacob Kainen (December 7, 1909 – March 19, 2001) was an American painter and printmaker. He is also known as an art historian, writing books on John Baptist Jackson (US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1962) and the etchings of Canaletto (Smithsonian Press, Washington, DC, 1967). Jacob Kainen was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, in 1909. As the second of three sons born to Russian immigra...

Jean de BOTTON(1898-1978) or, Jean Isy De Botton was a highly celebrated painter courted by the rich and powerful throughout Europe and America. Born in Salonica, Greece, he studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, whilst also attending the studios of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle and Bernard Naudin. It is notable that the ability to describe the physical world with an innate understanding of its volumetric contours is apparent throughout de Botton’s oeuvre, from his earlier figurative work...

SIno-TIBET Silvered Bronze seated Sculptures consisting of a Lama, and a silvered sculpture of Alaokitesvara , both late 19th century the seated monk with stylized flowers to each side, wearing a robe with patterned borders, seated on a lotus base, later sealed with copper under base with stamped floral designs, h: 6.5 in.; the seated goddess wearing a six-leaf crown and a very high chignon, wearing elaborate robes and jewelry, seated cross-legged with a stylized cobra in her hands. Sold as a ...

A beautiful work done in gouache on paper of a pair of stylish horses in a modernist flair. …… Mohamed Hamri (August 27, 1932 – August 29, 2000), commonly known as Hamri, was a Moroccan painter and author. Self-described as "The painter of Morocco,"[1] Hamri was one of the few Moroccans to participate in the Tangier Beat scene.[2] He was born in 1932 in Jajouka, a village at the southern end of the Rif Mountains near Ksar el-Kebir, in northern Morocco.[3][4] His father was a ceramics ar...

Modern flower print orange behind glass, by Charon, circa. 1960’s, color lithograph edition 262/375, 23.25” x 27.25”, framed, no wire for hanging. Authentication printed on a label on reverse, in French reads from The Collector’s Guild LTD, 185 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016. The stone this was made from was defaced after the limited addition was completed. This verification society was created by the The Collector’s Guild to set and uphold the highest standards for original lith...

The size of Framed: 15 1/4" w x 19 1/4" High x 2"
Thick Frame/Canavas.
The size of canvas: 12” W x 16” High.
Artist: Robert Scott
The year of Art Work: 1960-1980
Signature: Signed on lower left by Robert Scott.

This is work by listed Artist, Robert Scott. It is French Parisian Town scenery with Tour De France progressing in the year of 1920 or so from Automobile model. It is very lovely work and colors is very fresh. I bought this framed work in 1989 kept in room and...

Charles Lindbergh Bronze Plaque.Early Twentieth Century …..more information coming soon

A beautiful three dimensional portrait of Washington in Bronze, mounted on a wood base for wall mounting, done for the United States Centennial of 1876

(Consignment). American Master Joseph Dawley “Montmartre” Oil 30x40”……The following biography, submitted March 2005, is from the daughter of the artist. Although raised and educated in Texas, Joe Dawley moved to New Jersey in the early 1960's where he remained. He painted in the traditional Old Masters style until 1982, when the symptoms of Parkinson's - diagnosed in 1975 - necessitated brain surgery. One of his accolades during that period was being commissioned to paint the official...

Seraphim of Sarov (Russian: Серафим Саровский; 30 July [O.S. 19 July] 1754 (or 1759) – 14 January [O.S. 2 January] 1833), born Prokhor Moshnin (Прохор Мошнин), is one of the most renowned Russian saints and is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is generally considered the greatest of the 18th-century startsy (elders). Seraphim extended the monastic teachings of contemplation, theoria and self-denial to the layperson. He taught that the purpose of the Chris...

A Western American Scene Cowboy With His Horse, Etching done possibly for the Saturday Evening Post measuring 10x12”

A majestic sculpture of an Indian Goddess in bronzed porcelain 20th century measuring 43 inches high

Southern India Bronze Sculpture male royal figure riding a leopard, on rectangular base, height : 5.5 in

A magnificent cobalt blue cameo cut acid etched blue Crystal vase depicting George Washington measuring approximately nine. 8 inches with a diameter of 6 inches. The vase inscribed George Washington , done for the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876.