An Italian Art Glass Goblet Sculpture Mid-Century Multicolor measuring 8.25” Berlin Estate

A beautiful Central American Folk Art Mahogany Wood Polychrome Sculpture from possibly Honduras measuring H;29” x W;33” x D;8” Mid-Century age

President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston , White Marble sculpture measuring h;26” x w;24” possibly by Elizabeth Ney…….. Franzisca Bernadina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Ney (26 January 1833 – 29 June 1907) was a German-American sculptor who spent the first half of her life and career in Europe, producing portraits of famous leaders such as Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi and King George V of Hanover...

Gilt Bronze of Caillope,

by Henry Etienne Dumaige(1830-1888)

6.5" x 6" x 18.5" tall

Born in Paris in 1830, Dumaige studied sculpture under Féuchère and Dumont. He exhibited his sculptures depicting groups, statues, and busts at the Salon from 1862-1877. . He sculpted a large number of busts, groups and statuettes in marble, plaster and bronze, including statuettes of Desmoulins and Rabelais. He died at St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vié in 1888...

Vincent Clare was born in1855 and spent most of his life in London at Fern Cottage, Nursery Road, Southgate. One will often find that Vincent's paintings are signed and inscribed, with his address, on the reverse. Like his father (George) and brother (Oliver), Vincent became quite well known for his still life and flower paintings...

My Imaginary Brother” By Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou Oil 22”x16”….work is on paper, framed and matted…… Abstract African Masks by Ivory Coast artist Ephrem Kouakou, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 60" Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC...

“Tambourine Man” By Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou Oil on paper, measuring 40”x28” Abstract African Masks by Ivory Coast artist Ephrem Kouakou, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 60" Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC...

The painting is oil on paper measuring 28”x20, framed and matted measuring 35”x27”….. Abstract African Masks by Ivory Coast artist Ephrem Kouakou, Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...

Oil on paper measuring 30”x20” framed and matted 35”x26” Abstract African Masks by Ivory Coast artist Ephrem Kouakou, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 60" Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC...

“Village Peoples” By Ivory Coast Master Artist Ephrem Kouakou Oil Measuring 39” x 31” Abstract African Masks by Ivory Coast artist Ephrem Kouakou, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 60" Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC...

Original vintage expressionist etching print titled "Garden of no Tomorrows" numbered9/15 signed titled circa 1964 by Sylvia T Gavurin. Printed on quality wove paper archival matted and framed in a contemporary gold frame overall size 25ʺW × 1ʺD × 19ʺH Sylvia T Gavurin (1911 - 2002) was a Los Angeles based artist best known for her printmaking she showed in local exhibits her work is held in several private collections. In the 1940s Sylvia Gavurin was a court stenogrepher for the military...

An uncommon c1840 miniature by Richard Morrell Staigg, signed lower right. The sitter is a blue-eyed young woman, simply posed in a black dress with lace edging at the bodice. Presented in 1/2 of a dag case. The sight size is 3" by 2 1/4".

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Richard Morrell Staig was born in England in 1817 and moved to the U.S. in 1831, first settling in Newport, RI. While there, Staigg studied under Jane Stuart, Gilbert Stuart's daughter...

Watercolor painting of an old colonial church building, likely in Mexico, signed at lower left "F. BERGMANN". The piece, 14 3/4" by 19" (24" by 28 1/2" framed) was painted in the 1960's or 1970's...

A wonderful porcelain maquette for a painting signed Steinmetz, a German Expressionist painter. Measuring 5.5” height by 5” width

Jacques James Joseph Tissot 1836-1902 French This is a fine original etching by French artist James Tissot. The title is: Reverie, it was created and printed in 1880 in an edition of 100. The image measures 9X 4 7/16 inches. The image is plate signed and dated upper right corner of the image, printed on a medium weight laid type paper. A very rich impression, nicely framed. This image appears in the Wentworth catalog as image number 52.

An unframed oil on canvas painting of a colonial Latin American square surrounded by tile-roofed buildings, a snow-capped volcano in the center distance, signed at lower right "Quishpe" and dated there 2009. Online research shows that name to be most commonly found in Ecuador, but the artist is J. COSME QUISHPE of Cuzco, contemporary South American artist educated at the Ecole de Cuzco Contemporaine. The work measures 11 3/4" by 15 1/2". The artist true to his style, has added just a bit of ...

Abstracted Figures by Ivory Coast Artist Ephrem Kouakou. Oil on Canvas 40"x 50” Ephrem Kouakou is one of the world’s foremost African painters. He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ivory Coast, West Africa. His powerful, vivid paintings are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington DC. and Fondo Del Sol Museum, Washington DC. He is noted for his bold blending of indigenous African visual sensibilities and f...

An early twentieth century bronze bust of President Abraham Lincoln, in a modernist or brutalist style. This piece was most likely a unique cast and is mounted on its’ original wood pedestal. The bust measuring h;19”,w; 11”,d; 14”. With the pedestal, the sculpture measures approximately 69”. Magnificent patina and a spectacular piece that was showcased in an exhibit that traveled the many sojourns of the late president….

A beautifully patina Thailand Kingdom Early Twentieth Century Bronze Sculpture 8 in Berlin Estate

Italian Artist ArtistLuigi Avolio Sculpture of Neptune In .800 Fine Solid Silver highly detailed, and heavy in weight measuring 11.25” in height sitting on an onyx base that measures 3”x 4.5” The Avolio family was famous for sculpture in bronze and silver metals. Eugenio Avolio 1879-1929 was know for his large commissions and his son, Luigi has carried on the tradition of his father.

Charles F. Daubigny 1817-1878 French This is a rare early etching , by French artist Charles Francois Daubigny (1817-1878) This image plate signed lower left also has the Delatre Address, Paris lower right. Created and printed in 1848. The image measures 4 5/8X7 1/4 inches.The sheet has collectors seals front and back, printed on a medium weight laid type paper,

A beautiful and very rare Pair Chinese Qing Dynasty Marriage Lanterns In Eggshell Porcelain “100 Boys”. The lanterns with thickly potted porcelain stands of baluster form and painted with boys playing in a landscape above the ever foooted painted with a ruyi head border containing flowering prunus on stylized grey clouds. Each measuring approximately 12.75” on their stands

Considering all the feathers and foliage, I wouldn't be surprised if there were a bird actually living in the mass of ostrich feathers, flowers, and upswept hair of the blue-eyed sitter. This late 18th century miniature is in excellent condition and is presented in a 1 5/8" by 1 3/8" gold bracelet clasp.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE: Francisca Efigenia Meléndez y Durazzo, sometimes given as Francisca Meléndez de Múquiz (1770–1825) was a Spanish miniaturist and pastellist. She was the daughter of J...

Oil on board, likely Canadian painting of a curling scene on a large ice rink with a large number of spectators and players, painted very competently in a very charming folk-art style, signed at lower right "S. S. Heath" and dated there 1973. The work reminds a bit of the whimsical folky Canadian paintings of Allen Sapp or William Kurelek. Suprisingly, I see absolutely no information or auction record for any artist of this name. The work measures 16" by 20" and 20" by 24" as framed. Conditi...

Chinese Ming Dynasty before 1700 Attendant Early Polychrome Sculpture in Wood measuring 32”x 12.5” With traces of enamel and gold leaf (Consignment)

Chinese Polychrome Wood Masterpiece depicting Guanyin done before 1700 measuring 33”x13”, the figure sitting on a traditional lotus leaf and hands cupped holding a book of enlightenment.

A whimsical, colorful painting of a cat, signed at lower right with initials "C.L" and dated there 1980. The work is on canvas, 21" by 25 1/4" framed. The unknown artist was certainly talented. Further research could possibly determine his/her identity. The painting is in very good vintage condition. There is a bit of light soiling here and there but no punctures or other issues.

A truly rare, quality painting of the Seattle waterfront's Pier 7, circa 1920's, signed lower left by noted Norwegian-American artist YNGVAR SONNICHSEN (1873-1938). The oil on board work measures 18" by 24" (22 1/2" by 28 1/2" in an interesting Stanford White style frame). Written in an old hand on old label on the reverse is "PIER 7 SEATTLE 1925 or earlier". Note the fine impressionist flickering technique, which reminds of the kind of brushwork of French painter Gustave Loiseau or the "crus...

Mughal illuminated Page 7.5x9.5 Miniature depicting a Royal Scene nineteenth Century Tempera Berlin Estate

A beautifully gold leafed Boroque framed Eastern European Nineteenth Century “The violinist” Oil 15”x 12” Berlin Estate

(Berlin Estate). Pencil signed lithograph measuring 32”x 24” edition of 99, this is #10 framed and beautifully done……..Luis Feito began his formal training at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (now Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando), Madrid, in 1950. He worked briefly in a figurative style before he discovered Cubism, but in 1954 the Galería Buchholz, Madrid, presented his first solo show of nonfigurative works. Thereafter, Feito remained committed to pain...

Garden Scene titled “The Veranda” acrylics on canvas , beautiful work that has been framed measuring 48x36” ….. more information coming soon Berlin Estate

A very early black and white photo of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of eastern California, signed in the plate at lower right "A. A. Forbes Photo". This is a work of the noted early photographer of the region, ANDREW ALEXANDER FORBES (1862-1921). Forbes was born in Wisconsin, showing early interest in photography. By 1885 he was in Oklahoma, taking photos of the early territorial days there. Continuing ever west with his equipment, he was in Southern California by 1890. By 1902 he had establis...

In 1879 John Everett Millais produced Cherry Ripe, the oil painting of a little girl sitting on a tree trunk, next to her a large green leaf topped with red cherries. Cherry Ripe became extremely popular, and so was reproduced in various graphic media of the time. Millais’s painting was also used in the advertising campaigns of the Pears Soap company. This version of Cherry Ripe from around 1910 is a chromolithographic print, enhanced with hand coloring. It is unframed, fixed to passepartout c...

Signed edition woodblock 36.5x36.5” Bio*: Carol Summers (American, 1925-2016) was born in 1925 in Kingston, NY and raised in Woodstock, NY. He received a BA from Bard College in 1951 under the GI Bill after serving in World War II. Summers taught at Hunter College, the Brooklyn Museum School, Pratt Graphics Center, and Columbia University. He often used his travel experiences to Europe, Asia, and across the United States as influence in his work. Summers is known for his large-scale pr...

A stunning oil on canvas seascape signed S. Ottovani beautifully framed work

A beautiful pair of Borneo wood sculptures pair of mask 16” each in length Berlin Estate

Wood Sculpture signed Colby dated 1966 with painted features measuring 34”x10”x8” more information coming soon…Berlin Estate

French Renaissance Style Carved Wood Sculpture Of Christ more info coming……Berlin Estate

Abstract mixed media on canvas, signed by Pablo Sycet and dated 1985. This work is reminiscent of French artist Pierre Bonnard, with the bold, fiery reds and yellows. Work measures 38 x 18“ and is unframed. Sycet is a well known artist in his native Spain, with works held by the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Berlin Estate

A beautiful Modernist Color Block Study Painting In Oil 24”x 48”…. More information coming soon Berlin Estate

18th Century Northern European Recumbent Carved Wood Sculpture Figure more information coming…..Berlin Estate

Oil on Masonite painting of a young, smiling Native American girl, 12" by 9" (23" by 18 3/4" framed), signed at lower right by the well-known artist of the American Southwest, RAMON KELLEY (born 1939). This is a vigorously painted work of a subject obviously very familiar to the artist. Kelley studied on a scholarship at the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver, where he counted the artist Charlie Dye among his instructors. A Taos, New Mexico gallery took on his work and a career in fine art was...

(Berlin Estate). Dale Haven Loy was born in Los Angeles and began her art training at U.C.L.A. She received her M.F.A. degree from the American University in Washington, DC where she currently resides. Loy's paintings have been exhibited widely in galleries, museums, traveling exhibitions and public spaces in the United States and abroad. This work “Aurora 1994 Among the venues are The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC, the United Nations in ...

A fine c1751 miniature watercolor on natural wafer, signed and dated by J. Lacon. The sitter is wearing a décolleté white dress and a lace underslip. The trimming of the blue ribbons provides a pop of color and wonderful contrast to the rest of the painting. Presented in a gilt metal reeded frame with remnants of collection labels on the reverse. 1 7/8" by 1 1/2".

Lacon (fl. c1740 - 1760) worked in Bath, England, painting miniatures and water color portraits. He also owned a popular pup...

“Stirring the Pot” is an Asian inspired original drawing in clay by David Bryce. In this incised panel, he molds and marks the clay, creating a simple and familiar action – stirring a pot. Ready to hang, it is in excellent condition and measures 21” x 13 inches. Artist signed. Dated 2007. Color is a greenish taupe with dark brown. In excellent condition, it measures 12"x 13".

Shahla Arbabi (1945 -) was born in Shiraz, Iran, and began painting at the age of nine. She studied at Tehran's School of Fine Arts from 1961 to 1965, and then spent four years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. After a period teaching art the University of Tehran in the late Sixties and early Seventies, she moved to the United States, where she took a Master's degree in painting (1980) and another in print-making (1983) at American University in Washington, D. C. She has exhibited widely in E...

Shahla Arbabi (1945 -) was born in Shiraz, Iran, and began painting at the age of nine. She studied at Tehran's School of Fine Arts from 1961 to 1965, and then spent four years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. After a period teaching art the University of Tehran in the late Sixties and early Seventies, she moved to the United States, where she took a Master's degree in painting (1980) and another in print-making (1983) at American University in Washington, D. C. She has exhibited widely in E...

A beautiful Mid-Century Abstract Expressionist Landscape signed R. Jomsdottin, in the Abstract Expressionist styles of Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud, who explored and abstracted landscapes in bold colors. measuring 43” x 47“ more information coming soon Berlin Estate

China Trade painting - "Coastal Village Scene With Anchored Junk". Oil on canvas. Circa: late 19th C. Size: 17 3/4 inches x 23 1/2 inches. Unsigned. A painting from the China Trade school depicting modest homes along a coastal estuary, together with the local inhabitants and a 'junk' at anchor. Offered in a black and gold wood frame and retaining a Quester Gallery label, Stonington, CT. Professionally restored and relined on a new stretcher.

Imperial folio lithograph with hand coloring after John W. Audubon of a pair of Little Nimble Weasels in winter coats printed by J.T. Bowen 1848. This print was part of the three volume folio printed between 1845 and 1848 of the Viviparous Quadruped of North America. The sheet is approximately 22 x 28 inches (56 x 71 cm), the mat opening 18 ½ x 24 ½ inches (47 x 62 cm) and the oak frame 24 ¾ x 31 ½ inches (61 x 80 cm).

Condition: Generally good, it appears to have been rolled up for a c...

A nicely crafted oil on wood panel painting of an ancient castle or coastal fortification, likely Italy, signed at lower left "Tiboni". The piece measures 7" by 11" (13" by 16 1/4" nicely framed). The work was likely created in the 1950's or 1960's. Written in pencil on reverse is "70 Pounds" (actually, symbol for British Pounds). A light cleaning would be beneficial but not mandatory. The piece is of a nice size that would fit many smaller walls.

The Size of Drawing Image and paper: :24" W x 18" H
The Title: Garden Tools
Artist: Edward Kawanabe
Medium: Black Artist Drawing Pencil on paper.
Signed by Artist : E Kawanabe on lower Left.
The year of Work: 1978.
The condition of Drawing: Excellent.
Since the work of Drawing is 44 years old,
the paper has some age color showing on back
but not on surface because the pencil work finely covered.
This is unique pencil drawing in 1978.
A...

SALVADOR DALI, "PURGATORY 22", from the series "The Divine Comedy" ORIGINAL INDIVIDUAL MAT-SLEEVE COLOR WOOD ENGRAVING ON BFK RIVES PAPER with 'Les heures claires" Watermark Hand-Signed in Purple Pencil by Salvador Dali Numbered 150/150, in Purple Pencil, by the author The following information taken from the Official Catalog of Graphic Works of SALVADOR DALI is given for the purpose of confirming the authenticity of this piece. The confirmation of the authenticity of this piece, a...

SALVADOR DALI, "PURGATORY 22", from the series "The Divine Comedy" ORIGINAL INDIVIDUAL MAT-SLEEVE COLOR WOOD ENGRAVING ON BFK RIVES PAPER with 'Les heures claires" Watermark Hand-Signed in Purple Pencil by Salvador Dali Numbered 150/150, in Purple Pencil, by the author The following information taken from the Official Catalog of Graphic Works of SALVADOR DALI is given for the purpose of confirming the authenticity of this piece. This confirmation, as described here, and as shown in ...

SALVADOR DALI "CARING FOR A SURREALIST WATCH" from the "Memories of Surrealism" Suite ORIGINAL INTAGLIO - Photoliths of Original Goaches with Collage on Arches Paper In accordance with "The Official Catalog of the Graphic Works of SALVADOR DALI", by Albert Field, page 68 (Photo #11) Hand Signed in Pencil by Salvador Dali Numbered: F 143/175, in Pencil, by author The information provided here is taken from the Official Catalog of Graphic Works of SALVADOR DALI is given for ...

Watercolor on paper, signed at lower right with the distinctive signature of California artist EMIL KOSA, JR. (1903-1968). The work is not dated but likely would have been created in the 1950's or 1960's. Kosa was a prominent member of the California Scene artists. Born in Paris to a Czech father who was also an artist, Emil Jr. received art training in Prague and subsequently in Los Angeles and Paris in the late 1920's, studying with Pierre Laurens and Frantisek Kupka. Early in his career, ...

A very early original work, 1948, by famous California-based Pop Art master WAYNE THIEBAUD (1920-2021): a caricature of a man, seen in profile, executed in a cartoonish style, in grays, white and black. The piece (14 1/2" by 12" within the mat) is signed by the artist at lower left center, and dated nearby. There is a horizontal fold as shown, and some discoloration of the paper at right, along the fold. Accompanying the work is an original letter to me, from the Campbell-Thiebaud Gallery of...

An original antique French Art Nouveau bronze statue of a glamorous woman c.1905. Bronze mounted to a marble base signed on verso with the stamp medallion of Original Bronzes Society Paris France. Dimensions 3.5ʺW × 3ʺD × 7.5ʺH Georges Van der Straeten was a Belle Epoque sculptor born in Ghent, Belgium, on December 21, 1856. He studied under the Neo-Baroque sculptor Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908). In 1883, at the twenty-seven years old, Van der Straeten moved to Paris. While living in Pari...

An original, vintage 1987 poster for the National Gallery of Art's 1987-1988 exhibition of the works of famed American modernist artist GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986). The offset poster measures 40" by 25 1/2" as framed. Condition is very good, with only a slight damp stain at lower right margin area. O'Keeffe is today one of the most popular American artists. Her modernist works of New York and the American Southwest can bring many millions of dollars at auction. This image is of New York's ...