A very rare and beautiful lithograph in full color by artist R.Knötel,of the hero’s of the Boer War with the names of the armies from Southern African Nations. Frame measuring 13x16”

Wolgfang Roth - 20th century German/American

Color lithograph entitled "Elephant Ballerina" from the "Circus Suite" c...

A fine 8-1/4" tall Canadian Puvirnituq Nunavik (Northern Quebec) native stone sculpture by "Eli" E-91328. Made by Eli Akiru Quissa (1914-84), this carving is dated 1966 and it depicts a hunter with a seal. This item is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, losses, damage or repairs other than some minor surface abrasions and scratches...

A striking portrait miniature, on natural wafer, done by Geibel (signed along left side). Thus far we have not been able to find the artist listed in any of the main directories. The sitter is shown wearing a white stock, waistcoat, and a royal blue jacket.

The condition of the painting is excellent, with no problems at all. Please note that the darker area on the right part of the jacket is due to the difficulty of photographing the painting...

Cassini, Giovanni-Marie, "Graffitto, c. 1780, hand-colored copper plate engraving, Crisp impressions with sharp features, full original color and margins as issued. All in excellent condition, rare. Dimensions are 24" x 19" with the frame. Please see #1512 for a similar lithograph

19TH century Italian watercolor showing Christ taken down from the cross, by an anonymous master painter. Wonderful vivid colors. Offered in a contemporary frame. Roughly 16" by 11" (painting alone), 22" by 17" framed. One of a number of similar works by the same artist currently available.

From our African Collection: Fante Akuaba Doll, circa 1960. Akua'ba (sometimes spelled Akwaba or Akuba) are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and nearby areas. The best known akua'ba are those of the Fanti people, “Fanti Dolls” whose akua'ba have large, disc-like heads. Other tribes in the West Africa region (f.ex...

Jean Louis Forain, French, 1852-1931, etching, "Le Noeud de Cravate", image size 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in, from CROQUIS PARISIENS, 1880, possibly a later printing (Faxon, 20), pencil signed

Oil on canvas paintings laid on board, each 5" by 9 3/4" (8 1/2" by 13" framed), unsigned, the pair appearing to depict the exact same coastal dune, with interesting perhaps seasonal differences----one showing spring dune flowers, the other not----. The scene could possibly be dunes at the beach in San Francisco, where Golden Gate Park meets the ocean...

An unusually complex and modern mixed (pastel, charcoal) media drawing of ballerinas, 17 1/2" by 13 3/4" (27" by 23 1/4" framed), signed at lower right "Julian". This is a fine, uncommon work by noted California-associated artist JULIAN RITTER (1909-2000). The imagery features several ballerinas in various dance poses, the beauty of the female form the center of attention, as it usually was, in Ritter's art...

Jean Louis Forain, French, 1852-1931, etching, "Le Christ Portant Sa Croix" (4e Planche), image size: 11 1/2 x 15 1/8 inches, first state, (Faxon 116) pencil signed l.r.

1924 watercolor painting of Red Mountain, California, by listed artist Arthur J. Hammond (signed and titled lower left). This is a beautiful work employing soft desert colors in shades of blues, greens, and purples.

The frame is not comtemporary to the piece.

Hammond was born in Vernon, Connecticut in 1875 but lived mostly in Rockport, Massachusetts.

Listed in

• AskART.com's "The Artists Bluebook: 23,000 North American Artists", 2000
• P.H...

Original etching by Raphael Soyer, USA, born in Russia, 1899-1987). This work is signed by the artist lower right, numbered from an edition of 85, and is titled "Pedestrians". It could be described as a self portrait of the artist in a crowd of New York pedestrians. Framed.

An antique oil on board painting of a chestnut thoroughbred in the barn, 9 1/2" by 12 1/2" plus 7/8" inch wide contemporary wood frame, signed with conjoined "AS" or "SA" monogram and dated 1899 at center left. The work is most certainly by a listed artist. The painting has a dry surface and perhaps some chemical oxidation of the paint, giving a blanched look in a number of parts of the horse's body, including rear spine/rump, tail, chest and legs; please view photos carefully...

Hey beautiful done drawing of a young boy done in 1940 work signed Gottlieb 20x14”

A c1795 continental miniature of a gent who looks somewhat disgruntled, possibly with the waistcoat with blue polka dots and the black jacket with pearl buttons that his wife picked out for him. The reverse of the painting has a "B" embroidered on pink silk fabric. Both the front and back have beveled glass. The diameter of the gilt metal case is 2".

Eleanor Reed, b. 1913

Watercolor

6 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Associations - American Artists Professional League

Exhibitions --- American Artists Professional League, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Washington (DC) Watercolor Club

The Melton Breakfast circa 1800, First published by Hodgson & Graves, Pall Mall, on 1st October 1839. The dimensions of this photogravure differ somewhat from those of the original mezzotint and the names of the characters portrayed are engraved in the margin of this later version. The print depicts a group of eminent visitors to Melton for the hunting season. Many were guests at the big houses in the locality, others lodged elsewhere...