All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1417088 (stock #JB01089)
If you collect early art of the Pacific Northwest, this vintage work might be of interest to you. Apparently unsigned, this multi-sided work measures 11" by 19" (14" by 22" as framed). It is executed on old paper, laid on gray board. The charming scene is packed with detail of horse-drawn carriages, dogs like setters or spaniels, trees, houses, and of course the famous snowy cone of Mt. Hood. There is a folk art element in this painting, springing from the details...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1900 item #1491390
James Abbott McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 American This is a fine impression of the well known Whistler etching, Rotherhithe, It was created in 1860 as part of his Thames Set, published as a portfolio in 1871. The image measures 10 3/4X7 3/4 inches. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. This impression was last sold by Frederick Keppel in New York City, the label came with this etching...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1417954 (stock #JB0731)
TWO antique, original (not reproduction) lithograph prints with hand coloring, one titled "Interior of Greek Church of the Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem April 11, 1839", the other "Citadel of Jerusalem without the walls", by noted English artist and Middle Eastern traveler DAVID ROBERTS (1796-1864). The first measures 14 1/4" by 19 1/2" (24" by 28 1/2" as framed); the second measures 9 1/2" by 12 3/4" (18" by 20 1/4" as framed)...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1443778 (stock #1152)
Views of Wyer’s Cave lithograph 1856 15x20” Grand Caverns was discovered in 1804 by Bernard (Barnette) Weyer while trying to retrieve one of his traps. Weyers Cave opened for tours in 1806, making it the oldest continually operating show cave in the U.S. The caverns were also called the Grottoes of the Shenandoah until named Grand Caverns in 1926. Grand Caverns was declared a National Natural Landmark in 1973...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #1479271 (stock #3416)
L'Enfant Gallery
$8,000.00
BIOGRAPHY - Vincent Clare, was born in 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...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1419426 (stock #JB01843)
By well listed HENDRIK GERRIT TEN CATE (1803-1856) is this 9 1/2" by 13" watercolor on paper painting (15" by 19" as framed), laid long ago to a card, the subject a few chickens pecking the soil in front of a ramshackle thatch roofed structure I would think might be a barn or out building, except for the telltale domestic woodsmoke venting from the roof. The painting is actually signed "H.J. ten Kaet" at lower left...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1421275 (stock #JB05273)
A beautiful drawing of the year 1878, featuring a number of women and a solitary man, most apparently gossiping at a picnic or other outdoor social meeting in a wooded setting, the place given as "Lake George". The famous upstate lake features in many an American painting of the period, and it was frequented by many notable artists of the time. Given the skill shown in our drawing, the artist was likely one of these notables, perhaps even one of the Hudson River greats...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1421847 (stock #JB03412)
Pencil on paper study of a man, signed at lower left with initials M.A.K., mid 19th century, by the noted Dutch landscapist and member of the important artistic Koekkoek family, MARINUS ADRIANUS KOEKKOEK (1807-1870). He was the son of Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek and brother of Barend Cornelis and Hermanus Koekkoek. This particular work was likely a sketch made by the artist as he worked out a particular artistic situation for a painting...
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1420703 (stock #JB05275)
A refined old drawing titled "Caterskill Clove" dated Oct. 7, 1859, the subject a famed rocky gorge in the eastern part of the Catskill mountains of New York State (google "Catskill Clove" for full information on this renowned scenic area). The work is apparently unsigned. There are any number of listed artists of the Hudson River School who could have created the drawing; Sanford Robinson Gifford, William Hart, Asher Durand and many others of note painted in the area...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1418842 (stock #JB05180)
This is a **PAIR** of fine old works, (each 9" by 19 1/2", 17" by 27 1/2" as identically framed in old gilded oak), both coastal scenes, likely Rhode Island, including both steam and sail vessels on the horizon, tiny fisherman, and wood building at right in one. Each is signed at lower right and dated there 1906 by the well known American 19th century painter EDMUND DARCH LEWIS (1835-1910)...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1481953 (stock #3522)
A fine portrait of a gentlemen circa 1860. Unknown Italian (Naples) Artist gouache on paper, measuring 16” x 14”
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1416842 (stock #JB0755)
Watercolor and gouache on paper of a backwater creek or lake surrounded by feathery trees, 12 1/2" by 19 1/2" plus 3 1/2" of mat and frame, unsigned, most likely American. The work is in very good shape save for some age browning of the paper most visible by comparing to the top inch or so which evidently at one time was hidden under a mat. The artist was obviously skilled in watercolor. A very peaceful scene for your wall.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Pre 1900 item #1415456 (stock #JB0832)
Oil on canvas, circa late nineteenth century, 21 1/2" by 26 3/4" and about one inch wide framing, unsigned, featuring feathery trees, distant snowy mountains, a lake with small sail craft, and a gentleman pulling in nets on another small boat. This painting is in need of restoration, but, I believe it well worth saving for posterity. There are some holes, the largest about 3/4" by 1/2", at lower left, a similar one at upper left, and some much smaller punctures at far right...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1900 item #1417369 (stock #JB01536)
This is an etching of the year 1884 by the well known American artist JOHN GEORGE BROWN (1831-1913), the subject a young boy playing a flute. This particular print is NOT pencil signed (there was a small edition of pencil signed pieces)...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1440977 (stock #053)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,200.00
Scenes From Arabian Nights Mid-19th Century Watercolor Is a beautiful work on paper 20x22 inches FRENCH ARTIST UNKNOWN
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Italian : Pre 1900 item #1419932 (stock #JB02936)
Oil on thin board painting of a canal with figures, boats and adjacent sun-drenched buildings, possibly Venice, unsigned, measuring 6 7/8" by 11 1/2" (13 1/2" by 18" in attractive old frame). Whether Venice, Italy, or another Mediterranean locale, this is nicely executed by a trained hand. It could well be by a listed artist but without a signature it will be difficult to place the hand. The work is slipping around loose under the gold mat and it needs to be framed with acid-free materials. ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1408858 (stock #890)
Original antique watercolor floral botanical painting of a yellow flowering plant 19th century c.1850. This lovely original watercolor is from a mid 19th century botanical watercolor album. Although unsigned it was clearly done by a highly skilled artist. The paper is Whatman watermarked and dated. . Presented matted with archival materials and framed.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1449040 (stock #1289)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,800.00
A Beautiful 19th Century French Artist L. De Tourneville Parisian Scene Watercolor 8x10”, signed lower left
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1437068 (stock #767)
L'Enfant Gallery
$2,500.00
Costume Design by Leon Bakst. Water Color. 12" x 9". Frame Size 18" x 16". “Marina of Boris Godunov Léon Bakst (Russian: Леон (Лев) Николаевич Бакст, Leon (Lev) Nikolaevich Bakst) – born as Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich (later Samoylovich) Rosenberg, Лейб-Хаим Израилевич (Самойлович) Розенберг (27 January (8 February) 1866[1][2] – 28 December 1924) was a Russian painter and scene and costume designer of Belarusian origin. He was a memb...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #1458271 (stock #1474)
L'Enfant Gallery
$13,000.00
Early and Eighteenth Century oil on canvas of a very joyful seen more information coming soon
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #1437790 (stock #3276)
L'Enfant Gallery
$8,800.00
A pair of oil on canvas works attributed to Montague, Amsterdam Canal Scenes each work measures 15x12”,FS20x17” Sold as a pair
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Italian : Pre 1900 item #1416988 (stock #JB01396)
Oil on canvas Italian scene of the famous Bay of Naples with smoking Vesuvius volcano, unsigned, circa 1880 to 1900, measuring 18" by 28" (23 1/2" by 33 1/2" as framed). This is a charming scene, painted many times since the 17th century, of fishing boats in the bay, the backdrop being an ornate tower at left, distant houses on hillsides, and at right the curling smoke plume of simmering Mount Vesuvius. The painting is somewhat primitive, not painted by a listed artist, most likely, but he o...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Watercolor : Pre 1900 item #1416487
An original very detailed watercolor drawing of a man who looks to be a commoner, drawn on paper laid on thin card or directly on card, 7 3/4" by 4 1/8" (14" by 11" in modern frame), signed at bottom with the distinctive signature of mid 19th century renowned academic painter and draftsman JEAN LOUIS-ERNST MEISSONIER (1815-1891). The drawing is finely crafted, the lone figure vignetted, the background empty. Meissonier was famous in Europe in his day, that fame buying a lavish lifestyle. His ...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pastel : Pre 1900 item #1422488 (stock #JB05153)
Offered is a large pastel drawing of late 19th century style coastal racing sailing craft near a buoy in a churning sea under a partly cloudy sky, signed at lower left "S E Wood 1897", the art itself measuring 16 1/4" by 27 1/4" (30" by 42" in mid 20th century scalloped wood frame). This resembles the east coast work of such artists as James Buttersworth, Fitz Hugh Lane, or Alfred Thompson Bricher but could conceivably be by a west coast artist named Sarah Elizabeth Wood, (1859-1924) of Contra ...
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1900 item #973693
Stephen Parrish, American, 1846-1938, etching, "Evening in Brittany", plate size: 15 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches, image size: 13 3/8 x 21 5/8 inches, 1887-1888, cat. Schneider-133, remarque lower left, inscribed lower right: "Selected for Mr. E. Q. Kennedy", printed by H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, on parchment, pencil signed lower right.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1250118
Chinese style antique painting by anonymous artist
All Items : Fine Art : Mixed Media : Pre 1900 item #1422244 (stock #JB05419)
An interesting late 19th century, antique drawing of woodland plants, unsigned on front, word "Stanyan" on reverse, where the date "Oct. 28th/84" is written in pencil in old hand. The work measures 15" by 11" (slightly smaller inside the pink mat--which plays off the pink flowers) and 23 1/2" by 19 3/4" in frame (no glass). The piece shows some age, in overall toning and there are some meandering abrasions at upper right and along right edge; also there is a rip about 1 1/2" at lower right cor...
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1475927 (stock #3162)
L'Enfant Gallery
$5,000.00
A fine oil on canvas painting from the Seventeenth Century, depicting Jesus and the Samaritan Women at the Well, Baroque measuring 18” x 14”
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1900 item #1144335
Peter Moran, American, 1842-1914, "Crossing the Ford," Etching, image size 15 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches, c. 1886-87, cat: Wright-98, pencil signed l.r, remarque of a hay wagon l.l.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1900 item #1490152
David Y. Cameron 1865-1945 British This is an original pencil signed etching by British artist David Young Cameron. It is titled: A Dutch Farm, art of his North Holland Set. This etching was created and printed in 1892. The image measures 4 5/16 X 8 15/16 inches.Printed on an early laid type sheet with collectors stamp lower corner of the border. This etching came to us with 1/8 inch margins on three sides.
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Pre 1900 item #1456265 (stock #1008)
L'Enfant Gallery
$6,000.00
An English Landscape attributed to the Circle of Turner. Oil on canvas framed And a goalie frame measuring 18 x 23”
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Pre 1900 item #1063933 (stock #MM/RQEK)
Antique Japanese MEIJI polychrome and ink painting on paper with "IMAO KEINEN" mark depicting an autumn scene with flowers and birds (woodcock/Asian Dowitcher in a pond with an insect in it's beak). Condition good, has a folding crease just below 2nd character and a water spot. 19th Century, framed with 100% silk passe-partout. Size: H. 24" x W. 14.5" (61 cm x 37 cm).
All Items : Fine Art : Paintings : Oil : Europe : Austrian : Pre 1900 item #1432661 (stock #P41026)
This is an original oil on canvas painting of the Madonna and Child. It is in a gorgeous gilt wood frame. The artist was Austrian, Hans Zatzka (1886-1945) In signing the painting, he used one of his pseudonyms, H. Ballheim. The painting is dated 1886. It measures 42 1/2 inches by 37 1/2 inches.
All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Lithographs : Pre 1900 item #1462902 (stock #TBD00424)
Delaplane Antiques
$1,800.00
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...

All Items : Fine Art : Prints : Etchings : Pre 1900 item #1372212
Global Ceramics
$250.00
Charles Baudelaire de face, etched portrait by Edouard Manet. The French poet was photographed by Félix Nadar in 1862 and the photo was the starting-point for Manet’s portrait. More than one version exists of the etching and this is number III. Signed in the plate Peint et Gravé par Manet 1865, and Imp. A. Salmon (printer´s name). On creme coloured wove paper, size of plate "3 ½ / 9.4 cm x "3 ¼ / 8.2 cm. The partly silvered frame measuring "7 / 18 cm x "7 / 18 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Fine Art : Drawings : Pencil : Pre 1900 item #1457065
A highly detailed nineteenth century PENCIL DRAWING, NOT A PRINT, featuring a classic turreted castle, with numerous (approximately twenty) figures completing the scene, unframed, 7" by 9 1/8". The artist signed at lower left corner "F. Pohl", and "1846" is written on the reverse. Nearby are two blue stamps that could be collector stamps. Condition is excellent, needs a frame.