A nicely painted miniature portrait on organic wafer. The sitter is a young gentleman with blue eyes, attired in a white shirt, black tie, jacket and vest. The background is a pleasing shaded blue. Set in a gilt metal case with an unglazed aperture on the reverse.
The cased size of the painting is 2 1/2" by 2". The painting is in excellent condition, with no cracks, bowing, or restoration...
Chita Lovemode ,Zimbabwean Stone sculpture 10” signed 2677 Verdite Shona Peoples Berlin Estate
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...
Southeast Asian Siam Thailand Figure in Bronze circa 1900
A beautiful patinated bronze sculpture measuring 20” wonderful piece at an attractive price
Oil on canvas by Fred Pye (American, 1882-1964) of a wave crashing onto a rocky shore with whitecaps further offshore and a sunny but partly cloudy sky; in an elaborate white painted and gilt frame. Born in Iowa, studied in Paris Pye later lived in Cincinnati and painted in Maine. 26 x 36 inches (66 x 91 cm). Frame 32 ½ x 42 ½ inches (82,5 x 108 cm). Signed lower right in red Fred Pye. Based on the sticker on the back he was a member of The American Professional Artists League...
A miniature painting done in watercolors on natural material, signed "C. Greiner along the left center. The sitter is a gentleman dressed in the clothing and hair style popular in the 1841 to 1844 period. Presented in a cast foliate case, the reverse being engine turned with a glazed aperture containing a braid of hair and engraved with the initials JLD.
The painting and the case are in excellent condition with no issues. Overall size of 2 3/8" by 2"...
A Rare and Fine Water Color Painting by Won Suk Yeon:
“ A Young women and her children with a Korean traditional dress.
Korea, circa 1960s, framed, and painted on paper elaborately,
and signed the artist’s round seal in Korean stamped on the lower left.
Measurements; 9 1/4” x 15 3/4” (23.5cm x 40cm)...
A beautiful German Expressionist lithograph from 1923 advertising Wheat. Measuring 26” x 19”
African wood mask measuring approximately 16”x8” , the mask in exotic balsa wood Berlin Estate
(ONE OF SEVERAL BY MERRIAM IN MY SHOP) An oil on canvas, 25" by 30" (28" by 33" framed), the subject a California mountain in late afternoon light, feathery eucalyptus at left, the painting signed at lower left by the talented California painter JAMES MERRIAM (1880-1951). This example is very typical of the artist's work. Merriam was born in Canada and was studying in Detroit, before arriving in Southern California...
A Very Rare/Fine Korean Water Color Painting by Won Suk Yeon(원석연-元錫淵-1922-2003):
“A Young dancer playing a Korean Salpuri in white and red dress”
Korea, circa 1960s, framed, and painted on paper elaborately,
and signed the artist’s round seal “원석연-元錫淵 ” in Korean stamped on the lower left.
It's in fine condition, and it measures 29.5cm x 39cm (11 5/8" x 15 1/4").
Springtime in Paris by artist J. Papillon watercolor 11”x17” frame size 24”x20”. One of two paintings from the 1950s.
A striking portrait, on natural material, of a French colonel, purportedly Charles Ferdement, Baron de St. Clair. The colors are vivid, and the strength of the sitter is well captured by the artist. The condition is excellent, and the diameter is 2 3/4".
An oil on mahogany panel of a Claudian landscape with trees to the far left above figures approaching a river, while figures on the opposite side stand beneath a rise in the landscape with mountains in the distance under a cloudy sky. The composition and manner suggest a late painting by the Scottish Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840) or possibly his eldest son Patrick Nasmyth (1787-1831), though the brush strokes are looser than usual for either. 8 11/16 x10 ¾ with margin, 7 1/8 x 10 1/8 w/out...
A lovely and ethereal miniature of a blond-haired, blue-eyed beautiful young girl. Signed center left "T.R. Manley 1900", it is in its original gilt sterling case with a beaded edge, with the reverse appearing to be evenly tarnished. Excellent condition with no problems, and measuring 3 1/4" by 2 3/4".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE : Thomas Rathbone Manley (1853 - 1938), later referred to as "The Dean of the Montclair (NJ) Artists"...
Dealing with challenges and difficulties can keep your mind sharp. The print is number 140 of 152.
A well painted portrait miniature, on organic wafer, of a blue eyed gentleman wearing a deep blue coat, white ascot, shirt, and vest. Presented in a brass frame.
The condition is excellent, with no issues to speak of. The reddish area on the edge from 9:00 to 12:00 is due to light reflection. The painting appears much better in person than the photo shows. Framed size is 2 1/2" by 2".
A beautifully executed miniature folk art watercolor on paper portrait by J. H. Gillespie, housed in a metal locket with a black card backing.
Condition is excellent with no paint loss, tears, folds, foxing, or restoration. The piece is 2 3/4 inches by 2 3/8 inches.
NOTE:
Gillespie was active on the East Coast of North America, Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia around the 1829-1838 time period...