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Silver Seder Plate from Hungary

1910-1920

Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres (1889-1980) was born in Avallon, a small town in Burgundy, where his parents had a small shop selling jewelry and gifts. At the age of 16, he went to Paris to apprentice with a friend of his father, who had a jewelry and metal workshop in the Marais. At night, he studied design. Any spare time was spent in Montmartre, where he met Modigliani, Soutine, DeChirico, Signac, and most important, Georges Braque, who, with Picasso was the founder of Cubism. Despres and Braque became great friends. Jean Despres was one of the most important French Art Deco designers...

Dan Ostermiller is an American sculptor best known for his depictions of animals. As of 2012, he is president of the National Sculpture Society. He resides in Loveland, Colorado. ...

"PANTHER" Sculpture covered in a cold patina. c.1930 Rests on marble base. Inscribed in script: D. H. Chiparus. Cold patina wa...

Francois Gall ( 1912-1987) François Gall was a Hungarian-born French painter best known for his Impressionistic style. Primarily focused on the figure, his brushy oil paintings are largely inspired by the Impressionist masters, Edgar Degas in particular. Gall often painted women engrossed in traditionally feminine activities—ballet, fixing their hair, sewing—rendered in loose, expressive marks and bright pastel colors. In addition to his figurative work, the artist also captured the French landscape, most notably the beach. In A Day at the Beach (c. 1948), loosely sketches bathers frolic under striped umbrellas in a picturesque rendering of French summer vacation. Born in 1912 in Transylvania, Romania, Gall received his formal training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Workshop Coromaldi in Rome, Italy. He would later settle in Paris in 1936, where he befriended prominent artists of the day—including Pablo Picasso—and became a naturalized French citizen in 1942. As his work grew in esteem, Gall was granted the Francis Smith...

David Halbach (1931- ) American artist, well represented and winner of multiple awards. Artist is an active member of CAA = Cowboy Artists of Ame...

Russian Icon, oil on wood, with beautiful cloisonné enamel around. Icon is surrounded with floral motifs decorative insert that is placed into the thick carved wooden frame. Icon is signed verso with dedication to the church that it was made for. c. 1860s 23.5”h x 20.5”w, overall size is 47.5” x 34” Wring on the back of the icon says: "Painted family icon was donated to the church of the name of Pokrova of Virgin Mary with additions of flora and laurel and with 3 saints: Vasiliy the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom by people born at the village of Gubino and later by the merchant Vasiliy Miheev from Saint Petersburg with his wife Tatiana Yakovleva-Miheeva. Done in the memory of completion of this church with stone fence...

4 1/4"W x 3 1/2"H x 1 1/2"D The 103rd running of the Belmont Stakes in 1971 attracted a then record crowd of 80,000 who came to see a possible Triple Crown...

Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog Sterling/Gold Plated Single Dog Pin Medium: Foundry Jewelry Date: Circa 1993 Dimensions: 1 7/8" X 1 1/4" Description: @rodrigue & “Sterl...

Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog SterlingSilver Single Dog Pin Medium: Foundry Jewelry Date: Circa 1993 Dimensions: 1 7/8" X 1 1/4" Description: @rodrigue & “Sterling” o...

Artist: George Rodrigue Title: Blue Dog Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet Medium: Foundry Jewelry Date: Circa 1993 Dimensions: Chain 7” Each Charm 1 ¼” X 1” Description: @rodrigu...

12 1/2"H x 9 1/2"W x 1/2"D w/ Hallmarks: APLC.

Sz: 6 1/2"H x 3 3/8"D at rim Stamped on underside: Gorham Sterling 272 "The Big Horn Polo Club is located close to Sheridan, Wyoming in the foothills of the majestic Big Horn Mountains and features four fields. There is arguably no other club in the United States that is as dedicated and devoted to developing horses for polo than Big Horn Polo Club. Nestled at the base of the Big Horn Mountains, near Sheridan, Wyoming, the club has evolved from a culture deeply and passionately intertwined with the horse. The mountainous backdrop surrounded by vast expanses of land cultivates an urgent sense of adventure that is hard to ignore. Polo was established in the area in the late nineteenth century by English nobleman Oliver Henry...