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Antique Set of Twelve Chinese Pith Paintings Depicting Butterflies

19th Century

Set of twelve antique Chinese painted bird studies on pith paper Chinese, 19th Century Panel: Height 20cm, width 32cm Frame: Height 35.5cm, width 47cm, dept...

Antique Orientalist Oil on Board 'Desert Bedouin', by Spanish Artist Ortega Spanish, early 20th Century Frame: Height 51cm, width 59cm, depth 2cm Board: Height 44cm, width 53cm, depth 0.5cm Fluidly painted, this vibrant oil on board depicts a dusty Orientalist scene. Four Bedouin ride camels alongside a flurry of goats, carrying lambs and hens in saddlebags. Other figures clothed in Middle Eastern garments walk with them, and the busy scene fades into a dusty, evening landscape. The colour palette is vibrant and hued with dusky pinks and oranges, giving the impression that these Bedouin are returning back to camp. The cropped composition also gives a dynamic feel to the picture: a glance into early 20th Century desert life. The present painting was created by Spanish artist José Benito Ortega...

Pair of English antique horse paintings by Sturgess English, 1870 Canvas: Height 36cm, width 69cm Frame: Height 52cm, width 85cm, depth 6cm En...

Painting of horses and farm animals by Herring the Younger British, 19th Century Frame: Height 83cm, width 97cm Canvas: Height 64cm, width 77cm This charming painting is by John Fre...

Orientalist oil painting with Equestrian subject Continental, Early 20th century Canvas size: Height 21cm, width 32cm Framed size: Height 30cm, width 40cm, depth 3cm Drawing upon a ...

Set of twelve antique Chinese pith paper paintings of festival processions Chinese, 19th Century Panel: Height 20cm, width 31cm Frame: H...

Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850) ‘Camelopard – a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King – at Malta on its way to England’ Signed and dated C.F. de Brocktorff. / 1827. lower right, inscribed as titled in the painted margins lower centre. Pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper, 36.8 x 27.9 cm A gift so majestic, it made kings blush, and a gift so grand, it would startle Europe into a craze. Pasha Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1805-1848) did it in 1827: he sent to Europe three magical spotted, horned creatures, each with a neck reaching the skies and legs as long as a house is high. One giraffe to King Charles X of France, one to Francis I of Austria and the most fabled one to King George IV of England. A curious sight for Europeans, who had not seen such a beast since the Medici giraffe in 1487. Few animals created more of a stir in Europe than these royal...

A beautiful watercolor painting by Israeli artist Reuven Rubin. Featuring a camel trainer and his camel. Signed and framed. In very good condition.

This is a celebration of Spring with pink flowers and blue birds painted on a thick round watercolor paper sheet measuring 16 inches (41cm) in diameter. the tondo shaped surface heig...

Grażyna Rigall is a painter, illustrator, author of stage designs and music videos. - The artist is interested in the merging of the world of fauna and flora with the world of man, p...

"Rubens Study 1" (2017) by Thomas John Carlson Old master, figurative, watercolor on paper; Study of Peter Paul Rubens' "Tiger and Lion Hunt" Frame available - frame size 17" x 13" ...

"Rubens Study 1" (2017) by Thomas John Carlson Old master, figurative, watercolor on paper; Study of Peter Paul Rubens' "Wolf and Fox Hunt" Frame available - frame size 17" x 13" Ce...