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The Funeral Procession, circa 1820 Chinese School

View Of Venice, 19th century by JAMES SALT (1850-1906) Large 19th century view of Venice, oil on canvas by James Salt. Excellent large scale panoramic view of gondolas off the wate...

The Hunting Party, 17th Century School of Simon KICK (1603-1652) Huge 17th Century Dutch Old Master interior of a hunting party after the hunt, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition that would signifcantly enhance with a light clean. Presented in an antique gilt frame. Exceptionally detailed and early interior hunting portrait...

The Otter Hunt, dated 1901 by Edward Armfield (1817-1896) Huge 19th Century scene of an Otter Hunt with Otter Hounds closing in on the game, oil on canvas by Edward...

View Of Posillipo from the Riviera di Chiaia, circa 1695 by ANGELO MARIA COSTA (1670-1721) Huge 17th Century Italian Neapolitan School view of Posillipo from the Riviera Di Chiaia,...

Figures In A Landscape, River Rhine In The Distance, dated 1869 by Adolphe Malherbe Huge 19th Century German River Rhine landscape with figures working ...

Study Of Wild Hares, 19th Century by William Melchior (1817-1860) 19th century English study of a pair of wild hares hiding with a huntsman in the distance...

This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...

"Houses And River" Signed A. Huntington (English School) Oil on canvas Measures: Canvas - 60x110 cm (Gilt Wood Frame - 76x126 cm) Private collection. Framed

This very fine quality 19th century oil on canvas in dark brown wood frame with gold leaves details throughout is signed by Joseph Brunner (Vienna 1826-...

A luxuriant forest is the romantic and lyrical landscape where the dance of the nude nymphs takes place in this joyful 19th Century antique oil on canvas painting featuring a mythological scene. Dance of the Nymphs and Naiads is a myth inspired by the tales of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, a subject already much loved in the Renaissance period as an allegory of rebirth - as in one of the most famous paintings in the world the Spring by Sandro Botticelli- then reproduced throughout the neoclassicism by academic painters -due to the renewed interest in classical artworks following the discovery of archaeological sites- and taken up later, with ecological purposes and meanings, also by the Barbizon school and Impressionist artists. The present artwork – signed Vagner low left and datable to the second half of the 19th century - is closely inspired by an important work by the great Camille Corot, which is now housed at the Musée d'Orsay (Paris). This historical oil on canvas painting, featuring a joyful scene with the three graces and other dancing nymphs...

Provenance: The Marchesi Strozzi, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence Sale, Christie’s, London, May 20, 1993, lot 315, as by Carl Borromaus Andreas Ruthart...

Jamel Akib Born in Leigh-on-sea, Essex in 1965 to English and Malaysian parents, Jamel moved to North Borneo at the age of five. At thirteen he returned to England to pursue his edu...