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Egyptian Buffalo & Farmers 19th Century American Orientalist Framed Watercolor
Egyptian Buffalo & Farmers 19th Century American Orientalist Framed Watercolor

Egyptian Buffalo & Farmers 19th Century American Orientalist Framed Watercolor

By Edwin Lord Weeks

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

As a young man he visited the Florida Keys to draw and also travelled to Surinam in South Africa. On his return to Boston he painted history pictures and landscapes and it was clear ...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Carved And Polychrome Figure Of The Young Christ
Carved And Polychrome Figure Of The Young Christ

Carved And Polychrome Figure Of The Young Christ

Located in London, GB

Together with their father and later on as “master sculptors”, the Dewispelaere family realizes a large number of religious and civilian orders foreign countries as well the Saint-Jo...

Category

Late 19th Century Belgian Baroque Revival Antique Boston

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hand Printed 19th Century Framed Landscape Figures Wallpaper Panel en Grisaille
Hand Printed 19th Century Framed Landscape Figures Wallpaper Panel en Grisaille

Hand Printed 19th Century Framed Landscape Figures Wallpaper Panel en Grisaille

Located in Hopewell, NJ

From the collection of Dorothy Waterhouse who operated Boston's Waterhouse Wallhangings. Wallpapers known as landscape figures were very popular in New England in the early 19th cent...

Category

19th Century American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Farm Table, Switzerland 18th-19th century
Farm Table, Switzerland 18th-19th century

Farm Table, Switzerland 18th-19th century

Located in Belmont, MA

The table ships from Germany and includes shipping costs and duty to Boston.

Category

Early 1800s Swiss Baroque Antique Boston

Materials

Slate

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret

By Pierre Auguste Renoir

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Renoir, Renoir, My Father, Boston, Toronto & London, 1962, pp. 83-84). Renoir himself often advised, "You do a lot of foolish things when you are young – it doesn't matter then, beca...

Category

1860s Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Federal Hepplewhite Lolling Chair
18th Century Federal Hepplewhite Lolling Chair

18th Century Federal Hepplewhite Lolling Chair

Located in Southampton, NY

18th century federal Hepplewhite lolling chair, Massachusetts, Probably Boston or North Shore, Circa 1790 Primary wood: Mahogany Secondary wood: Maple, pine Covered in textured and s...

Category

Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Boston

Materials

Mahogany

The Economic Balancing Act: A Satirical View of 1780 Britain
The Economic Balancing Act: A Satirical View of 1780 Britain

The Economic Balancing Act: A Satirical View of 1780 Britain

Located in Langweer, NL

zie toe dat 't somlen staat te duur. O Boston! Delaware! o Washington! o Francken! Zo mogt Mylord wel haast een hangmans hoorntje dancken.

Category

1780s Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

4-Piece Federal Bedroom Set with Detailed Carving and Marquetry
4-Piece Federal Bedroom Set with Detailed Carving and Marquetry

4-Piece Federal Bedroom Set with Detailed Carving and Marquetry

By Royal, Robert W. Irwin Co.

Located in Soquel, CA

In 1931 the company bought and merged with Cooper-Williams, Inc. of Boston, another quality furniture company. The Company continued to hold its place through the 1930s.

Category

Early 20th Century American Federal Antique Boston

Materials

Brass

Pair of Large Gilt American Federalist Mirrors
Pair of Large Gilt American Federalist Mirrors

Pair of Large Gilt American Federalist Mirrors

Located in Hudson, NY

Mirrors are from circa 1825-1835 and were made in either New York or Boston. Both mirrors come with their original glass and wood backing.

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1830s American Federal Antique Boston

19th Century Credenza, France, Charles X Style
19th Century Credenza, France, Charles X Style

19th Century Credenza, France, Charles X Style

Located in Belmont, MA

The sideboard ships from Germany and includes shipping costs and customs to Boston.       

Category

Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Boston

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock
Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock

Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

Symbols of Power – Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style 1800-1815, Exhibition catalogue, 2007–2008, St.Louis, Boston, Paris.

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Boston

Materials

Bronze

American Brass & Artistic Wire Fireplace Fender w/ Flanking Ball Finials C. 1810
American Brass & Artistic Wire Fireplace Fender w/ Flanking Ball Finials C. 1810

American Brass & Artistic Wire Fireplace Fender w/ Flanking Ball Finials C. 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

American brass and artistic wire work fireplace fender with flanking banded ball finials. Boston, MA. Early 19th Century

Category

1810s American American Colonial Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Wire

Querelle d'amoureux. (Quarreling). 1
Querelle d'amoureux. (Quarreling). 1

Querelle d'amoureux. (Quarreling). 1

By James Tissot

Located in Plano, TX

The plate was included in A portfolio of Autograph Etchings, published by James R. Osgood and Co., Boston, 1881. Impressions from this portfolio are signed in pencil and have the art...

Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Native US Flora - Two Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879
Native US Flora - Two Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879

Native US Flora - Two Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879

Located in Langweer, NL

The artwork reflects the meticulous work of Thomas Meehan, and the images were published by L.Prang and Company in Boston, known for their exquisite chromolithographic work in the 19...

Category

1870s Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Native US Flora - Six Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879
Native US Flora - Six Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879

Native US Flora - Six Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879

Located in Langweer, NL

The artwork reflects the meticulous work of Thomas Meehan, and the images were published by L.Prang and Company in Boston, known for their exquisite chromolithographic work in the 19...

Category

1870s American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Native US Flora - Three Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879
Native US Flora - Three Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879

Native US Flora - Three Original Botanical Chromolithograps, 1879

Located in Langweer, NL

The artwork reflects the meticulous work of Thomas Meehan, and the images were published by L.Prang and Company in Boston, known for their exquisite chromolithographic work in the 19...

Category

1870s Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp
Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp

Quezal Art Nouveau Lamp

By Quezal

Located in NANTES, FR

Caldwell and Company in New York City, Stuart-Howland Company in Boston, and The David J. Braun Mfg. Co., in Chicago.

Category

1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Copper

Side View Seated Female Nude
Side View Seated Female Nude

Side View Seated Female Nude

By Frank Duveneck

Located in Fairlawn, OH

At first he did not gain much attention, but an exhibition in Boston in 1875 gained him good attention. In 1875, he went back to Europe and opened an art school in Munich and also i...

Category

1890s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Graphite

Farm At Dusk by Long Island Artist Charles H. Miller, 1865
Farm At Dusk by Long Island Artist Charles H. Miller, 1865

Farm At Dusk by Long Island Artist Charles H. Miller, 1865

By Charles Henry Miller

Located in New York, NY

Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, B...

Category

1880s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Antique Allegory of Love Diamond Three Color 18K Gold Oval Box, Circa 1800
Rare Antique Allegory of Love Diamond Three Color 18K Gold Oval Box, Circa 1800

Rare Antique Allegory of Love Diamond Three Color 18K Gold Oval Box, Circa 1800

Located in New York, NY

Silver examples are in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Denver Art Museum. The front medallion representative of Passionate Love with a classical vase profusely fi...

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Early 19th Century Mexican Neoclassical Antique Boston

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold

Hand-Colored Vue d’Optique of the Harbour of Havana, Cuba, circa 1770
Hand-Colored Vue d’Optique of the Harbour of Havana, Cuba, circa 1770

Hand-Colored Vue d’Optique of the Harbour of Havana, Cuba, circa 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

By the middle of the 18th century Havana had more than seventy thousand inhabitants, and was the third-largest city in the Americas, ranking behind Lima and Mexico City but ahead of ...

Category

Late 18th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period
Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period

Rare Japanese Floor Screen of Perched Eagles Soga Shohaku Edo period

Located in Atlanta, GA

For comparable hawk paintings by the artist, see 2000.53 (identical seal) in the collection of Indianapolis Musuem of Art; 11.6984, 11.7049.1 (which bears a near identical title) in ...

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Boston

Materials

Brocade, Wood, Paper

Baroque Secretary Desk, Switzerland 1750, Walnut
Baroque Secretary Desk, Switzerland 1750, Walnut

Baroque Secretary Desk, Switzerland 1750, Walnut

Located in Belmont, MA

The secretary desk ships from Germany and includes shipping costs to Boston.

Category

1750s Swiss Baroque Antique Boston

Materials

Walnut

"Moor Tower" and "Kirkham Priory" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture UK
"Moor Tower" and "Kirkham Priory" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture UK

"Moor Tower" and "Kirkham Priory" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture UK

By Samuel & Nathaniel Buck

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

The building appears to have been an architectural precursor to the nearby and better preserved Hussey Tower and Rochford Tower in Boston, Lincolnshire. It is thought to have been co...

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1720s Old Masters Antique Boston

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire
19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire

19th Century Louis XV Style Secretaire

Located in Belmont, MA

Costs for standard shipping and handling to Boston are included.

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1890s French Louis XV Antique Boston

Materials

Satinwood

Wedgwood First Edition Portland Vase
Wedgwood First Edition Portland Vase

Wedgwood First Edition Portland Vase

By Josiah Wedgwood

Located in New Orleans, LA

The British Museum (London), Art Institute of Chicago, Birmingham Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) and the Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, UK), among others, all hold one o...

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18th Century English Classical Roman Antique Boston

Materials

Porcelain

William Lock (1767-1847) Brown Ink on Paper of General D'Arblay & Friends
William Lock (1767-1847) Brown Ink on Paper of General D'Arblay & Friends

William Lock (1767-1847) Brown Ink on Paper of General D'Arblay & Friends

Located in Bristol, CT

William Lock (elder) acquired a number of Richard Wilson's drawings from when the pair travelled together from Venice to Rome, he commissioned George Barret and Bartolomeo Cipriani t...

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18th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Ink, Pen

Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza
Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza

Italian Renaissance Walnut Credenza

Located in Essex, MA

Provenance; Fogg Estate, Boston Ma.

Category

Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Boston

Materials

Other

19th century English Victorian oil landscape with figures, a stream and trees
19th century English Victorian oil landscape with figures, a stream and trees

19th century English Victorian oil landscape with figures, a stream and trees

By Henry John Boddington

Located in Woodbury, CT

Exhibition: Collections: Victoria & Albert Museum, Glasgow Art Gallery, Sheffield Art Gallery, National Museum of Wales, Boston Museum of Fine Arts Detailed Description: One of t...

Category

1850s Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Attributed to Domenico di Paris - Madonna and The Child, 15th century
Attributed to Domenico di Paris - Madonna and The Child, 15th century

Attributed to Domenico di Paris - Madonna and The Child, 15th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

The back of this stucco is solid and flat as the Friedrichstein Virgin, cast from the same mold, of the Virgin and Child in a Niche, of the type known as the “Bliss Madonna”: these a...

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15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Boston

Materials

Stucco

Fine Italian Baroque Walnut Commode, 17th Century
Fine Italian Baroque Walnut Commode, 17th Century

Fine Italian Baroque Walnut Commode, 17th Century

Located in Sheffield, MA

Provenance: Private Collection, Boston, MA. Le Trianon Fine Art & Antiques Com61

Category

Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Boston

Materials

Walnut

Le plage de Morgat - Impressionist Seascape Landscape Oil by Maxime Maufra
Le plage de Morgat - Impressionist Seascape Landscape Oil by Maxime Maufra

Le plage de Morgat - Impressionist Seascape Landscape Oil by Maxime Maufra

By Maxime Maufra

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Museum and Gallery Holdings: Bergues: Seascapes Boston: Dusk in Douarnenez; Departure of Fishing Boats Buffalo: Transport Quittant Le Havre Chicago: Douarnenez the Town of Light Chol...

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1880s Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Valley, York Maine
The Valley, York Maine

The Valley, York Maine

Located in Sheffield, MA

She appears to have divided her time between Boston and the Monterey Peninsula until her death on the latter on Dec. 28, 1943.

Category

1910s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Important Antique Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers
Important Antique Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers

Important Antique Mahogany Block Front Chest of Drawers

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Provenance: Roy Thompson. Labeled Boston or Charleston, in a rare size 32". With four long drawers, the top one slightly shorter, all with fine bat wing bales and escutcheons (lackin...

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19th Century American American Classical Antique Boston

Materials

Brass

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Ellenville NY watercolor by Edward Lamson Henry
Delaware & Hudson Canal, Ellenville NY watercolor by Edward Lamson Henry

Delaware & Hudson Canal, Ellenville NY watercolor by Edward Lamson Henry

By Edward Lamson Henry

Located in Hudson, NY

His works were shown at the Brooklyn Art Association regularly from 1863 to 1884, and were included in shows at the Boston Athenaeum and the Paris Expositions Universelles of 1878 an...

Category

Early 1900s American Realist Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Subway Construction
Subway Construction

Subway Construction

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This painting is part of our exhibition American Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1930s Subway Construction, c. 1928, oil on board, 19 x 15 ¾ inches, signed upper left, artist and tit...

Category

1920s American Modern Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

View of Lake Champlain, c. 1857 by James MacDougal Hart (American: 1828–1901)
View of Lake Champlain, c. 1857 by James MacDougal Hart (American: 1828–1901)

View of Lake Champlain, c. 1857 by James MacDougal Hart (American: 1828–1901)

By James McDougal Hart

Located in New York, NY

He also exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Boston Art Club, the Mechanics Institute in Boston, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the...

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19th Century Hudson River School Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Baroque Commode, Würzburg 'Germany', 1750
Baroque Commode, Würzburg 'Germany', 1750

Baroque Commode, Würzburg 'Germany', 1750

Located in Belmont, MA

The commode will be shipped from Germany, shipping costs to Boston are included.

Category

1750s German Baroque Antique Boston

Materials

Walnut

Cozy Country Cabin by Long Island Artist C.H. Miller
Cozy Country Cabin by Long Island Artist C.H. Miller

Cozy Country Cabin by Long Island Artist C.H. Miller

By Charles Henry Miller

Located in New York, NY

Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, B...

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Sunrise on The Farm by 19th century Artist C.H. Miller
Sunrise on The Farm by 19th century Artist C.H. Miller

Sunrise on The Farm by 19th century Artist C.H. Miller

By Charles Henry Miller

Located in New York, NY

Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, B...

Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Style of Troyon Impressionist Painting by C.H. Miller
Style of Troyon Impressionist Painting by C.H. Miller

Style of Troyon Impressionist Painting by C.H. Miller

By Charles Henry Miller

Located in New York, NY

Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, B...

Category

1880s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Original Impressionist Painting by American Artist Charles H. Miller
Original Impressionist Painting by American Artist Charles H. Miller

Original Impressionist Painting by American Artist Charles H. Miller

By Charles Henry Miller

Located in New York, NY

Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, B...

Category

1880s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Board

Long Island Impressionist Pasture Scene by C.H. Miller
Long Island Impressionist Pasture Scene by C.H. Miller

Long Island Impressionist Pasture Scene by C.H. Miller

By Charles Henry Miller

Located in New York, NY

Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, B...

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Louis XV Secretaire, France, 1770
Louis XV Secretaire, France, 1770

Louis XV Secretaire, France, 1770

Located in Belmont, MA

It ships from Germany and includes shipping costs to Boston.     

Category

1770s French Louis XV Antique Boston

Materials

Kingwood, Satinwood, Walnut

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

When he eventually returned to Paris 10 years later, his rheumatism had become so debilitating that he immediately left for Boston to follow a course of pioneering anti-cortisone tre...

Category

1920s Fauvist Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Pair of Italian Rococo Gray Painted and Silver Gilt Girandole Mirrors
Pair of Italian Rococo Gray Painted and Silver Gilt Girandole Mirrors

Pair of Italian Rococo Gray Painted and Silver Gilt Girandole Mirrors

Located in Essex, MA

Provenance; Henry Forbes Bigelow, Boston architect. These are pictured in an article from The American architect from 1916 on either side of a mantle in his Beacon Hill townhouse.

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1760s Italian Rococo Antique Boston

Materials

Other

Harbor Scene
Harbor Scene

Harbor Scene

By Anthony Thieme

Located in Milford, NH

Thieme was born in Rotterdam, Holland and, after traveling in Europe, England, & South America, he settled in the Boston, MA area, establishing a studio in Rockport, MA on Cape Ann.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles Henry Miller Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting

Charles Henry Miller Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting

By Charles Henry Miller

Located in New York, NY

Following is a list, which includes many of his known exhibitions: • National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1860-61, 1865-67, 1870-1921 • Brooklyn Art Association, B...

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Foam, Oil

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