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Mason & Hamlin Pedal Pump Organ, USA, circa 1880–1895
Mason & Hamlin Pedal Pump Organ, USA, circa 1880–1895

Mason & Hamlin Pedal Pump Organ, USA, circa 1880–1895

Located in Debrecen, HU

This exceptional Mason & Hamlin pedal pump organ dates from approximately 1880–1895, a period that marks the height of reed organ production and popularity in the United States. Manu...

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1880s Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Wood

"Liberty In the Form of the Goddess of Youth" Stipple Engraving, E. Savage, 1796
"Liberty In the Form of the Goddess of Youth" Stipple Engraving, E. Savage, 1796

"Liberty In the Form of the Goddess of Youth" Stipple Engraving, E. Savage, 1796

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

By 1780, Savage was working on commissions for buyers in Boston, mostly producing engravings of works by John Singleton Copley.

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1790s American Federal Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Book of Verses
Book of Verses

Book of Verses

By Lilian Westcott Hale

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Book of Verses, 1924 Charcoal on paper 29 x 23 inches (73.7 x 58.4 cm) Framed dimensions: 33 3/8 x 27 5/8 inches Signed upper right: Lilian Westcott Hale Provenance The artist; Vose...

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream
Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream

Salmagundi Club Artist Harry De Maine Winter Stream

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

His works are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Bevier Collection at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Ma...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Building Clouds, Landscape, Sky, Impressionist, Sunset
Building Clouds, Landscape, Sky, Impressionist, Sunset

Building Clouds, Landscape, Sky, Impressionist, Sunset

By Paul Cornoyer

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Cornoyer’s first show in New York was a critical success, and he continued to exhibit with various art societies in New York, St. Louis, Boston, and Philadelphia throughout his caree...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Board

March Landscape near Mt. Monadnock
March Landscape near Mt. Monadnock

March Landscape near Mt. Monadnock

By Hermann Dudley Murphy

Located in Milford, NH

After studying at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School in 1886 with Otto Grundmann and Joseph DeCamp, he worked as a mapmaker for the Nicaraguan Canal Survey.

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1927 Original Yacht Blueprint from F.D. Lawley of Quincy, Mass
1927 Original Yacht Blueprint from F.D. Lawley of Quincy, Mass

1927 Original Yacht Blueprint from F.D. Lawley of Quincy, Mass

Located in Norwell, MA

Outstanding original yacht blueprint from the drawing board of Frederick D. Lawley of Boston, son of George Lawley. The legend reads: General arrangement for a 45-foot by 10'10" by 3...

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1920s North American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

L'Éternel Printemps by Auguste Rodin
L'Éternel Printemps by Auguste Rodin

L'Éternel Printemps by Auguste Rodin

By Auguste Rodin

Located in New Orleans, LA

Other versions of this bronze can be found in museums worldwide, including the Musée Rodin (Paris), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) and ot...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Bronze

1909 George Lawley and Son Yacht Blueprint
1909 George Lawley and Son Yacht Blueprint

1909 George Lawley and Son Yacht Blueprint

Located in Norwell, MA

Legend reads: No. 495 Sail Plan by George Lawley & Son Corp., South Boston, April 21, 1909, 1/4 inches/foot. Reduced rig, nicely framed.

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Early 1900s Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Twilight Crashing Surf”
Twilight Crashing Surf”

Twilight Crashing Surf”

By George Howell Gay

Located in Southampton, NY

Gay’s seascapes were exhibited at the Boston Art Club’s 1890 and 1900 annuals, at the National Academy of Design in 1900 and at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1897.

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1910s Academic Antique Boston

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Art Deco Lapis Lazuli Goddess Woman Cameo Necklace 14K Gold Neoclassical Enamel
Art Deco Lapis Lazuli Goddess Woman Cameo Necklace 14K Gold Neoclassical Enamel

Art Deco Lapis Lazuli Goddess Woman Cameo Necklace 14K Gold Neoclassical Enamel

Located in New York, NY

It is worthy of the great jewelry collections in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Boston

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

HAWLES Englishman's Right A Dialogue between a Barrister at Law & a Juryman 1844
HAWLES Englishman's Right A Dialogue between a Barrister at Law & a Juryman 1844

HAWLES Englishman's Right A Dialogue between a Barrister at Law & a Juryman 1844

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

"The most famous text on jury trial of the 17th and 18th centuries" was Englishman's Right: "the first American reprint of any English law book. It was published in Boston in 1693 an...

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1840s British Antique Boston

Materials

Leather

Georgian Garnet Rose Cut Diamond Fly Locket Pendant Necklace Antique Gold 1800
Georgian Garnet Rose Cut Diamond Fly Locket Pendant Necklace Antique Gold 1800

Georgian Garnet Rose Cut Diamond Fly Locket Pendant Necklace Antique Gold 1800

Located in New York, NY

It is one of the finest Georgian jewels we have seen and is worthy of the great jewelry collections in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston....

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19th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Boston

Materials

Garnet, Diamond, Gold, 10k Gold

Antique Vermont Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains & Towns, Rand McNally, 1888
Antique Vermont Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains & Towns, Rand McNally, 1888

Antique Vermont Map Wall Art – Railroads, Mountains & Towns, Rand McNally, 1888

Located in Langweer, NL

The map captures Vermont at a moment when railways stitched together rural communities, market towns, and border crossings with New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, and Canada. Ex...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Hillside in Autumn
Hillside in Autumn

Hillside in Autumn

Located in Sheffield, MA

From 1900 to 1903, she studied in Europe, and from 1906 to 1940, she maintained her work place in Fenway Studios in Boston. Hazelton held memberships in the Connecticut Academy of F...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Aesthetic Period Iron Lion Andirons by Arthur Osborne for Wellington & Burrage
Aesthetic Period Iron Lion Andirons by Arthur Osborne for Wellington & Burrage

Aesthetic Period Iron Lion Andirons by Arthur Osborne for Wellington & Burrage

Located in Southampton, NJ

An exceptionally rare pair of 1884 copper-plated lion andirons designed by Arthur Osborne for the Boston firm of Wellington & Burrage Household Art Rooms.

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1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Boston

Materials

Copper, Iron

Travellers With Camels At Sundown Near Pyramids American Orientalist Watercolor
Travellers With Camels At Sundown Near Pyramids American Orientalist Watercolor

Travellers With Camels At Sundown Near Pyramids American Orientalist 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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Late 19th Century Romantic Antique Boston

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Set of Four Late 18th Century Neoclassical Ormolu Wall Sconces
Set of Four Late 18th Century Neoclassical Ormolu Wall Sconces

Set of Four Late 18th Century Neoclassical Ormolu Wall Sconces

By François Rémond

Located in Essex, MA

Provenance: Purchased in Paris by Prominent Boston Collector

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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Boston

Materials

Ormolu

Still Life with Roses
Still Life with Roses

Still Life with Roses

By Georges d'Espagnat

Located in Sheffield, MA

Museums: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts, Brussels Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Art Institute, Chicago Pushkin Museum, Moscow Musée d’Orsay, Paris Musé...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Snowy Banks of the River
Snowy Banks of the River

Snowy Banks of the River

By Arthur Clifton Goodwin

Located in Milford, NH

Oil on canvas, mounted on board, signed lower right, titled on verso Richardson-Clarke Gallery (Boston,MA) label, and housed in a fine molded giltwood frame.

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

"Oh if brother would only let me have the key."
"Oh if brother would only let me have the key."

"Oh if brother would only let me have the key."

Located in Miami, FL

In the 1910s she made 'Picture Puzzle Nursery Rhymes' for the Boston Globe. Her feature 'Drowsy Dick', about a boy who was injected into several fairytales, was published in the New ...

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1920s Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Paper

"Waiting by the Lake" French oil on canvas Post-Impressionist late 19th C Framed
"Waiting by the Lake" French oil on canvas Post-Impressionist late 19th C Framed

"Waiting by the Lake" French oil on canvas Post-Impressionist late 19th C Framed

Located in New York, NY

His work is in the collection of numerous museums and public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Musée du Theatre National de l’Opera in Paris, the Musée ...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

An American 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass centerpiece
An American 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass centerpiece

An American 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass centerpiece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The Mount Washington Glass Works, founded in 1837 in South Boston, became renowned after relocating to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where it produced innovative art glass like Burmese...

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19th Century North American Louis XVI Antique Boston

Materials

Ormolu

Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Christopher Columbus” by Giulio Monteverde
Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Christopher Columbus” by Giulio Monteverde

Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Christopher Columbus” by Giulio Monteverde

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Additional full scale marbles are documented at the Castello d’Albertis in Genoa and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, whose acquisition of the model marked its first purchase of a...

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19th Century French Romantic Antique Boston

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Close of Day
Close of Day

Close of Day

By Walter Lansil

Located in Milford, NH

A long-time resident of Boston, Massachusetts, he exhibited at the Boston Art Club from 1874-1909, becoming a member in 1877.

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1880s Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stanley Boxer Flowered Consequence When Stared At Signed Mixed-Media on Paper
Stanley Boxer Flowered Consequence When Stared At Signed Mixed-Media on Paper

Stanley Boxer Flowered Consequence When Stared At Signed Mixed-Media on Paper

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

Boxer’s work is included in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tate Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum...

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15th Century and Earlier American Modern Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Sterling on Bronze Yacht Trophy – The Duane Cup, 1914
Early 20th Century Sterling on Bronze Yacht Trophy – The Duane Cup, 1914

Early 20th Century Sterling on Bronze Yacht Trophy – The Duane Cup, 1914

Located in Northport, MI

Wood & Son were prominent Boston metalworkers, specializing in high-quality bronze and sterling silver overlay presentation pieces during the early 20th century.

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Boston

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Large American Wire Fireplace Screen
Large American Wire Fireplace Screen

Large American Wire Fireplace Screen

Located in Essex, MA

Hard to find size removed from an early American house with walk in fireplace north of Boston. Curved back to cover fireplace .

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19th Century American Federal Antique Boston

Materials

Iron

Along the Seine, French, Realist, Market Scene
Along the Seine, French, Realist, Market Scene

Along the Seine, French, Realist, Market Scene

By Jules Dupré

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Dupré's work is in numerous collections, including those of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, National Gallery in London, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Louvr...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mistinguett au Moulin Rouge Fan Design, Gouache on Paper, Circa 1908
Mistinguett au Moulin Rouge Fan Design, Gouache on Paper, Circa 1908

Mistinguett au Moulin Rouge Fan Design, Gouache on Paper, Circa 1908

Located in PARIS, FR

In 1913, Howard participated in the Armory Show in New York, Chicago, and Boston. For this major event, which marked the arrival of modern art in the United States, he exhibited a st...

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Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Boston

Materials

Gouache

Monkey with Skull, Bronze, Circa 1900, By Sculptor Hugo Wolfgang Reinhold
Monkey with Skull, Bronze, Circa 1900, By Sculptor Hugo Wolfgang Reinhold

Monkey with Skull, Bronze, Circa 1900, By Sculptor Hugo Wolfgang Reinhold

By Hugo Wolfgang Reinhold

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

They can still be admired today: at the Royal College of Surgeons in London, the Medico-Surgical Society in Aberdeen, the Boston Medical Library, and the Department of Zoology at the...

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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Boston

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Albrecht Dürer 16th Century Old Master Engraving The Sudarium Of Saint Veronica
Albrecht Dürer 16th Century Old Master Engraving The Sudarium Of Saint Veronica

Albrecht Dürer 16th Century Old Master Engraving The Sudarium Of Saint Veronica

Located in Nottingham, GB

Collections in which impressions of this state of this engraving can be found: Museum of Fine Arts (Department of Prints and Drawings), Boston; Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munic...

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16th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Blueprint for Launch for the Steam Yacht Hi-Esmaro
Blueprint for Launch for the Steam Yacht Hi-Esmaro

Blueprint for Launch for the Steam Yacht Hi-Esmaro

Located in Norwell, MA

The builder's model of Hi-Esmaro is at the Boston Museum of Science. This plan details the "Proposed Crew's Launch."

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1920s North American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

Roses and Chrysanthemums in a Vase
Roses and Chrysanthemums in a Vase

Roses and Chrysanthemums in a Vase

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Although he continued to live in Paris and died in that city, Babcock had a good market for his work in Boston. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has a large collection of his figurativ...

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1870s Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grez-sur-Loing
Grez-sur-Loing

Grez-sur-Loing

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

By 1881 he was back in Boston, where he remained until his death in 1910.

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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Boston

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Two Women Cooking (Spain or North Africa?)
Two Women Cooking (Spain or North Africa?)

Two Women Cooking (Spain or North Africa?)

By Robert Hallowell

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Davies Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art Worcester Art Museum Museum of the City of New York Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Denver Museum Newark Museum Wilm...

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1920s American Modern Antique Boston

Materials

Watercolor

The Gate, Cuba
The Gate, Cuba

The Gate, Cuba

By Robert Hallowell

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Davies Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art Worcester Art Museum Museum of the City of New York Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Denver Museum Newark Museum Wilm...

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1920s American Modern Antique Boston

Materials

Watercolor

Autumn Landscape
Autumn Landscape

Autumn Landscape

By Edward Loyal Field

Located in Sheffield, MA

Field exhibited extensively in cities throughout America and was a member of both the Salmagundi Club and the Boston Art Club. Though apparently successful in his lifetime, little is...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 19th C. American Cast-Iron Lion Shield Medallion, Architectural Ornament
Large 19th C. American Cast-Iron Lion Shield Medallion, Architectural Ornament

Large 19th C. American Cast-Iron Lion Shield Medallion, Architectural Ornament

By J.L. Mott Ironworks

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

(Philadelphia), and Henry Hooper & Sons (Boston). Its theatricality and shield form also relate to examples attributed to J.W.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Boston

Materials

Iron

1905 Chart of Long Island Sound by Eldridge
1905 Chart of Long Island Sound by Eldridge

1905 Chart of Long Island Sound by Eldridge

Located in Norwell, MA

Hutchinson, 152 State St., Boston, General Agent. Showing Mamaroneck, Greenwich, Darien, Westport, Manhattan, Glen Cove, City Island, Brooklyn, Oyster Bay, Cold Spring Harbor, Northp...

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Early 1900s North American Antique Boston

Materials

Paper

"Noon at Point Judith"  Rhode Island 1877
"Noon at Point Judith"  Rhode Island 1877

"Noon at Point Judith" Rhode Island 1877

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Jacksonville, FL

In 1859 Bricher opened a studio in Boston, though he continued to visit and work in and around Newburyport as well.

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19th Century Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

Antique Ormolu Mounted Ebonised Gilt Bronze Chiming Mantel Clock 19th Century
Antique Ormolu Mounted Ebonised Gilt Bronze Chiming Mantel Clock 19th Century

Antique Ormolu Mounted Ebonised Gilt Bronze Chiming Mantel Clock 19th Century

Located in London, GB

According to the church records of Trinity Episcopal Church (Williamsport, Pennsylvania), this chime sequence was incorporated into a tower clock mechanism by the E. Howard & Co....

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1860s Antique Boston

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

Antique English Burnt Bamboo and Lacquer Occasional Table with Custom Glass Top
Antique English Burnt Bamboo and Lacquer Occasional Table with Custom Glass Top

Antique English Burnt Bamboo and Lacquer Occasional Table with Custom Glass Top

By Liberty & Co.

Located in Morristown, NJ

Comparable examples were also retailed in America through New York and Boston importers during the same period. From a private Main Line Philadelphia estate.

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Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Boston

Materials

Bamboo, Glass, Lacquer

Pier Table
Pier Table

Pier Table

$65,000

Pier Table

Located in New York, NY

Like so much of the best Boston furniture of this period, this table is unmarked by its maker and has no meaningful provenance.

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1810s American Neoclassical Antique Boston

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze, Lead

Spring at the Summer House in Hyde Park
Spring at the Summer House in Hyde Park

Spring at the Summer House in Hyde Park

By John Joseph Enneking

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Sadly, following his passing in 1916, many of his paintings were stored in a Boston warehouse, where they remained forgotten.

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1880s American Impressionist Antique Boston

Materials

Oil

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