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Landscape with Shepherd, Watercolor Drawing, 19th Century, Signed

Landscape with Shepherd, Watercolor Drawing, 19th Century, Signed

Located in Roma, IT

The artwork is realized expressively through the brownish tones by brushwork, the strokes are intense. The shepher and cows in the landscape applied tiny beautifully.

Category

19th Century Modern Antique Cow

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Indian Antique Carved Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair
Indian Antique Carved Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair

Indian Antique Carved Sandstone Nandi Sculptures, Pair

Located in Astoria, NY

Indian stone carvings depicting reclining a cow / bull / ox, Nandi, or Vrishabha, the bull vahana or vehicle of the god Shiva, outfitted with saddles, bridles, and headpieces upon th...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Indian Archaistic Antique Cow

Materials

Sandstone

Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Dish OX, ca 1600-1660
Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Dish OX, ca 1600-1660

Rare Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Dish OX, ca 1600-1660

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Scene of a lovely Ox or Cow in a landscape. Ming dynasty, Tianqi or Chongzhen period (1621-1644) Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Color: Blue & White Region of...

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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Cow

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Egyptian Revival Copper Isis Hammered Pin
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Copper Isis Hammered Pin

Art Deco Egyptian Revival Copper Isis Hammered Pin

Located in Van Nuys, CA

She is frequently portrayed wearing a headdress resembling a crown, cow horns, and a solar disk, often with a snake emerging from it.

Category

1920s Antique Cow

Materials

Silver

Architectural Engraving of Ancient Egyptian Columns and Capitals, c.1776
Architectural Engraving of Ancient Egyptian Columns and Capitals, c.1776

Architectural Engraving of Ancient Egyptian Columns and Capitals, c.1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Column 14 from "Amira" is particularly notable, as it features a Hathoric capital—a woman's face with cow ears—associated with the goddess Hathor, often found in temples dedicated to...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Cow

Materials

Paper

Antique Arts and Crafts Window Sashes with 19th Century Botanicals
Antique Arts and Crafts Window Sashes with 19th Century Botanicals

Antique Arts and Crafts Window Sashes with 19th Century Botanicals

By James Sowerby

Located in Pearland, TX

Plates included: Field Cow-Wheat, Yellow Toadflax, Yellow and Striped Toadflax hybrid, Red Bartsia, Peach-leaved Bell-Flower, Nettle-leaved Bell-Flower.

Category

1860s English Arts and Crafts Antique Cow

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

19th Century Watercolour - Sailing Over Rocky Waves
19th Century Watercolour - Sailing Over Rocky Waves

19th Century Watercolour - Sailing Over Rocky Waves

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful watercolour and gouache study of a milkmaid and her cow in a dark barn. On the left we can see a small still life with basket and bottles.

Category

19th Century Antique Cow

Materials

Watercolor

Warlies Park House Landscape Painting, OIL on Panel, 19th Century
Warlies Park House Landscape Painting, OIL on Panel, 19th Century

Warlies Park House Landscape Painting, OIL on Panel, 19th Century

Located in Seaford, GB

The pastoral scene with cows in the foreground draws inspiration from Victorian rural landscapes, where cattle often symbolised prosperity and the timeless relationship between human...

Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Cow

Materials

Paint

Oil on Canvas Paint Flemish School, 17th Century Belgium
Oil on Canvas Paint Flemish School, 17th Century Belgium

Oil on Canvas Paint Flemish School, 17th Century Belgium

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Oil on canvas depicting a country scene: a man watering his horse near a river where two cows and a sheep wade accompanied by a farmer. Work of northern France or Belgium of the 17t...

Category

17th Century Belgian Antique Cow

Materials

Canvas

Architectural Study of Egyptian Capitals and Friezes, c.1776 Engraving Set
Architectural Study of Egyptian Capitals and Friezes, c.1776 Engraving Set

Architectural Study of Egyptian Capitals and Friezes, c.1776 Engraving Set

Located in Langweer, NL

Some, such as the entries from Philae and Amara, show more elaborate Hathor-headed designs, where the face of the goddess Hathor (with cow ears) appears beneath a shrine-like structu...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Cow

Materials

Paper

Early 19th C Provincial Georgian Milking Stool England Circa 1820
Early 19th C Provincial Georgian Milking Stool England Circa 1820

Early 19th C Provincial Georgian Milking Stool England Circa 1820

Located in Incline Village, NV

The stool was used to sit on while milking cows; the three legs giving more stability than four legs on what was probably an uneven floor, most often found in a cowshed or in the fie...

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1820s English Georgian Antique Cow

Materials

Elm

MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass Cheese Jar & Sterling Silver Server Set
MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass Cheese Jar & Sterling Silver Server Set

MacLaren’s Imperial Milk Glass Cheese Jar & Sterling Silver Server Set

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The opaque white glass jar also has a lid with the original label printed with the trademarked double cow heads and crossed cheese cutters. The bottom shows the raised makers marks.

Category

Early 20th Century Canadian International Style Antique Cow

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early Silver Gelatin Photographic Print of the Sailing Yacht Venessa
Early Silver Gelatin Photographic Print of the Sailing Yacht Venessa

Early Silver Gelatin Photographic Print of the Sailing Yacht Venessa

By Kirk & Son

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

In 1881 Kirk movies to Cowes, Isle of Wight. Cowes at the time was the centre of yachting internationally.

Category

1890s English Antique Cow

Materials

Paper

Horse Sculpture by Unattributed Artist, Fur and Wood, France, 1818
Horse Sculpture by Unattributed Artist, Fur and Wood, France, 1818

Horse Sculpture by Unattributed Artist, Fur and Wood, France, 1818

Located in Milano, IT

The animals represented are quadrupedal mammals: bison, bovine, cow suckling the calf, horse, elk, ibex, tiger, lion, bear.

Category

19th Century French Other Antique Cow

Materials

Fur, Wood

Antique Handforged Goat Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s
Antique Handforged Goat Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Antique Handforged Goat Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Bells like this are still used today to locate cows, goats and sheep on the high pastures. The animals wear them around their necks so that the owners can easily find them in the alp...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cow

Materials

Metal

Dairy Maids by Cecil Aldin
Dairy Maids by Cecil Aldin

Dairy Maids by Cecil Aldin

By Cecil Aldin

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A good single chromolithograph depicting a lady carrying a milk pail, milking stool, leading a cow from the field, a young girl is following holding the ladies skirt.

Category

Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Cow

Materials

Paper, Wood

Paulus Potter – Dutch Animal Painter at Work, Hand-Colored Lithograph, ca.1850
Paulus Potter – Dutch Animal Painter at Work, Hand-Colored Lithograph, ca.1850

Paulus Potter – Dutch Animal Painter at Work, Hand-Colored Lithograph, ca.1850

Located in Langweer, NL

The scene shows Potter in his studio, seated with his palette and brushes in hand, intently working on a large canvas filled with detailed animal studies. Cows, dogs, and a seated sh...

Category

1850s Antique Cow

Materials

Paper

Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s
Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s

Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Bells like this are still used today to locate cows, goats and sheep on the high pastures. The animals wear them around their necks so that the owners can easily find them in the alp...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cow

Materials

Bronze

Late 19th Century Binnacle Pascall Atkey
Late 19th Century Binnacle Pascall Atkey

Late 19th Century Binnacle Pascall Atkey

Located in Norwell, MA

English yacht binnacle by Pascall Atkey of Cowes. Round, varnished mahogany base with brass feet.

Category

19th Century Antique Cow

Materials

Brass

Superb Large Painted Iron Balance Scales by  Holliday & Co London 1907
Superb Large Painted Iron Balance Scales by  Holliday & Co London 1907

Superb Large Painted Iron Balance Scales by Holliday & Co London 1907

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

The iron is painted in bright green paint and picked out in gold lettering and there is a very relaxed cow on the top, the scale comes complete with its ring weights The scale is 3...

Category

Early 1900s Industrial Antique Cow

Materials

Iron

19th Century Original Grey Painted Dough Tray
19th Century Original Grey Painted Dough Tray

19th Century Original Grey Painted Dough Tray

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century original grey painted and double handled dough try or cow trough. Great center piece for a farm table.

Category

19th Century American Adirondack Antique Cow

Materials

Pine

Map of Cantal France with Aurillac, Volcanic Peaks and Rural Life, 19th Century
Map of Cantal France with Aurillac, Volcanic Peaks and Rural Life, 19th Century

Map of Cantal France with Aurillac, Volcanic Peaks and Rural Life, 19th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

The region is famous for Cantal cheese, one of France’s oldest and most traditional cow’s milk cheeses, aged in cellars dug into volcanic rock.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Cow

Materials

Paper

Spires of Oxford from the Canal, watercolour by William Matthison
Spires of Oxford from the Canal, watercolour by William Matthison

Spires of Oxford from the Canal, watercolour by William Matthison

By William Matthison

Located in London, GB

He depicts a charming scene in this watercolour, with cows drinking from the canal, a canal boat quietly drifting by and a young girl leading her friend along the path on a horse.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Cow

Materials

Watercolor

Le Vacher ( The Herdsman ) by Coussens

Le Vacher ( The Herdsman ) by Coussens

By Armand Coussens

Located in Paonia, CO

Le Vacher ( The Herdsman ) by Armand Coussens shows the herdsman with a cow in the foreground and another cow that we can barely see standing behind the first cow.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Cow

Materials

Etching

Pair 19th Century French Pastoral Paintings in Gilt Frames after E. Debat-Ponsan
Pair 19th Century French Pastoral Paintings in Gilt Frames after E. Debat-Ponsan

Pair 19th Century French Pastoral Paintings in Gilt Frames after E. Debat-Ponsan

Located in Dallas, TX

The left painting features a woman tending to cows by a riverside, while the right painting shows a couple in traditional attire, seated outside a rustic building with a cow nearby.

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Cow

Materials

Giltwood

Original "Your Country's Call, Enlist Now" 1915 vintage British poster
Original "Your Country's Call, Enlist Now" 1915 vintage British poster

Original "Your Country's Call, Enlist Now" 1915 vintage British poster

Located in Spokane, WA

He points to a countryside scene with thatched cottages and flower gardens, with cows grazing in green fields and rolling hills under a blue sky.

Category

1910s Academic Antique Cow

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s
Antique Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s

Antique Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Bells like this are still used today to locate cows, goats and sheep on the high pastures. The animals wear them around their necks so that the owners can easily find them in the alp...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cow

Materials

Bronze

Antique Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s
Antique Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s

Antique Swiss Casted Bronze Cattle Bell ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Bells like this are still used today to locate cows, goats and sheep on the high pastures. The animals wear them around their necks so that the owners can easily find them in the alp...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cow

Materials

Bronze

Livestock Landscape Oil Painting on Board, Mid-19th Century, Framed
Livestock Landscape Oil Painting on Board, Mid-19th Century, Framed

Livestock Landscape Oil Painting on Board, Mid-19th Century, Framed

By Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

A prolific painter, Verboeckhoven's legacy endures as a testament to his unparalleled talent and enduring influence on the genre of animal and landscape painting. This beautiful cow ...

Category

Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Antique Cow

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s
Large Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Large Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Bells like this are still used today to locate cows, goats and sheep on the high pastures. The animals wear them around their necks so that the owners can easily find them in the alp...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cow

Materials

Metal

Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s
Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Bells like this are still used today to locate cows, goats and sheep on the high pastures. The animals wear them around their necks so that the owners can easily find them in the alp...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cow

Materials

Metal

Indian Arivalmanai Culinary Cutting Tool
Indian Arivalmanai Culinary Cutting Tool

Indian Arivalmanai Culinary Cutting Tool

Located in New Orleans, LA

Food plays an important role in Hindu worship, and because of the veneration of the cow and belief in non-violence, most followers follow a vegetarian diet.

Category

19th Century Indian Other Antique Cow

Materials

Steel

Set of 9 Different Pieces 19th Century Hand Carved Spoons
Set of 9 Different Pieces 19th Century Hand Carved Spoons

Set of 9 Different Pieces 19th Century Hand Carved Spoons

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

These country collectibles are made In both cow horn and wood, some painted and dated.

Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Cow

Materials

Horn, Wood

Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s
Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Antique Handforged Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Bells like this are still used today to locate cows, goats and sheep on the high pastures. The animals wear them around their necks so that the owners can easily find them in the alp...

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Cow

Materials

Metal

Gelatine Print of the Yacht Foam by Beken and Sons
Gelatine Print of the Yacht Foam by Beken and Sons

Gelatine Print of the Yacht Foam by Beken and Sons

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Signed in ink to the right hand side, Beken and Sons Cowes.

Category

19th Century Antique Cow

Materials

Paper

Landscape and animated pastoral scene
Landscape and animated pastoral scene

Landscape and animated pastoral scene

Located in Genève, GE

In the center of the composition, a group of peaceful cows gather near a pond, where the calm water subtly reflects the sky and surrounding trees.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian School Antique Cow

Materials

Oil

"De Laval" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1905, Near Mint
"De Laval" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1905, Near Mint

"De Laval" Tin Advertising Sign, American, circa 1905, Near Mint

Located in Incline Village, NV

It also implies suitability for all cows with illustrations of some of the more prominent cows and their locale (see close up images).

Category

Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Cow

Materials

Tin

1920s Danish 35 cm Fundamental Ceramic Vase by Herman Kähler
1920s Danish 35 cm Fundamental Ceramic Vase by Herman Kähler

1920s Danish 35 cm Fundamental Ceramic Vase by Herman Kähler

By Herman Kähler

Located in Örebro, SE

This vase comes with a high, baluster shaped body, glossy surface and green and brown colors on a base of a warm beige glaze. It has a beautiful cow horn glazed pattern of tall, poi...

Category

1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Cow

Materials

Ceramic

Oil on Canvas from the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Oil on Canvas from the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Oil on Canvas from the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Located in Opole, PL

“Cows in the brush” – oil on canvas. The signature in the left-bottom corner is illegible.

Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Cow

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Grisaille Paintings of Allegory of 2 Seasons with Putti
18th Century Grisaille Paintings of Allegory of 2 Seasons with Putti

18th Century Grisaille Paintings of Allegory of 2 Seasons with Putti

Located in Delft, NL

The right painting with a Putti milking a cow and 4 Putti pulling a rope on a cow. This painting shows some craquelé.

Category

18th Century European Antique Cow

Materials

Oak

James McDougal Hart "Cattle at Water's Edge" Original Painting, circa 1890
James McDougal Hart "Cattle at Water's Edge" Original Painting, circa 1890

James McDougal Hart "Cattle at Water's Edge" Original Painting, circa 1890

By James McDougal Hart

Located in San Francisco, CA

The idea was to suggest that rural America was an idyllic place. Of his cow paintings, G.W. Sheldon wrote in American Painters: "For cows and oxen, he has the fullest sympathy.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Cow

Materials

Other

No. 7 Antique Print of Cattle by Cooper
No. 7 Antique Print of Cattle by Cooper

No. 7 Antique Print of Cattle by Cooper

By Thomas Sidney Cooper

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print of various cows.This print originates from 'Cattle Subjects' by Thomas Sidney Cooper.

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Cow

Materials

Paper

Pair of Early 1900’s Cobalt Blue and White Cylinder form Vases from Holland
Pair of Early 1900’s Cobalt Blue and White Cylinder form Vases from Holland

Pair of Early 1900’s Cobalt Blue and White Cylinder form Vases from Holland

Located in Dallas, TX

In front of the house is a woman watching over a cow and three chickens as they gather near a stone feeding trough.

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Cow

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

18th Century Naive Landscape Painting, Folk Art, Unknown Origin
18th Century Naive Landscape Painting, Folk Art, Unknown Origin

18th Century Naive Landscape Painting, Folk Art, Unknown Origin

Located in Montreal, QC

A graceful country house set in a bountiful landscape, cows graze, swans swim, anglers cast. In the foreground, a contented mother and daughter wave.

Category

Late 18th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Cow

Materials

Paint

Pair of Antique Bronze Fire Dogs
Pair of Antique Bronze Fire Dogs

Pair of Antique Bronze Fire Dogs

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Dating to circa 1860 each one displays a bucolic scene of a farmer milking a horned cow underneath a tree. A bird perches in the crown of the tree, while a fruit garland flourishes, ...

Category

Mid-19th Century European Baroque Antique Cow

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Italian "English Makers" Mahogany Chairs
Italian "English Makers" Mahogany Chairs

Italian "English Makers" Mahogany Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

With newly upholstered cow hide.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Cow

Materials

Walnut

Large 18th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting of a Southern Landscape, 56x67
Large 18th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting of a Southern Landscape, 56x67

Large 18th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting of a Southern Landscape, 56x67

Located in Dallas, TX

Most of the flocks in the distance are being tended to by shepherds, but interestingly, a group of four men has gathered in the foreground to engage in leisurely activities as their ...

Category

18th Century Dutch Antique Cow

Materials

Metal, Brass

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