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Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880
Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Brown’s Self-Interpreting Family Bible by the Rev. John Brown, Illustrated, 1880

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Blank family pages, to include presentation page, family marriages, births, and deaths, and family temperance pledge. Family pages are facsimile.

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1880s English High Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Leather, Paper

Large Mythological Meissen Group, The Wedding, by J.C. Schoenheit, Circa 1850
Large Mythological Meissen Group, The Wedding, by J.C. Schoenheit, Circa 1850

Large Mythological Meissen Group, The Wedding, by J.C. Schoenheit, Circa 1850

By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Carl Schoenheit

Located in Vienna, AT

Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.

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Mid-19th Century German Classical Roman Antique Death

Materials

Porcelain

Palaeolithic Hand Axe made by Early Humans - ex-Rosehill Collection
Palaeolithic Hand Axe made by Early Humans - ex-Rosehill Collection

Palaeolithic Hand Axe made by Early Humans - ex-Rosehill Collection

Located in London, GB

The collection was famously sold at Christie’s on his death in 1924. Provenance France (according to inscription).

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15th Century and Earlier French Prehistoric Antique Death

Materials

Stone

Temps d'Orage - Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce
Temps d'Orage - Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce

Temps d'Orage - Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Société des Artistes Indépendants He became president of the Société des Artistes Indépendants, as successor to his friend Signac after his death in 1935. He renounced his presidency...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Death

Materials

Oil, Board

Urban Village Landscape with trees and figures.
Urban Village Landscape with trees and figures.

Urban Village Landscape with trees and figures.

Located in Douglas, Isle of Man

In 1962, a year before his death, he enjoyed a major triumphant retrospective exhibition at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique Bible Print Set, Genesis & Exodus Scenes, Mortier c.1700
Antique Bible Print Set, Genesis & Exodus Scenes, Mortier c.1700

Antique Bible Print Set, Genesis & Exodus Scenes, Mortier c.1700

Located in Langweer, NL

A fifth sheet portrays the patriarch Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh and Jacob blessing his twelve sons before his death. The final sheet depicts Joseph visiting his dying father...

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Early 1700s Dutch Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Winter-Landskap, Swedish Winter Scene Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850
Winter-Landskap, Swedish Winter Scene Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Winter-Landskap, Swedish Winter Scene Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Although his career was cut tragically short, his paintings became highly influential and were celebrated throughout Scandinavia. Following his death, Albert Bonnier published Album ...

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Oedipus and Antigone, Swedish Romantic Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850
Oedipus and Antigone, Swedish Romantic Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Oedipus and Antigone, Swedish Romantic Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Following his premature death, Albert Bonnier published *Album Efter Taflor* to preserve his artistic legacy through a series of finely executed lithographs after his paintings.

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Art Nouveau "Predator Box" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Art Nouveau "Predator Box" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

Art Nouveau "Predator Box" Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet

By Alfred Daguet

Located in Palm Beach, FL

In addition to boasting famous clientele such as Sarah Bernhardt who followed him to his studio on rue du Faubourg Saint-Jaques following Bing’s death in 1905 and the closure of his ...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Sculture Entitled "Été" by Demetre Chiparus
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Sculture Entitled "Été" by Demetre Chiparus

Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Sculture Entitled "Été" by Demetre Chiparus

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in London, GB

The Ballets Russes The Ballets Russes was a ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and performed until his death in 1929. It created a sensatio...

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Early 20th Century Romanian Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching
"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching

"Madeleine" Pablo Picasso, Les Saltimbanques, Female Portrait, Muse, Etching

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Picasso remained active as an artist until his death on April 8, 1973, in Mougins. Today, he is widely regarded as one of the defining figures of modern art, whose innovations transf...

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Early 1900s Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Etching

A Figure of a Recumbent Dog
A Figure of a Recumbent Dog

A Figure of a Recumbent Dog

Located in Chicago, IL

Pottery animal figures of this type were commonly placed in tombs to recreate the comforts and security of daily life beyond death. The dog is rendered with realism and affection.

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

'Lady with a Parakeet' by Charles Michel (Liège 1874 – 1967 Mexico)
'Lady with a Parakeet' by Charles Michel (Liège 1874 – 1967 Mexico)

'Lady with a Parakeet' by Charles Michel (Liège 1874 – 1967 Mexico)

Located in Knokke, BE

In 1946, he settled permanently in Mexico, where he continued his artistic activities until his death in 1967. He died in Mexico in 1967. His oeuvre reflects a refined academic trai...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Daum Nancy Art Deco Lamp
Daum Nancy Art Deco Lamp

Daum Nancy Art Deco Lamp

By Daum

Located in NANTES, FR

The Daum brothers quickly became leading figures in Art Nouveau, rivaling the renowned designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass af...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Wrought Iron

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Coffee Tete-a-tete, Cornflowers And Gold, Made 1797
Viennese Imperial Porcelain Coffee Tete-a-tete, Cornflowers And Gold, Made 1797

Viennese Imperial Porcelain Coffee Tete-a-tete, Cornflowers And Gold, Made 1797

By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory

Located in Vienna, AT

Conrad Sörgel von Sorgenthal (1735 Nuremberg - 1805 Vienna) From 1784 until his death he headed the Viennese porcelain manufactory, which under his leadership enjoyed great economic ...

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1790s Austrian Empire Antique Death

Materials

Porcelain

Agar and the Angel Oil Painting, Baroque Style, Late 17th Century
Agar and the Angel Oil Painting, Baroque Style, Late 17th Century

Agar and the Angel Oil Painting, Baroque Style, Late 17th Century

Located in Roma, IT

The painting depicts the episode from Genesis (21, 9-21) in which the servant Hagar, together woth her little son Ishmael by Abraham, is driven away by the latter to satisfy the requ...

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Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Antique Medieval Style Window Depicting Edward the Confessor
Antique Medieval Style Window Depicting Edward the Confessor

Antique Medieval Style Window Depicting Edward the Confessor

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

He was the last reigning monarch of the House of Wessex and died without an heir, his death initiating the famous 11th century Norman Conquest.

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19th Century English Medieval Antique Death

Materials

Lead

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Ibrahim" by P J Mêne
Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Ibrahim" by P J Mêne

Mid 19th Century Animalier Bronze entitled "Ibrahim" by P J Mêne

Located in London, GB

As a further point of reference Mêne produced a catalogue of all his works and each of his models has an identifiable catalogue number. After Mêne’s death in 1879 the Barbedienne an...

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Mid-19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

Fransysk Interieur, Swedish Genre Scene Lithograph by Pehr Wickenberg, 1850
Fransysk Interieur, Swedish Genre Scene Lithograph by Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Fransysk Interieur, Swedish Genre Scene Lithograph by Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Following his untimely death, Albert Bonnier published *Album Efter Taflor* to preserve and celebrate his artistic legacy through a series of finely produced lithographs based upon h...

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Kälkåkning, Swedish Winter Children Sledding Lithograph by Pehr Wickenberg, 1850
Kälkåkning, Swedish Winter Children Sledding Lithograph by Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Kälkåkning, Swedish Winter Children Sledding Lithograph by Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Following his untimely death, Albert Bonnier published *Album Efter Taflor* to preserve and celebrate his artistic legacy through a series of finely produced lithographs based on his...

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Death

Materials

Paper

French school Antique scene Landscape oil on canvas Signed
French school Antique scene Landscape oil on canvas Signed

French school Antique scene Landscape oil on canvas Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

His work would truly be acknowledged only after his death. In the 1930s, one of his grandsons, Jean-Charles Millet, himself a relatively gifted painter and draughtsman, made a fortu...

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1920s Tonalist Antique Death

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

MARCUS AURELIUS Ancient Roman Coin 2 Cent. AD Pendant w/sapphires 0, 6kt
MARCUS AURELIUS Ancient Roman Coin 2 Cent. AD Pendant w/sapphires 0, 6kt

MARCUS AURELIUS Ancient Roman Coin 2 Cent. AD Pendant w/sapphires 0, 6kt

Located in Roma, IT

Antoninus, in turn, adopted both Marcus and Lucius, Aelius' son (who later ruled as Emperor Lucius Verus alongside Marcus). With Hadrian's death that same year, Antoninus ascended as...

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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Death

Materials

18k Gold, Silver

Pehr Wickenberg, Swedish Romantic Painter Portrait Lithograph, 1850
Pehr Wickenberg, Swedish Romantic Painter Portrait Lithograph, 1850

Pehr Wickenberg, Swedish Romantic Painter Portrait Lithograph, 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Published only a few years after the artist's untimely death, the album helped preserve and promote his reputation as one of Sweden's most admired Romantic painters.

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Scene d’interieur, Bloch 74
Scene d’interieur, Bloch 74

Scene d’interieur, Bloch 74

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Aventura, FL

The artist was prolific up until his death on April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery...

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1920s Cubist Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Etching

A Han Figure of a Standing Dog
A Han Figure of a Standing Dog

A Han Figure of a Standing Dog

Located in Chicago, IL

Pottery animal figures of this type were commonly placed in tombs to recreate the comforts and security of daily life beyond death. The figure is molded from yellow pottery and cover...

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15th Century and Earlier Han Antique Death

Materials

Terracotta

Victorian Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With Wildflowers, Flora
Victorian Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With Wildflowers, Flora

Victorian Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Girl With Wildflowers, Flora

Located in Cheltenham, GB

He furnished Rowland with the middle name of ‘Breakspeare’, possibly as a tribute. Following the death of Rowland’s mother, he was raised for a time by his uncle Austin Holyoake, a ...

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1880s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Barnes Wallis in Uniform

Portrait of Barnes Wallis in Uniform

Located in London, GB

They were married in 1925 and remained so until his death in 1979. They had four children together, and adopted Molly’s nephews when their parents were killed in an air raid. 

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Early 20th Century Antique Death

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Arcadian Shepherd Scene, Swedish Romantic Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850
Arcadian Shepherd Scene, Swedish Romantic Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Arcadian Shepherd Scene, Swedish Romantic Lithograph after Pehr Wickenberg, 1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Following his untimely death, Albert Bonnier published *Album Efter Taflor* to preserve and disseminate his most admired compositions through a series of high-quality lithographs.

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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Muller Frères Pair of Art Deco Wall Sconces
Muller Frères Pair of Art Deco Wall Sconces

Muller Frères Pair of Art Deco Wall Sconces

By Muller Frères

Located in NANTES, FR

Émile Gallé harbored a deep resentment against the Mullers, writing a few years before his death (1904): "The wretch who leads the gang must have taken a mass of notes from my books,...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of the Augustus of Prima Porta by A. Messina
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of the Augustus of Prima Porta by A. Messina

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of the Augustus of Prima Porta by A. Messina

By A. Messina

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Livia had retired to the villa after Augustus's death in AD 14. The statue was first publicized by the German archeologist G.

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19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Death

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Rare Judaica Chevron Bezalel Zeev Raban Chromolithograph (made in Palestine)
Rare Judaica Chevron Bezalel Zeev Raban Chromolithograph (made in Palestine)

Rare Judaica Chevron Bezalel Zeev Raban Chromolithograph (made in Palestine)

By Zeev Raban

Located in Surfside, FL

The Academy reopened after Schatz's death in 1935 led by the new director, Joseph Budko, who took advantage of the many new European immigrants' talent and energy and succeeded in re...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Lithograph

18th Century 'Cuir Bouili' Leather Portrait of Louis XIV
18th Century 'Cuir Bouili' Leather Portrait of Louis XIV

18th Century 'Cuir Bouili' Leather Portrait of Louis XIV

By François Girardon

Located in London, GB

The portrait was displayed alongside other important pieces, including paintings by Gainsborough and Fragonard, furniture from the French court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, Fin...

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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Death

Materials

Leather, Giltwood

"Elmhurst, N.J. 6 January, 1904" Oscar Bluemner, American Modernist, Countryside
"Elmhurst, N.J. 6 January, 1904" Oscar Bluemner, American Modernist, Countryside

"Elmhurst, N.J. 6 January, 1904" Oscar Bluemner, American Modernist, Countryside

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

Early 1900s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Farm at Hunt's Point (Bronx, NY), Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Farm Landscape
Farm at Hunt's Point (Bronx, NY), Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Farm Landscape

Farm at Hunt's Point (Bronx, NY), Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Farm Landscape

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

Early 1900s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"Morris Canal, Ridgefield, NJ MAY 24-14" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Urban Scene
"Morris Canal, Ridgefield, NJ MAY 24-14" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Urban Scene

"Morris Canal, Ridgefield, NJ MAY 24-14" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Urban Scene

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

1910s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"Oaks Pond, E. from Canal Bank, Aug 7-20" Oscar Bluemner, Modernism, Barn
"Oaks Pond, E. from Canal Bank, Aug 7-20" Oscar Bluemner, Modernism, Barn

"Oaks Pond, E. from Canal Bank, Aug 7-20" Oscar Bluemner, Modernism, Barn

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

1920s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"Morris Canal E of Berkley Bridge 2-19 (Bloomfield NJ)" Oscar Bluemner
"Morris Canal E of Berkley Bridge 2-19 (Bloomfield NJ)" Oscar Bluemner

"Morris Canal E of Berkley Bridge 2-19 (Bloomfield NJ)" Oscar Bluemner

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

1910s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"Washington Avenue" Oscar Bluemner, Early American Modernist, Atmospheric
"Washington Avenue" Oscar Bluemner, Early American Modernist, Atmospheric

"Washington Avenue" Oscar Bluemner, Early American Modernist, Atmospheric

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

Early 1900s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Crayon

"View At Hunts Point, Long Island Hunt Pt. S25.03" Oscar Bluemner, Modernism
"View At Hunts Point, Long Island Hunt Pt. S25.03" Oscar Bluemner, Modernism

"View At Hunts Point, Long Island Hunt Pt. S25.03" Oscar Bluemner, Modernism

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

Early 1900s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"SoHo Canal, From Hill, January 30, 1919" Oscar Bluemner, Early Modernism
"SoHo Canal, From Hill, January 30, 1919" Oscar Bluemner, Early Modernism

"SoHo Canal, From Hill, January 30, 1919" Oscar Bluemner, Early Modernism

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

1910s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"The Hudson" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Countryside Landscape, Early 20th Century
"The Hudson" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Countryside Landscape, Early 20th Century

"The Hudson" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Countryside Landscape, Early 20th Century

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

Early 1900s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

"Second River SoHo 8-19" Oscar Bluemner, Early Modernist, Country Landscape
"Second River SoHo 8-19" Oscar Bluemner, Early Modernist, Country Landscape

"Second River SoHo 8-19" Oscar Bluemner, Early Modernist, Country Landscape

By Oscar Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

His late compositions in oil or casein, on which he often bestowed titles alluding to music, became more abstract, displaying heightened emotional content, simplified masses, and pul...

Category

1910s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Pair of Large Fox Hunting-subject Wax Pictures By Samuel Percy
Pair of Large Fox Hunting-subject Wax Pictures By Samuel Percy

Pair of Large Fox Hunting-subject Wax Pictures By Samuel Percy

Located in Downingtown, PA

XCIII, 1934, p. 320; and the large polychrome wax genre relief of The Death of Voltaire by Samuel Percy (1750–1820) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (given by Miss J.

Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Death

Materials

Other

Three Hunting Dogs resting in a stable interior
Three Hunting Dogs resting in a stable interior

Three Hunting Dogs resting in a stable interior

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

The precise dates of John Mearns’s birth and death remain uncertain, but he is generally recorded as flourishing between about 1860 and 1880.

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Oil

Pommes de Pin et Aiguilles - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
Pommes de Pin et Aiguilles - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy

Pommes de Pin et Aiguilles - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy

By Raoul Dufy

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Du motif à la couleur), an exhibition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Dufy's death, which was held successively at the Musée Malraux in Le Havre, the Modern Art Museum in C...

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1920s Fauvist Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique death for your home. An antique death — often made from paper, bronze and cotton — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique death — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique death bearing Art Deco hallmarks is very popular.

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An antique death can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $618, while the lowest priced sells for $272 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.