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The Fifer
The Fifer

The Fifer

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The Fifer Etching, c. 1875 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist Bt descent in the artist's family Edition: One of four known impressions With annotation on...

Category

1870s American Realist Antique Fifes

Materials

Etching

Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano
Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano

Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano

By Fratelli Toso

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Set of Fife Antique Millefiori Vases by Fratelli Toso, Murano A set of five millefiori murrine glass vases, manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso around 1910-20.

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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Fifes

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Antique Print of the Melville House in Fife, Scotland, 1725
Antique Print of the Melville House in Fife, Scotland, 1725

Antique Print of the Melville House in Fife, Scotland, 1725

Located in Langweer, NL

Old engraving of Melville House in Fife, Scotland. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus' by Colen Campbell.

Category

18th Century Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Antique Architectural Print of the Melville House in Fife, Scotland, 1725
Antique Architectural Print of the Melville House in Fife, Scotland, 1725

Antique Architectural Print of the Melville House in Fife, Scotland, 1725

Located in Langweer, NL

Old engraving of Melville House in Fife, Scotland. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus' by Colen Campbell.

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18th Century Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano
A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano

A Fine19th Century Louis XIV Style Collard & Collard Marquetry Baby Grand Piano

By Collard & Collard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The firm soon gave up the business of music publishing, and confined themselves to pianoforte making, except that they had also the contract for supplying bugles, fifes, and drums to...

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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Fifes

Materials

Bronze

Gibson 'The Skoogee' Niblick
Gibson 'The Skoogee' Niblick

Gibson 'The Skoogee' Niblick

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A smooth concave faced niblick by William Gibson & Co, Kinghorn, Fife. The heavy weighted hickory shafted niblick (sand wedge) golf club with deep flange, original shaft with pol...

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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Fifes

Materials

Hickory

Life Association Calendar 1909, Mr Horace Hutchinson
Life Association Calendar 1909, Mr Horace Hutchinson

Life Association Calendar 1909, Mr Horace Hutchinson

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

(James) Michael Brown (1854 - 1947) was an Edinburgh painter of golfing scenes and son of a Fife engraver. He is very well known for his commissioned series of golf scenes and person...

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Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper, Wood

Ogden's Tabs Cigarette Cards: Golf Champions Braid & Vardon, 1901
Ogden's Tabs Cigarette Cards: Golf Champions Braid & Vardon, 1901

Ogden's Tabs Cigarette Cards: Golf Champions Braid & Vardon, 1901

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

James Braid was born in Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland in 1870, and was Open Champion five times.

Category

Early 1900s British Sporting Art Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Portrait of Sir David Wilkie
Portrait of Sir David Wilkie

Portrait of Sir David Wilkie

By Thomas Phillips

Located in London, GB

Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter born in Pitlessie Fife 1785. Particularly known for his genre scenes he also depicted historical scenes, portraits and scenes from his travels...

Category

19th Century Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Model of the Brig Bertha
Antique Model of the Brig Bertha

Antique Model of the Brig Bertha

Located in Norwell, MA

Other details include winch, lifeboats, wheel chocks, fife rails, etc. Rigged with a great suit of twelve linen sails.

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1920s North American Antique Fifes

Materials

Wood

Portrait of a Lady holding a lemon, c. 1665-75
Portrait of a Lady holding a lemon, c. 1665-75

Portrait of a Lady holding a lemon, c. 1665-75

By Jacob Huysmans

Located in Henley-on-Thames, England

Notes: [1] Duke of Rothes, Leslie House, Fife [2] Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive (PA-F05407-0037) [3] Ditto (PA-F05407-0077) [4] National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 116...

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1670s Old Masters Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

Australia George French Angus Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants Litho 19th
Australia George French Angus Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants Litho 19th

Australia George French Angus Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants Litho 19th

Located in South Burlington, VT

He was the eldest son of George Fife Angas, who was prominent in the early days of the colonisation of South Australia Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the eldest son of George ...

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19th Century Australian Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Scottish Arts &Crafts Wrought Iron Fire Grate.
Late 19th Century Scottish Arts &Crafts Wrought Iron Fire Grate.

Late 19th Century Scottish Arts &Crafts Wrought Iron Fire Grate.

By Sir Robert Lorimer

Located in Edinburgh, GB

His chief blacksmith at that time was L Bennet based in Fife Scotland, he was tasked with turning his ideas into reality from his Fife forge.

Category

1890s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Fifes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Australia George French Angus The Aboriginal Inhabitants Hand Colored Litho 1847
Australia George French Angus The Aboriginal Inhabitants Hand Colored Litho 1847

Australia George French Angus The Aboriginal Inhabitants Hand Colored Litho 1847

Located in South Burlington, VT

He was the eldest son of George Fife Angas, who was prominent in the early days of the colonisation of South Australia Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, the eldest son of George ...

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19th Century Australian Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots, Scottish
Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots, Scottish

Pottery Pearlware Sponged Spirit Flasks Modeled in Form of Boots, Scottish

Located in Downingtown, PA

Historical Background & Context 🧐 Scottish Potteries and Spongeware: In the mid-19th century, potteries in Scotland—particularly in the regions of Fife and Glasgow—were prolific...

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Mid-19th Century Scottish Early Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Fine 19th Century Scottish Arts & Crafts Fire Grate in the Lorimer Manner
Fine 19th Century Scottish Arts & Crafts Fire Grate in the Lorimer Manner

Fine 19th Century Scottish Arts & Crafts Fire Grate in the Lorimer Manner

Located in Edinburgh, GB

L Bennet was Robert Lorimer’s (Arch) chief blacksmith turning his ideas into reality from his Fife forge. Scottish 1890c.

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1890s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Fifes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Late 18th c Scottish Mahogany Tall Clock by Ebenezer Anderson, Auchtermuchty
Late 18th c Scottish Mahogany Tall Clock by Ebenezer Anderson, Auchtermuchty

Late 18th c Scottish Mahogany Tall Clock by Ebenezer Anderson, Auchtermuchty

Located in Milford, NH

Until 1975, Auchtermuchty was a royal burgh, in the town of Fife, Scotland, established under charter of King James V in 1517.

Category

Late 18th Century Scottish Georgian Antique Fifes

Materials

Brass

19th century English landscape with a figure on a pathway and stormy sky
19th century English landscape with a figure on a pathway and stormy sky

19th century English landscape with a figure on a pathway and stormy sky

By Sidney Richard Percy

Located in Woodbury, CT

Museum Collections: The Atkinson, Southport Cellardyke Town Hall, Fife Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service, Hartlepool Hertford Museum, Hertford Leeds Ar...

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1850s Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Golf Painting by John Blair, Craigmillar Park G C
Golf Painting by John Blair, Craigmillar Park G C

Golf Painting by John Blair, Craigmillar Park G C

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The course boasts marvellous views over Edinburgh and Fife and down the coast to the Berwick Law, Bass Rock and the Isle Of May.

Category

Early 1900s European Sporting Art Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Portrait of Nicholas Poyntz

Portrait of Nicholas Poyntz

Located in London, GB

During the war of the Rough Wooing, part of the Anglo-Scottish wars of the sixteenth century following the English Reformation, Poyntz commanded the warship the Great Gallery and lat...

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17th Century Flemish School Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil, Panel

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Covered Serving Dish, London, 1818
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Covered Serving Dish, London, 1818

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Covered Serving Dish, London, 1818

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

It may be presumed from the evidence of his arms that Mary Anne’s father, Dr David Orme who was a noted physician and man midwife practising in London during the late 18th Century th...

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1810s English Georgian Antique Fifes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Watercolor French 19th signed DES FOUGERES Italian boy flute player Pifferaro
Watercolor French 19th signed DES FOUGERES Italian boy flute player Pifferaro

Watercolor French 19th signed DES FOUGERES Italian boy flute player Pifferaro

Located in PARIS, FR

DES FOUGERES (19th century) Watercolor and gouache 33 x 24 cm (38 x 29 cm with the frame) Signed lower left "G. des Fougères" Beautiful wood gilded frame of the beginning of the 20th...

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Late 19th Century French School Antique Fifes

Materials

Watercolor

River Tay Landscape Scotland - Scottish art Victorian Impressionist oil painting
River Tay Landscape Scotland - Scottish art Victorian Impressionist oil painting

River Tay Landscape Scotland - Scottish art Victorian Impressionist oil painting

By Joseph Milne

Located in Hagley, England

The river is the Tay, one of his favourites to paint and the view is from the foot of the tower on Binn Hill with the Fife hills given a little more majesty. This painting is a typic...

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19th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn
A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn

A Very Fine and Historically Significant George III Silver Mounted Powder Horn

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Provenance Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland KCB (1777-1839) and thence by descent Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland KCB (1777-1839) Born in Fife, Maitland was the...

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Fifes

Materials

Silver

George Jack. Arts & Crafts cast iron plated copper & Cipollino marble fireplace
George Jack. Arts & Crafts cast iron plated copper & Cipollino marble fireplace

George Jack. Arts & Crafts cast iron plated copper & Cipollino marble fireplace

By Longden of Sheffield, George Jack

Located in London, GB

One was commissioned in 1895 for the House of Falkland in Fife, Scotland, specifically for Lady Margaret's sitting room, where it still stands.

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1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Fifes

Materials

Marble, Copper, Iron

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Print of Medieval Musicians on Horseback
19th-Century Hand-Coloured Print of Medieval Musicians on Horseback

19th-Century Hand-Coloured Print of Medieval Musicians on Horseback

Located in Langweer, NL

In this particular scene, two musicians ride atop finely bred horses, the duo attired in vibrant red and blue garments. One plays a pipe or fife, while his companion carries a large ...

Category

1840s Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

'Pittenweem Evening' Scottish Coastal Village circa 1909
'Pittenweem Evening' Scottish Coastal Village circa 1909

'Pittenweem Evening' Scottish Coastal Village circa 1909

Located in Hillsborough, NC

Impressionist oil painting of Scotland's Pittenweem harbor at twilight, title 'Pittenweem Evening' East Neuk of Fife, by Scottish artist John McGhie. Signed and dated 1909.

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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Fine Presentation Half Hull Model of the Hawthornbank, launched in 1889
A Fine Presentation Half Hull Model of the Hawthornbank, launched in 1889

A Fine Presentation Half Hull Model of the Hawthornbank, launched in 1889

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Thankfully other operations were more straightforward and the vessel was certainly still in operation in 1895 when an advert in the Fife Free Press, 27th of July, offered the opportu...

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19th Century English Antique Fifes

Materials

Brass

A Rare Chamberlains Worcester 1798 "Disce Pati" Admiral Duncan Armorial Plate
A Rare Chamberlains Worcester 1798 "Disce Pati" Admiral Duncan Armorial Plate

A Rare Chamberlains Worcester 1798 "Disce Pati" Admiral Duncan Armorial Plate

By Chamberlains Worcester

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Historically the Duncans are found most often in the east of Scotland, particularly around Fife, Angus and Perthshire.

Category

Late 18th Century English British Colonial Antique Fifes

Materials

Porcelain

Golf Print, the Golfers by Charles Lees, St Andrews Golf Links, Royal & Ancient
Golf Print, the Golfers by Charles Lees, St Andrews Golf Links, Royal & Ancient

Golf Print, the Golfers by Charles Lees, St Andrews Golf Links, Royal & Ancient

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

St Andrews "The Home of Golf" is on the Fife Coast of eastern Scotland and is considered the oldest and most iconic golf course in the world.

Category

Mid-19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper, Wood

Antique 19th Century Cameo Carved Corallium Rubrum Bracelet
Antique 19th Century Cameo Carved Corallium Rubrum Bracelet

Antique 19th Century Cameo Carved Corallium Rubrum Bracelet

Located in Firenze, IT

Sciacca Coral Bracelet Italy Trapani 19th Century Period: 1829 - 1829 Provenance: Italy Length: 19 cm Dimensions: 7 cm wide and 5 cm high Weight: 72,2 gr The 19th century bracelet i...

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1820s Italian Antique Fifes

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Late 18C American Sheraton Sideboard by Duncan Phyfe - Important
Late 18C American Sheraton Sideboard by Duncan Phyfe - Important

Late 18C American Sheraton Sideboard by Duncan Phyfe - Important

Located in Dallas, TX

We are confident that the bottom mark is – “DJ Fife & Co” – The “D”, “… Fe & Co” are clearly visible and above it to the right looks like a signature – ‘D Fife’ and ‘1788/9’.

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Late 18th Century American Sheraton Antique Fifes

Materials

Birch, Mahogany, Satinwood, Walnut

Haystack with Resting Figures, Exhibited, Scottish Colourist c1920
Haystack with Resting Figures, Exhibited, Scottish Colourist c1920

Haystack with Resting Figures, Exhibited, Scottish Colourist c1920

By John Maclauchlan Milne

Located in Hillsborough, NC

John Maclauchlan Milne grew up in a family of Scottish landscape artists, born in Buckhaven Fife and educated in Edinburgh. Milne exhibited over many years at the Royal Scottish Aca...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunflowers
Sunflowers

Sunflowers

By John Maclauchlan Milne

Located in Hillsborough, NC

John Maclauchlan Milne grew up in a family of Scottish landscape artists, born in Buckhaven Fife and educated in Edinburgh. Milne exhibited over many years at the Royal Scottish Aca...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original circa 1880-90 Robert Gemmell Hutchison Oil on Canvas Painting a New Toy
Original circa 1880-90 Robert Gemmell Hutchison Oil on Canvas Painting a New Toy

Original circa 1880-90 Robert Gemmell Hutchison Oil on Canvas Painting a New Toy

By Robert Hutchinson

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

He shifted quickly from empty seascapes, largely of the Fife coast, to genre paintings, usually of young girls sitting on the coast.

Category

1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas

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Writing Table
Writing Table

Writing Table

Unavailable

H 30 in W 51 in D 29.5 in

Writing Table

Located in Toronto, ON

Very fine antique American Duncan Fife period Writing Table in beautiful "flame" mahogany.

Category

19th Century American Antique Fifes

Materials

Wood

Centrepiece Silver Chandelier Stamped 835 Crescent Crown and HW Maker's Mark
Centrepiece Silver Chandelier Stamped 835 Crescent Crown and HW Maker's Mark

Centrepiece Silver Chandelier Stamped 835 Crescent Crown and HW Maker's Mark

By Emil Hermann

Located in Osnabrück, DE

Nice centrepiece or fire arms silver chandelier, Germany early 20th century in very good condition. The fife drip trays are removable! Every drip tray is also stamped with 835, cresc...

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1920s German Baroque Revival Antique Fifes

Materials

Silver

Very Old Carved Lumberjack in Glad Rags
Very Old Carved Lumberjack in Glad Rags

Very Old Carved Lumberjack in Glad Rags

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H 20.48 in W 6.3 in D 9.06 in

Very Old Carved Lumberjack in Glad Rags

Located in Berlin, DE

this carved figure has a sunday´s fife in his mouth and seems very relaxed although he has a tensed charisma, like a hardworking man in the woods. sculpture with great emanation, obv...

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19th Century German Folk Art Antique Fifes

18th Century George III Mahogany Painted Dial Longcase Clock

18th Century George III Mahogany Painted Dial Longcase Clock

By Robert Beveridge

Located in London, GB

Beveridge of Newburgh near Fife is listed on page 69 of Brian Loomes’s Clockmakers of the World.

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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Fifes

Materials

Mahogany

"Glazed Showcase Cupboard on Six Sides" Walnut with Inlays, France, 18th Century
"Glazed Showcase Cupboard on Six Sides" Walnut with Inlays, France, 18th Century

"Glazed Showcase Cupboard on Six Sides" Walnut with Inlays, France, 18th Century

Located in Osnabrück, DE

It is glazed in the upper part on fife sides and divided with profiled rungs into twenty fine, small glass pieces.

Category

1720s French Louis XV Antique Fifes

Materials

Glass, Maple, Walnut

Parrot Coal mirror
Parrot Coal mirror

Parrot Coal mirror

Unavailable

H 29 in W 25 in D 8 in

Parrot Coal mirror

Located in London, GB

A 19th century Scottish 'Parrot Coal' dressing table mirror, with arched glass, the C-scroll supports with porcelain beads, on a rectangular base and bun feet 'Parrot Coal' was made ...

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19th Century British Antique Fifes

Queen Victoria & the Royal Mersey Yacht Club; a Royal Presentation Silver Trophy
Queen Victoria & the Royal Mersey Yacht Club; a Royal Presentation Silver Trophy

Queen Victoria & the Royal Mersey Yacht Club; a Royal Presentation Silver Trophy

By Léonard Morel-Ladeuil, Elkington & Co.

Located in London, GB

Cutter Aeolus Designed and built by Fife and Sons, Fairlie, and launched on April 24th 1861.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Oak Hanging Wall Shelf
Oak Hanging Wall Shelf

Oak Hanging Wall Shelf

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H 54 in W 48 in D 12 in

Oak Hanging Wall Shelf

By Sir Robert Lorimer

Located in Hertfordshire, GB

They relate to a pair that Lorimer designed for the 'Cottage Kitchen' at Earishall Castle in Fife for R.W.R. Mackenzie in 1899, but they show an evolution from that early work.

Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Fifes

Materials

Oak

19thc Oil Portrait of Lady Dunbar of Mochrum
19thc Oil Portrait of Lady Dunbar of Mochrum

19thc Oil Portrait of Lady Dunbar of Mochrum

By John Horsburgh

Located in Leicester, GB

By the 1901 Census, he was listed as a Retired Artist and Portraitist at Aberdour House, Aberdour, Fife. (This house was used by Admiral Beatty of Jutland fame during WWI) However,...

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

Set of Hickory Golf Clubs by Gibson of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland
Set of Hickory Golf Clubs by Gibson of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Set of Hickory Golf Clubs by Gibson of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Set of eight Gibson Hickory golf clubs. A good set of eight hickory shafted golf clubs by Gibson of Kinghorn, Scotland. The set includes No.1 and No.2 irons, deep face Mashie, No.8 ...

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1920s English Sporting Art Antique Fifes

Materials

Hickory

Antique Framed Signed Scottish Fishing Village Oil Painting of St Monans Fife
Antique Framed Signed Scottish Fishing Village Oil Painting of St Monans Fife

Antique Framed Signed Scottish Fishing Village Oil Painting of St Monans Fife

Located in Cirencester, GB

ARTIST: John Guthrie Spence-Smith RSA (1880-1951) Scottish TITLE: "St Monans Fishing Village Fife" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 62cm x 52cm inclusive of frame CON...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

Antique Print of Viscount Macduff Published in the Vanity Fair, 1876
Antique Print of Viscount Macduff Published in the Vanity Fair, 1876

Antique Print of Viscount Macduff Published in the Vanity Fair, 1876

Located in Langweer, NL

Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCVO, VD, PC (10 November 1849–29 January 1912), styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as The Earl Fife bet...

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Late 19th Century Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Vintage "Spirit of '76" Bookends by Verona, circa 1925
Vintage "Spirit of '76" Bookends by Verona, circa 1925

Vintage "Spirit of '76" Bookends by Verona, circa 1925

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Each bookend depicts a fife player and two drummers, marching in step together across a grassy field.

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Fifes

Materials

Brass

Howard & Sons Armchair
Howard & Sons Armchair

Howard & Sons Armchair

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H 40.5 in W 31 in D 32.5 in

Howard & Sons Armchair

Located in London, GB

Provenance: The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, Scotland.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Fifes

Materials

Cotton

Antique Pine Farmhouse Refectory Dining Table
Antique Pine Farmhouse Refectory Dining Table

Antique Pine Farmhouse Refectory Dining Table

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H 32.09 in W 72.64 in D 34.65 in

Antique Pine Farmhouse Refectory Dining Table

Located in Glasgow, GB

This table was purchased from the owners of an old farmhouse in Earlsferry in Fife, Scotland.     

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Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Country Antique Fifes

Materials

Pine

Substantial Antique, 19th Century Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround
Substantial Antique, 19th Century Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround

Substantial Antique, 19th Century Victorian Marble Fireplace Surround

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A large fireplace that will work well with a log burner, or cast iron insert. St Andrews, Fife, Scotland 1885. Fire opening size: 1015 mm wide x 1015 mm high, width is adjustab...

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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Marble

1750 Map of the Scottish East Coast Surrounding the Firth of Forth -Hand-Colored
1750 Map of the Scottish East Coast Surrounding the Firth of Forth -Hand-Colored

1750 Map of the Scottish East Coast Surrounding the Firth of Forth -Hand-Colored

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Greenville Collins, this map shows much of the Firth of Forth, to include the Kingdom of Lothian and Fife, showing the famous golf links golf towns around the firth, to include St An...

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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Fifes

Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Cabinet
Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Cabinet

Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Cabinet

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H 29 in W 31 in D 17 in

Antique French Inlaid Marble Top Cabinet

Located in London, GB

Please enlarge all the images to appreciate the many fife rent woods and other fine details. Measures: Width 31 inches, 77 cm Depth 17 inches, 42 cm Height 29 inches, 74 cm.

Category

1920s French Louis XVI Antique Fifes

Materials

Marble

French Empire Period Portrait of a Young Flute Player by Louis-Francois Lejeune
French Empire Period Portrait of a Young Flute Player by Louis-Francois Lejeune

French Empire Period Portrait of a Young Flute Player by Louis-Francois Lejeune

By Louis François, Baron Lejeune

Located in Essex, MA

Important dedicatory portrait of a young boy flute or fife player signed and dated by Baron Louis-Francois Lejeun, 1806 The aristocratic young man in French Empire clothing holdin...

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Fifes

Materials

Paint

Portrait of Captain James Moneypenny (1670-1721) Antique oil on canvas painting
Portrait of Captain James Moneypenny (1670-1721) Antique oil on canvas painting

Portrait of Captain James Moneypenny (1670-1721) Antique oil on canvas painting

By Thomas Gibson

Located in London, GB

When the Kingdom was recovered, the King gifted to the eldest son James, the lands of Pitmilly, Fife; and married him to a lady related to Macduff, Thane of Fife.

Category

18th Century Old Masters Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English Arts & Crafts Chair by Hugo Erskine Wemyss, circa 1905
English Arts & Crafts Chair by Hugo Erskine Wemyss, circa 1905

English Arts & Crafts Chair by Hugo Erskine Wemyss, circa 1905

Located in Kinderhook, NY

He was the son of James Hay Erskine Wemyss (1829 - 1864), Scottish Member of Parliament representing Fife from 1859 until his death, and Millicent Anne Mary Kennedy-Erskine (1831 - 1...

Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Fifes

Materials

Walnut

Ceres with an Angel
Ceres with an Angel

Ceres with an Angel, Circa: 1880

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H 22.75 in W 19.25 in

Ceres with an Angel

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

The Scottish artist, Sir Joseph Noel Paton, (13 December 1821 – 26 December 1901 Edinburgh), was born in Wooer's Alley, Dunfermline, Fife, to Joseph Neil Paton and Catherine MacDiarm...

Category

1880s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Fifes

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

Fiddle & Thread Flatware Set Made in London in 1862 by Francis Higgins
Fiddle & Thread Flatware Set Made in London in 1862 by Francis Higgins

Fiddle & Thread Flatware Set Made in London in 1862 by Francis Higgins

By Francis Higgins

Located in London, GB

Deas was born in 1804, the son of Francis Deas of Falkland, Fife. He was called to the Scottish Bar in 1828, where he soon acquired a considerable practice.

Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Portrait of a Lady in a silk dress with pearls
Portrait of a Lady in a silk dress with pearls

Portrait of a Lady in a silk dress with pearls

Located in London, GB

He had been extraordinarily successful and in 1747 he was able to purchase a small estate in Fife, and became known as Allan Ramsay of Kinkell.

Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Golfers: a Grand Match Played over St. Andrew's Links" After Charles Lees
"The Golfers: a Grand Match Played over St. Andrew's Links" After Charles Lees

"The Golfers: a Grand Match Played over St. Andrew's Links" After Charles Lees

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Charles Lees (1800-1880) was born in Cupar, Fife. He trained as a painter in Edinburgh with the eminent portraitist, Sir Henry Raeburn.

Category

1850s Scottish Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Life Association Golf Print, 1912
Life Association Golf Print, 1912

Life Association Golf Print, 1912

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H 16.93 in W 21.46 in D 0.04 in

Life Association Golf Print, 1912

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

St Andrews 'The Home of Golf' is on the Fife Coast of eastern Scotland and is considered the oldest and most iconic golf course in the world.

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1910s Scottish Sporting Art Antique Fifes

PORTRAIT of Robert George Duff (1817-1890), Fine Original Frame
PORTRAIT of Robert George Duff (1817-1890), Fine Original Frame

PORTRAIT of Robert George Duff (1817-1890), Fine Original Frame

Located in London, GB

The dashing sitter is Robert George Duff (1817-1890), a distant cousin of the Earls of Fife, and was the second eldest of four sons of Garden Duff, 8th of Hatton, 4th of Whitehill (1...

Category

19th Century Old Masters Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder Bureau c.1840
Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder Bureau c.1840

Antique Biedermeier Mahogany Cylinder Bureau c.1840

Located in London, GB

He received royal patronage with the design of Crathie Kirk (1893) and was subsequently chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Fife (the Prince of Wales's daughter Princess Louise) for th...

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19th Century French Antique Fifes

Materials

Mahogany

Roses Blanches - Impressionist Oil, Still Life White Flowers, Circle of E Manet
Roses Blanches - Impressionist Oil, Still Life White Flowers, Circle of E Manet

Roses Blanches - Impressionist Oil, Still Life White Flowers, Circle of E Manet

By Édouard Manet

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Nevertheless, the paintings on show included Execution of the Emperor Maximilian, the admirable Running of the Bulls, Woman with Parrot, Guitar-Player, and Child from the Troop Playi...

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1870s Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

St. Andrews Castle, Fife

St. Andrews Castle, Fife

By Hedley Fitton

Located in New York, NY

Hedley Fitton (1859-1929), St. Andrews Castle, Fife, c. 1910, etching, signed in pencil lower right [also signed in the plate lower right].

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1910s Realist Antique Fifes

Materials

Etching

William John Whittemore "St Monans Church, Fife" Original Watercolor c.1920
William John Whittemore "St Monans Church, Fife" Original Watercolor c.1920

William John Whittemore "St Monans Church, Fife" Original Watercolor c.1920

By William John Whittemore

Located in San Francisco, CA

William John Whittemore (American, 1860-1955) "St Monans Church, Fife" Original Watercolor c.1920 Watercolor dimensions 13.5" wide x 9.5" high Frame dimensions 20.25" wide x 17" Hi...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Watercolor

After a Winter Gale, Leven Sands, Fife, Scotland.Original Watercolor circa 1890
After a Winter Gale, Leven Sands, Fife, Scotland.Original Watercolor circa 1890

After a Winter Gale, Leven Sands, Fife, Scotland.Original Watercolor circa 1890

By James MacMaster

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Today Leven Sands is an area of industrial heritage, with views across the Firth of Forth. The Fife Coastal Path passes near the beach.

Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Project of the Rosemary Sailing Boat by William Fife III archives of Uffa Fox
Project of the Rosemary Sailing Boat by William Fife III archives of Uffa Fox

Project of the Rosemary Sailing Boat by William Fife III archives of Uffa Fox

Located in Milan, IT

Project coming from the archives of Uffa Fox and never entered the commercial circuit depicting Rosemary, a project by William Fife III and launched in his Scottish shipyard in 1925.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper

Running at the Ring, Medieval Horse Game, Dutch 1720, Oil on Canvas
Running at the Ring, Medieval Horse Game, Dutch 1720, Oil on Canvas

Running at the Ring, Medieval Horse Game, Dutch 1720, Oil on Canvas

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

The wedding was celebrated in Fife with a tournament of "running at the ring" and James VI took part.

Category

Early 18th Century Dutch School Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

French Leather Stack Of Books Tantalus
French Leather Stack Of Books Tantalus

French Leather Stack Of Books Tantalus

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H 5.5 in W 8.5 in D 5.5 in

French Leather Stack Of Books Tantalus

Located in Tampa, FL

Glasses are two inches and the decanters are fife inches high.

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1890s French Antique Fifes

Materials

Leather, Glass

Antique Calfskin Snare Drum, circa 1920-1940s
Antique Calfskin Snare Drum, circa 1920-1940s

Antique Calfskin Snare Drum, circa 1920-1940s

Located in San Francisco, CA

It is a little bigger than a medium tom and was first used in war, often played with a fife (pipe); the player would play both the fife and drum.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Fifes

Materials

Brass

Large Antique 19th Century Victorian Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Fire Grate
Large Antique 19th Century Victorian Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Fire Grate

Large Antique 19th Century Victorian Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Fire Grate

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Attributed to J. Bennet, Arncroach, Fife, Scotland, J. Bennet was Sir Robert Lorimer's (Architect) principle blacksmith at that time.

Category

Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Fifes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Left by the Tide - British art 19thC Impressionist oil painting beachscape boat
Left by the Tide - British art 19thC Impressionist oil painting beachscape boat

Left by the Tide - British art 19thC Impressionist oil painting beachscape boat

By R. Wellesley Webster

Located in Hagley, England

R Wellesley Webster exhibited from 1887-1903 and lived in Manchester, West Anstruther in Fife and Southport in 1894. He exhibited Manchester 16, Royal academy 10, and Royal Scottish ...

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19th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

Robert Heron Scottish Wemyss Lime Green Glazed Pottery Pig
Robert Heron Scottish Wemyss Lime Green Glazed Pottery Pig

Robert Heron Scottish Wemyss Lime Green Glazed Pottery Pig

By Robert Heron & Son

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

.& S. for Robert Heron & Son of Fife. In good overall condition with a well reattached small piece to one of the front paws and with minor glaze fritting around the ears and the u...

Category

Early 1900s Scottish Art Nouveau Antique Fifes

Materials

Pottery

Antique, Welsh Pot Board Dresser and Rack
Antique, Welsh Pot Board Dresser and Rack

Antique, Welsh Pot Board Dresser and Rack

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H 75.2 in W 53.55 in D 18.12 in

Antique, Welsh Pot Board Dresser and Rack

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

The sides and front apron are beautifully shaped, supported by six leg of which fife are turned and raised from the pot board base with bracket feet.

Category

1780s Welsh Antique Fifes

Materials

Oak

Victorian Silver Scottish Agate Cairngorm Citrine Garter Brooch Pin c1890
Victorian Silver Scottish Agate Cairngorm Citrine Garter Brooch Pin c1890

Victorian Silver Scottish Agate Cairngorm Citrine Garter Brooch Pin c1890

Located in Montreal, QC

The stones are a green and red speckled bloodstone from the Isle of Rum, banded agates from Montrose, and a beautiful pink and purple agate from Rathilet in Fife. The agates have a h...

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1880s British Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Agate, Citrine

Wemyss Scottish Cabbage Rose Decorated Large Three Handled Pottery Tyg
Wemyss Scottish Cabbage Rose Decorated Large Three Handled Pottery Tyg

Wemyss Scottish Cabbage Rose Decorated Large Three Handled Pottery Tyg

By Wemyss

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

The Wemyss name originated from the Wemyss family who were titled and lived in the Wemyss Castle on the East Coast of Fife. They were early patrons of the work produced by Heron and ...

Category

Late 19th Century Scottish Aesthetic Movement Antique Fifes

Materials

Pottery

Hickory Shafted Mashie, Harry Vardon
Hickory Shafted Mashie, Harry Vardon

Hickory Shafted Mashie, Harry Vardon

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H 35.63 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in

Hickory Shafted Mashie, Harry Vardon

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A fine Harry Vardon approach Mashie by Gibson of Kinghorn, Fife. Hickory shaft with original suede grip. Gibson registered his 'outline star' cleek mark in 1906, although he had been...

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1920s British Sporting Art Antique Fifes

19th Century Scottish Baronial Style Carved Granite Fireplace Surround
19th Century Scottish Baronial Style Carved Granite Fireplace Surround

19th Century Scottish Baronial Style Carved Granite Fireplace Surround

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Kemnay Granite is used as piers to hold up the famous Forth Rail Bridge that joins Edinburgh by road to Fife.

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1920s Scottish Other Antique Fifes

Materials

Granite

Antique Golf Club, Unusual Deep Face by Gibson of Kinghorn
Antique Golf Club, Unusual Deep Face by Gibson of Kinghorn

Antique Golf Club, Unusual Deep Face by Gibson of Kinghorn

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Hickory golf club iron by William Gibson, Fife. The deep face iron with diagonal line face markings, the rear of the club head is with the 'Out Line Star' cleek mark of Gibson with t...

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1910s Scottish Edwardian Antique Fifes

Materials

Hickory

Scottish 19th century Highland landscape, with a figure and cattle on a pathway
Scottish 19th century Highland landscape, with a figure and cattle on a pathway

Scottish 19th century Highland landscape, with a figure and cattle on a pathway

By Sidney Richard Percy

Located in Woodbury, CT

Museum Collections: The Atkinson, Southport Cellardyke Town Hall, Fife Ferens Art Gallery, Hull Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service, Hartlepool Hertford Museum, Hertford Leeds Ar...

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1850s Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Victorian Scottish Agate Citrine Sterling Silver Brooch Pin c1890
Antique Victorian Scottish Agate Citrine Sterling Silver Brooch Pin c1890

Antique Victorian Scottish Agate Citrine Sterling Silver Brooch Pin c1890

Located in Montreal, QC

The beautiful selection of stones are quality pink agates from Cupar in Fife, green and red speckled bloodstones from the Isle of Rum, carnelian and brown banded agates from Scurdie ...

Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Fifes

Materials

Agate, Citrine, Sterling Silver

Vintage Golf Club, James Braid, Braid Model, Furness Golf Club
Vintage Golf Club, James Braid, Braid Model, Furness Golf Club

Vintage Golf Club, James Braid, Braid Model, Furness Golf Club

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

James Braid was born in Earlsferry Fife Scotland in 1870 and was Open Champion five times 1901 1905 1906 1908 and 1910.

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1910s British Antique Fifes

Materials

Iron

Antique Golf Club, James Braid Approach Cleek
Antique Golf Club, James Braid Approach Cleek

Antique Golf Club, James Braid Approach Cleek

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H 35.83 in W 3.75 in D 1.38 in

Antique Golf Club, James Braid Approach Cleek

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Hickory golf club cleek by William Gibson, Fife, endorsed by five times Open Champion, James Braid.

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Fifes

Materials

Steel

Kirkcaldy fishing boat in harbour
Kirkcaldy fishing boat in harbour

Kirkcaldy fishing boat in harbour

By John Hamilton Glass

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

This original watercolour shows a typical harbour scene on the Fife coast. We see lines of stone fishermen’s cottages, leading down to the stone jetty, at which there are two vessels...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Fifes

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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"Sunday in the Park, 1910"
"Sunday in the Park, 1910"

"Sunday in the Park, 1910"

By Cyprien Eugène Boulet

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Signed Lower Right Cyprien-Eugène Boulet (1877 - 1927)

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ladies in Poppy Meadow Picking Wild Flowers Signed Impressionist Oil Painting
Ladies in Poppy Meadow Picking Wild Flowers Signed Impressionist Oil Painting

Ladies in Poppy Meadow Picking Wild Flowers Signed Impressionist Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"Path Across the Fields" by Paul Morgan, British 20th century signed oil on board, framed Framed: 21 x 24.5 inches Board : 16 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: ve...

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20th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

John Enneking “Winter Morning on the Common”
John Enneking “Winter Morning on the Common”

John Enneking “Winter Morning on the Common”

By John Joseph Enneking

Located in San Francisco, CA

John Joseph Enneking: 1841-1916. Very well listed and very important 19th and early 20th century American artist. he painted in several styles, including tonalist,limpressionist and ...

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1870s American Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

Still Life
Still Life

John White AlexanderStill Life, 1883

$65,000

H 10.13 in W 14.25 in

Still Life

By John White Alexander

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

John White Alexander's graceful depictions of beautiful women earned him critical acclaim both in Europe and America. However, his career did not get off to an easy start—Alexander b...

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1880s American Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Signed Landscape Original Framed Oil Painting
Vintage American Impressionist Signed Landscape Original Framed Oil Painting

Vintage American Impressionist Signed Landscape Original Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 16 by 22 inches overall. Handsomely fram...

Category

1990s Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil, Board

Summer Trees by River and Path
Summer Trees by River and Path

Camille PissarroSummer Trees by River and Path

$735Sale Price|25% Off

H 11 in W 8 in D 1.5 in

Summer Trees by River and Path

By Camille Pissarro

Located in Hillsborough, NC

Impressionist oil on canvas in lovely pastel green-blue shades, this summertime painting of trees, river and path is in the In the style of Camille Pissaro and other French impressio...

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1920s Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Passing Clouds, Before The Storm: A Dramatic Belle Époque Landscape
Passing Clouds, Before The Storm: A Dramatic Belle Époque Landscape

Passing Clouds, Before The Storm: A Dramatic Belle Époque Landscape

By Paul Leon Felix Schmitt

Located in Norwich, GB

This striking oil landscape is dominated by a vast, cinematic sky, rendered with the rapid, "plein air" brushwork that defined the late 19th-century French school. Rather than a stat...

Category

1890s Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting
Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French landscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed verso. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 9 by 11 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Ha...

Category

1920s Modern Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil, Board

Sunset Over Colorado Front Range, Tonalist Oil on Canvas, Charles Partridg Adams
Sunset Over Colorado Front Range, Tonalist Oil on Canvas, Charles Partridg Adams

Sunset Over Colorado Front Range, Tonalist Oil on Canvas, Charles Partridg Adams

By Charles Partridge Adams

Located in Denver, CO

This luminous Colorado sunset oil painting by Charles Partridge Adams (1858–1942) captures the quiet grandeur of the Front Range in a refined Tonalist style. Bathed in soft, atmosphe...

Category

20th Century American Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park
Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park

Signed Antique French Impressionist Oil Painting Children Playing in Park

By Louis Abel-Truchet

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

In the Park by Louis Abel-Truchet (French 1857-1918) *see below signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: overall good a...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage French Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 52x65 cm
Vintage French Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 52x65 cm

Vintage French Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 52x65 cm

By Paul Emile Lecomte

Located in PARIS, FR

Conditions : Very good Conditions. Exhibition label. Provenance: Artist's family, atelier sale. Excellent condition under UV light with no prior restoration. Unframed Complementary ...

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

"Main Street, Rockport, Cape Ann " Anthony Thieme, Summer Street Scene Landscape
"Main Street, Rockport, Cape Ann " Anthony Thieme, Summer Street Scene Landscape

"Main Street, Rockport, Cape Ann " Anthony Thieme, Summer Street Scene Landscape

By Anthony Thieme

Located in New York, NY

Anthony Thieme (1888 - 1954) Main Street, Rockport Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Signed lower right Anthony Thieme was born in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam in 1888. He studied at...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Millefiori Vase, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s
Antique Millefiori Vase, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s

Antique Millefiori Vase, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s

By Fratelli Toso

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Antique Millefiori Vase, Fratelli Toso Murano ca. 1920s An antique millefiori murrine glass vase manufactured by Vetreria Fratelli Toso, Murano around 1920. Made of polychrome murri...

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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Fifes

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Troubled Water

Troubled Water

By John Pierce Barnes

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

A native of Philadelphia, John Pierce Barnes began his artistic training at the Philadelphia School of Industrial Design. He then attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, ...

Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil, Board

Stirling River Landscape Scotland - Scottish Impressionist 1910 art oil painting
Stirling River Landscape Scotland - Scottish Impressionist 1910 art oil painting

Stirling River Landscape Scotland - Scottish Impressionist 1910 art oil painting

By Joseph Morris Henderson

Located in Hagley, England

This lovely Scottish Stirlingshire Impressionist landscape is by noted artist Joseph Morris Henderson. Painted circa 1910 the composition is a river landscape with the river in the f...

Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Fifes

Materials

Oil

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