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Sheep Shearers, Tangiers - British 1920's Orientalist figurative oil painting
Sheep Shearers, Tangiers - British 1920's Orientalist figurative oil painting

Sheep Shearers, Tangiers - British 1920's Orientalist figurative oil painting

By Gerald Spencer Pryse

Located in Hagley, England

Pryse has perfectly captured the posture and movement of the shearers and the sun beating down on their backs, mirrored by the sun on the waiting sheep's backs.

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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Sheep Shearer

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Oil

Map of Western Australia & Swan River, insets of Perth, Aboriginals, Sheep, 1851
Map of Western Australia & Swan River, insets of Perth, Aboriginals, Sheep, 1851

Map of Western Australia & Swan River, insets of Perth, Aboriginals, Sheep, 1851

Located in Langweer, NL

Map of Western Australia and Swan River, surrounded by illustrations of Perth, Aborigines and sheep shearing. With the seal of Western Australia.

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1850s Antique Sheep Shearer

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Paper

Walter Shirlaw, Study for Decorative Panel
Walter Shirlaw, Study for Decorative Panel

Walter Shirlaw, Study for Decorative Panel

$1,775

H 62.5 in W 74 in D 5 in

Walter Shirlaw, Study for Decorative Panel

Located in Bruxelles, BE

This was soon followed by his best-known work; the Sheep Shearing in the Bavarian Highlands. Arguably his masterpiece, the painting was exhibited in Munich in 1876, in New York the f...

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1860s American Art Nouveau Antique Sheep Shearer

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Paper

Joakim Frederik Skovgaard Study for the work on Viborg Cathedral, Oil o. C. 1895
Joakim Frederik Skovgaard Study for the work on Viborg Cathedral, Oil o. C. 1895

Joakim Frederik Skovgaard Study for the work on Viborg Cathedral, Oil o. C. 1895

Located in Münster, DE

In 1878 he made his debut at the Charlottenburg Spring Exhibition (Forårsudstilling) with Faareklipning på Lolland (Sheep Shearing on Lolland). In the winter of 1880/1881 he was in P...

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1890s Danish Belle Époque Antique Sheep Shearer

Materials

Canvas

Antique Edward John & William Barnard Victorian Sterling Silver Mug
Antique Edward John & William Barnard Victorian Sterling Silver Mug

Antique Edward John & William Barnard Victorian Sterling Silver Mug

By Edward & John Barnard

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The body of the mug is embellished with an exceptional and unusual bright cut engraved scene depicting figures shearing sheep to one side and gathering crops with scythes to the othe...

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1840s English Victorian Antique Sheep Shearer

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Silver, Sterling Silver

17th Century, Italian Painting by Pier Francesco Cittadini, Jacob and his Family
17th Century, Italian Painting by Pier Francesco Cittadini, Jacob and his Family

17th Century, Italian Painting by Pier Francesco Cittadini, Jacob and his Family

Located in IT

Trying to avoid any possible dispute, he left with his family while Laban was absent for shearing sheep. But when, three days later, his uncle returned home, he became angry, feeling...

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Mid-17th Century European Baroque Antique Sheep Shearer

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

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Derbyshire Dales Sheep Shearing Table
Derbyshire Dales Sheep Shearing Table

Derbyshire Dales Sheep Shearing Table

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 28.35 in D 58.27 in

Derbyshire Dales Sheep Shearing Table

Located in Alton, GB

An original Victorian oak sheep shearing bench. This antique sheep shearing bench has a lovely, natural colour to the panels with four stable legs supporting by a wooden frame.

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19th Century British Antique Sheep Shearer

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Oak

Bucolic Scene School of Bassano Oil on Canvas 16th Century
Bucolic Scene School of Bassano Oil on Canvas 16th Century

Bucolic Scene School of Bassano Oil on Canvas 16th Century

Located in Milan, IT

The scene, full of figures, depicts different moments of the farming life: in the foreground, some men are shearing the sheep while the women on the right are preparing a picnic on t...

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16th Century Antique Sheep Shearer

Materials

Oil

Large Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug. Size: 11 ft x 16 ft (3.35 m x 4.88 m)
Large Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug. Size: 11 ft x 16 ft (3.35 m x 4.88 m)

Large Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug. Size: 11 ft x 16 ft (3.35 m x 4.88 m)

Located in New York, NY

Rug production is a complex process from raising the sheep to shearing them to spinning the wool and finally weaving the carpet.

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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Antique Sheep Shearer

Materials

Wool

19th Century English Victorian Farm Scene Sheep Shearing framed Oil Painting
19th Century English Victorian Farm Scene Sheep Shearing framed Oil Painting

19th Century English Victorian Farm Scene Sheep Shearing framed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Sheep Shearer English School, mid 19th century oil painting on board, framed framed size: 45cm x 61cm Charming Victorian oil painting of this rural farmstead with the annual she...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Sheep Shearer

Materials

Oil

Viggo Pedersen, Sheep Shearing, Oil Painting
Viggo Pedersen, Sheep Shearing, Oil Painting

Viggo Pedersen, Sheep Shearing, Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This splendid late 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Viggo Pedersen (1854-1926) depicts three figures shearing a sheep in a slatted barrel. Working in a woodland clearing, ...

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1880s Impressionist Antique Sheep Shearer

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Canvas, Oil

"The Coming Storm, " Walter Shirlaw, Flock of Birds in a Landscape
"The Coming Storm, " Walter Shirlaw, Flock of Birds in a Landscape

"The Coming Storm, " Walter Shirlaw, Flock of Birds in a Landscape

By Walter Shirlaw

Located in New York, NY

Meanwhile, he was active as one of the "Duveneck Boys" in Polling. Sheep Shearing in the Bavarian Highlands (Private collection), painted under Lindenschmidt's direction in 1876, is...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Sheep Shearer

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Canvas, Oil

English Needlework Sampler dated 1768
English Needlework Sampler dated 1768

English Needlework Sampler dated 1768

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. / And it’s oh, to plough, / Where the fat oxen graze low, / And the lads and the lasses to sheep shearing go. The needleworker may have intended the eight little narratives to t...

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Sheep Shearer

Pair of large beechwood armchairs from France
Pair of large beechwood armchairs from France

Pair of large beechwood armchairs from France

Located in Houston, TX

The term is derived from the appearance of the leg of a sheep before the wool is sheared. The particular beauty of this pair of chairs lies in the balance and proportion of the curve...

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Early 20th Century French Antique Sheep Shearer

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

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Tangiers Lemon Market - British 1920's Oriental Figural art oil painting
Tangiers Lemon Market - British 1920's Oriental Figural art oil painting

Tangiers Lemon Market - British 1920's Oriental Figural art oil painting

By Gerald Spencer Pryse

Located in Hagley, England

This superb vibrant Oriental Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted British artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. It was painted circa 1925 when Pryse first visited Morocco. He was so en...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Sheep Shearer

Materials

Oil

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