Antique Sheep

At the center of the action, a wolf attempts to flee with a lamb in its jaws, while in an exceptionally rare and heroic detail, a sheep bites the predator’s leg in defense of the you...

Dominated by a majestic, gnarled tree that commands the composition, the scene depicts a quiet rural moment—sheep grazing near a stone wall, with distant farm buildings and a shepher...

Indeed, the ranks of merchants and money-changers have been pared down to a few cringing individuals and the sacrificial oxen and sheep that are in the Biblical story are noticeably ...

While Bonheur painted horses and cattle and sheep, however, burnishing France’s self-image as a resourceful land of plenty, Breslau painted the people in her life—women, mostly, incl...

Appearing as Plate XXX in Tome XI, this striking portrait is one of the most distinctive and decorative sheep and goat engravings in the entire Buffon series.

There, he painted rustic or pastoral subject matter: shepherds, flocks of sheep, pigs, and scenes of farm life. In addition to painting, Jacque was also famous for his etchings and e...

The color palette combines natural sheep wool tones with selective dyed accents, creating a balanced, visually striking piece that blends traditional Navajo symbolism with early 20th...

Hand-painted wooden farm house chair in the style of Black forest in blue-green color with a medaillon showing two sheeps. Original color and paintings without restorations.

Painted circa 1820 the setting is a woodland scene with sheep and their shepherd at Chapelfields, Norwich.

A gorgeous 19th Century oil on canvas painting depicting a figural pastoral scene featuring a shepherd with his dog and flock of sheep within an exquisite mountain landscape with lus...

In the foreground, rural figures rest beside a winding road, while grazing sheep animate the middle ground, reinforcing the quiet rhythms of agricultural life.

The diminutive size of the figures does not reduce their level of detail, with each shepherd sporting a unique outfit and a herding crook. The sheep herd is truly wonderful, with pai...

Of note in the painting are the peacock feather in the hat, the ruins, the campfire, the fountain, the flock of sheep, the shepherdess' crook, the water gourd, and of course the shoe...

Like other members of his family, he painted animals, specialising in rural farm scenes often depicting calves, chickens, pigs and sheep. In 1888, he married Lottie Maud Whetstone a...

A shepherd is driving a flock of sheep towards the gate and viewer. The scene appears to have been copied from a drawing book published in 1827, based on the inscription at the botto...

The restrained, earthy color palette—relying solely on natural sheep wool shades without synthetic dyes—gives the piece a timeless, harmonious quality that emphasizes traditional Nav...

The painting depicts a pastoral scene of a shepherd and shepherdess with a sheep next to a stream. With a painted off-white patina, this trumeau is sure to make a statement above a m...

Seated on a throne beneath a rich canopy, she modestly accepts the offerings presented to her: a maidservant brings her a censer, an old man presents her with a wreath of flowers, a...

The palette is one of rich autumnal tones with the sheep in the middle ground and water and wooded hills beyond.

On the finial of the clock are two young sheep farmers, the boy is seen playing the flute while the girl is seen tending to the sheep.

Desaide, Edit. Horses, cattle, sheep and chickens - marked "Presented by National Cash Registers Co to" - Massonnet.

In the shaded foreground, a horse and two sheep graze with unhurried calm, while a woman pauses beside a well, adding a discreet narrative moment.

Van Leemputten’s paintings typically depict flocks of sheep grazing peacefully under expansive skies, ponds reflecting tranquil light, and shepherds tending their flocks, rendered wi...

., presenting a studies of the same mountain and river from different perspectives, in different light, color, hue and composition with flocks of sheep, herds of cattle and birds in ...

A Shepherd converses with recumbent maiden amidst the sheep. The scene in delicate pastels and details, is suggestive of an amorous rendezvous.

A wonderful set of motifs, including a shepherd and shepherdess tending to their flock of sheep. A dog, bees, trees, birds. A house with a garden, potted flowering plants and butterf...

But Defaux also painted scenes of boating Parisians on the lakes or picnickers in the middle of herds of sheep. Defaux regularly exhibited at the Salon until 1897.

A solitary crane stands near the shore, poised and contemplative, while a flock of birds glides above, adding movement and depth to the expansive sky. Sheep graze in the distance, an...

These kilims from Konya region of Central Turkey are flat-woven rugs made from high-quality sheep's wool in the Konya region of Turkey. These neutral-colored kilims feature mostly ...

These items were made from found objects such as pine crates, sheep bones from food scraps, and string or straw. 55 carved domino pieces.

Animals and Elements of the Countryside: The ground is populated with domestic animals and rural symbols: Numerous sheep or goats, some grazing on the right and others lying down on...

Condition & Craftsmanship: Hand-knotted from luxurious sheep's wool, this rug is in good, original antique condition.

Condition & Craftsmanship: Hand-knotted entirely from resilient sheep's wool, this rug is in good, original antique condition.

Condition & Craftsmanship: Hand-knotted entirely from high-quality sheep's wool, this rug is in good, original antique condition consistent with its nearly 100-year age.

Old Days  - Sheeps is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the early 20th century. 

This was just what the whole ship’s company were longing for; they were tired of sheep-driving, even if the sheep were fat—they wanted to hunt the enemy’s flocks, and their dogs too.

In the foreground, pastoral elements such as grazing sheep, wooden farm buildings, and figures at work contrast with the urban density beyond the river.

The industrial print of orange and green glass creates a captivating backdrop for the intricate silhouettes of trees with a shepherd and his sheep designed in acid-etched and enamell...

Between them she holds a garland of lowers, as sheep and cows forage in the background. Unsigned.

This exceptional mid-19th century pastoral oil painting, after Eugene Verboeckhoven's celebrated composition "Passing the Brook," depicts a serene rural scene where cows and sheep cr...

Victorian oil on canvas mounted on stretchers showing Hereford Cow and 2 others with sheep in background. Beautiful and tranquil landscape housed in its original restored gilt frame...

A fine pair of oil on board farm yard scenes, consisting of sheep, hens, goats and chickens. Surrounded by two lovely gold guilt frames.

Standing further back and to the left we see a herd of sheep and their shepherd, and further back on a small dock there is a man pulling something out of the water.

Beautiful spelter statue on a stepped marble base representing a woman accompanied by a sheep and her little one. Dating from the 1920s, the art nouveau period.

The pile of this light colored Oushak carpet is not sheep wool but the much more lustrous, long staple hair of the Angora goat.

The original hickory shaft stamped with Simpson's details and is with a period sheep skin leather grip. Archibald Simpson was an Scottish-American professional golfer and was a renow...

The superlative wool of these weaves was said to have inspired Jason to seek the Golden Fleece within the Caucasus, his destination Colchis in Georgia, where a special type of merino...

Ireland has always been known for its vast flocks of sheep and this piece is in excellent condition with a thick and long pile of local wool.

The covering is genuine Sheep Shearling and we now typically stock several Antique chairs covered in different length and color shearling should you be looking for a pair or individu...

His works can be seen in vaarious museums including the Louvre and the Ashmoleon in Oxford Mêne produced a number of animal sculptures, mainly of domestic animals including horses, c...

Dramatic and beautiful, light shines on the bucolic flock of sheep as the village, skies and hills remain in darkness, John Linnell (1792-1882) gives us a metaphor of coming through ...

The pastoral scene features a tranquil grouping of livestock, cows, goats, sheep, and a herding dog, nestled beneath tall trees against a backdrop of rolling hills, distant mountains...

Cows are depicted resting by a river bank whilst sheep graze in the opposite meadow. In the distance to the left, can be seen the distinctive spire of All Saints Church in Leamington...

Her hair is powdered and styled in a "sheep's head" cut, very fashionable during the reign of Louis XV, and to emphasize the fresh, spring-like appearance of the garment, a few blue ...

This impressive oil on canvas, painted in France circa 1870, captures a lively farmyard scene where an elderly woman tends to sheep and lambs while roosters and hens animate the fore...

The animals, horses, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens are all lined up on the cobbled raod by the line of plane trees each side of the market.

The vignette scenes add cultural depth: a rural figure in traditional attire, a portrait of Chaptal (chemist and statesman born in Saint-Pierre-de-Nogaret), the Pont Gothique, and pa...

Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: German Devotional Press, printed in Germany, c.1900 the good shepherd christ the shepherd jesus with lamb pastoral christ catholic art devotional ...

**Economic Importance:** Dorset sheep are valued for their meat quality. The breed produces a high yield of lean, flavorful lamb.

It played a crucial role in the development of many other sheep breeds due to its excellent wool and meat qualities. 2.