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The Paver

The Paver

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Milkmaid

The Milkmaid

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Haymaker

The Haymaker

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Hay Baler

The Hay Baler

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Digger

The Digger

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Gleaner

The Gleaner

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Baler

The Baler

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Barrel Maker

The Barrel Maker

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Resting Worker

Resting Worker

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Le Christ Portant Sa Croix - Etching by Jean-Louis Forain - 1910
Le Christ Portant Sa Croix - Etching by Jean-Louis Forain - 1910

Le Christ Portant Sa Croix - Etching by Jean-Louis Forain - 1910

By Jean-Louis Forain

Located in Roma, IT

The tense, almost theatrical atmosphere is heightened by the compressed perspective and the presence of a ladder and onlookers sketched in ghostly outlines. Executed with exceptiona...

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1910s Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Harvester with Bushel of Straw

Harvester with Bushel of Straw

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Man with a Pickaxe

Man with a Pickaxe

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Man with Shovel

Man with Shovel

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

Although this ambitious monument was sadly never realised, Dalou worked tirelessly on it’s creation for over a decade, completing numerous sketches and maquettes. To depict the worke...

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1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

19th Century genre oil painting of a girl with a cat
19th Century genre oil painting of a girl with a cat

19th Century genre oil painting of a girl with a cat

By Charles Burton Barber

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

This painting was exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil in 1883, no. 203. A sketch of the painting appeared in the illustrated catalogue of the exhibition and was also ...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Belle Epoque Flirtatious Scandal In Louis Icart’s Etching Scared Circa 1920
The Belle Epoque Flirtatious Scandal In Louis Icart’s Etching Scared Circa 1920

The Belle Epoque Flirtatious Scandal In Louis Icart’s Etching Scared Circa 1920

By Louis Icart

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

During this time he made countless sketches and etchings with patriotic themes. On his return he made prints of his works, often publishing two versions, one for the European market ...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Antique Constantinople Print, Allom St George Monastery Princes Islands, ca.1838
Antique Constantinople Print, Allom St George Monastery Princes Islands, ca.1838

Antique Constantinople Print, Allom St George Monastery Princes Islands, ca.1838

Located in Langweer, NL

Allom traveled through the region between 1836 and 1837 to produce the original sketches that served as the basis for these engravings.

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Mid-19th Century British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Roses dans un jardin - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Ernest Quost
Roses dans un jardin - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Ernest Quost

Roses dans un jardin - Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Ernest Quost

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

He would start with a number of sketches and then develop the work in his studio. Claude Monet admired his flower paintings and Van Gogh, in a letter to his brother Theo, alluded to ...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French school Landscape Church Mamers oil painting Signed 1903
French school Landscape Church Mamers oil painting Signed 1903

French school Landscape Church Mamers oil painting Signed 1903

Located in Zofingen, AG

⭐Technique and Medium⭐ The work is an oil on canvas, small in format, consistent with the practice of plein air sketching that was widespread among landscape painters of the period.

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean
Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean

Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean

By Antoine Ponthus-Cinier

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

He explored the Ligurian coast, Tuscany, Naples, and of course Rome and its surroundings, and produced a considerable number of studies (painted sketches or pen drawings) that he use...

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1850s French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Paper

'Venice – Vue sur le Canal' by Alfred Bastien (1873 – 1955)
'Venice – Vue sur le Canal' by Alfred Bastien (1873 – 1955)

'Venice – Vue sur le Canal' by Alfred Bastien (1873 – 1955)

By Alfred Bastien

Located in Knokke, BE

Attached to the Section Artistique at Nieuwpoort, he produced numerous drawings and sketches of the Belgian front along the Yser. His powerful wartime compositions were frequently pu...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Märta Måås-Fjetterström Rare and Large 'Hästhagen' Carpet in Wool 522cm/205.51in.
Märta Måås-Fjetterström Rare and Large 'Hästhagen' Carpet in Wool 522cm/205.51in.

Märta Måås-Fjetterström Rare and Large 'Hästhagen' Carpet in Wool 522cm/205.51in.

Located in Waalwijk, NL

She left almost 700 sketches of patterns for rugs and fabrics and working instructions, but not to forget, a hard-working team of professional weavers.

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1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Wool, Linen

7 Stunning Italian Marble Sculptures Representing "The Baths of Apollo"
7 Stunning Italian Marble Sculptures Representing "The Baths of Apollo"

7 Stunning Italian Marble Sculptures Representing "The Baths of Apollo"

Located in Madrid, ES

His brother, Claude Perrault, would be the one who devised the iconography of the sculptures (in the form of sketches) and, once royal approval had been given, Le Brun, painter and i...

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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Marble

Portrait of a Man, Symbolist Drawing in Pencil on Laid Paper, 1920s

Portrait of a Man, Symbolist Drawing in Pencil on Laid Paper, 1920s

By Armand Point

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Attributed to Armand Point (1860–1932) Portrait of a Man Pencil on paper, 15.3 x 11 cm Monogram upper right: interlaced "AP" Provenance: Private collection This expressive portra...

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1920s Symbolist Antique Sketch

Materials

Laid Paper, Pencil

A Regency mahogany end support library table
A Regency mahogany end support library table

A Regency mahogany end support library table

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Footnote: The shape and style of this table were popular Gillow’s and the page (illustrated) from the Gillow’s ‘Estimate Sketch-book’, now in the Westminster City Archive, shows the...

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19th Century British Regency Antique Sketch

Materials

Mahogany

Karlskinche, Vienna
Karlskinche, Vienna

Karlskinche, Vienna

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the pl...

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Marienplatz, Munich
Marienplatz, Munich

Marienplatz, Munich

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the pl...

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Basel Cathedral, Switzerland
Basel Cathedral, Switzerland

Basel Cathedral, Switzerland

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the pl...

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)
Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)

Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the pl...

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Limited Edition Abstract Wool Rug by Moscovino, No. 58/250
Limited Edition Abstract Wool Rug by Moscovino, No. 58/250

Limited Edition Abstract Wool Rug by Moscovino, No. 58/250

Located in Milano, IT

The irregular, almost sketch-like patterning gives the rug a strong artistic presence, allowing it to function as both a functional textile and a floor-based artwork.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Wool

Virgin on a Winged Cart - Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century

Virgin on a Winged Cart - Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

At the center of the sheet and in the back, there are two rapid pencil sketches depicting a landscape. In good conditions, with the usual yellowing of the paper on the margins due t...

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Louis XVI Style Bergère Armchair, Carved Wood, Upholstered, 1920s
Louis XVI Style Bergère Armchair, Carved Wood, Upholstered, 1920s

Louis XVI Style Bergère Armchair, Carved Wood, Upholstered, 1920s

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Charming and amusing, the beige fabric features a distinctive pattern of various Louis furniture sketches and French script. The upholstery is in very good condition including the e...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sketch

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

19th Century river landscape oil painting of figures by a lock on the Avon
19th Century river landscape oil painting of figures by a lock on the Avon

19th Century river landscape oil painting of figures by a lock on the Avon

By Thomas Baker of Leamington

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Thomas Baker British, (1809-1864) Lock on the River Avon near Stratford Oil on panel, signed & dated 1863 Image size: 12 inches x 15.75 inches Size including frame: 17.5 inches...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Panel

Circa 1895 poster Duke of York's Theatre - The Happy Life by Louis N. Parker
Circa 1895 poster Duke of York's Theatre - The Happy Life by Louis N. Parker

Circa 1895 poster Duke of York's Theatre - The Happy Life by Louis N. Parker

Located in PARIS, FR

Behind them, faint ghostlike figures appear in the dim interior space, rendered almost as sketches. These shadowy onlookers introduce an intriguing ambiguity: are they witnesses, mem...

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1890s Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Reclining Doe
Reclining Doe

Reclining Doe

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in PARIS, FR

Biography : Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875) was a French sculptor, known for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done in the wild, according to the animals of the Jardin des P...

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1860s French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Still Life with Apples and Green Vase, Cleveland School
Still Life with Apples and Green Vase, Cleveland School

Still Life with Apples and Green Vase, Cleveland School

By Adam Lehr

Located in Beachwood, OH

In 1874, De Scott Evans accepted him as a pupil, and a year or two later he began attending Archibald M. Willard's evening sketch classes at the Cleveland Art Club. Progressing rapi...

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Early 1900s Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Children's dance with the god Pan. Bronze. Following models by Lucas Faydherbe.
Children's dance with the god Pan. Bronze. Following models by Lucas Faydherbe.

Children's dance with the god Pan. Bronze. Following models by Lucas Faydherbe.

Located in Madrid, ES

A group of naked children are arranged dancing, linked by their hands in clusters; the figures in the foreground are prominent, while those in the background are barely sketched, cre...

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19th Century Spanish Other Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Kyoto – View of a Riverside Pavilion and Bridge - Drawing - 19th Century
Kyoto – View of a Riverside Pavilion and Bridge - Drawing - 19th Century

Kyoto – View of a Riverside Pavilion and Bridge - Drawing - 19th Century

Located in Roma, IT

A decorative border frames the scene, reinforcing its intended presentation as a finished composition rather than a casual sketch. The minimal palette and refined line quality highl...

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19th Century Modern Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Crypt at Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire
The Crypt at Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire

The Crypt at Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire

By Samuel Prout

Located in Middletown, NY

Prout grew up in the countryside, and spent his summers as a youth sketching and painting the bucolic valleys, thatched cottages, water mills, and serene rivers in Devon.

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Early 1800s English School Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

"Leaning For It" 1925 Conte Crayon & Gouache Polo Scene by Paul Brown
"Leaning For It" 1925 Conte Crayon & Gouache Polo Scene by Paul Brown

"Leaning For It" 1925 Conte Crayon & Gouache Polo Scene by Paul Brown

By Paul Desmond Brown 1

Located in Bristol, CT

He is primarily known for his paintings, drawings and sketches of horses and equestrian sports. He is also well-known for his over three decades of illustrations for Brooks Brothers...

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1920s Antique Sketch

Materials

Crayon, Pastel, Gouache

Late 19th Century Sketchbook – Caricatures, Wrestlers, Female Nudes
Late 19th Century Sketchbook – Caricatures, Wrestlers, Female Nudes

Late 19th Century Sketchbook – Caricatures, Wrestlers, Female Nudes

Located in NANTES, FR

**Late 19th Century Sketchbook – Caricatures, Wrestlers, Female Nudes – We have not been able to identify the author of these sketches; however, they demonstrate a skilled hand.

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19th Century French Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Rene Lalique 1903 Aquamarine Enamel 18K Gold Antique Four Dragonflies Necklace
Rene Lalique 1903 Aquamarine Enamel 18K Gold Antique Four Dragonflies Necklace

Rene Lalique 1903 Aquamarine Enamel 18K Gold Antique Four Dragonflies Necklace

By Lalique

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Designed as a ultramarine blue champlevé enamel baton link chain suspending an ornately enchanting pendant Depicting four dragonflies clustered as a mirrored formation with paillonné...

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sketch

Materials

Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Studio di piede (study of foot)  – Florentine School 18th century
Studio di piede (study of foot)  – Florentine School 18th century

Studio di piede (study of foot) – Florentine School 18th century

Located in Middletown, NY

In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as a rudimentary sketch of the top of a foot with toes, also in red chalk.

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Early 18th Century Italian School Antique Sketch

Materials

Crayon, Laid Paper

Antique Oil on Canvas Painting of a Spaniel by George Armfield
Antique Oil on Canvas Painting of a Spaniel by George Armfield

Antique Oil on Canvas Painting of a Spaniel by George Armfield

By George Armfield

Located in St. Albans, GB

These he painted mainly in oils, although he was an excellent pencil sketcher and water-colourist. His work is much better than some people thought in his time.

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19th Century Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Perils of Dissipation
The Perils of Dissipation

The Perils of Dissipation

Located in San Francisco, CA

Which is precisely what makes this and the other four sketches by this artist, each offered separately, so interesting.

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Graphite

J.-E. Zwiener & L. Messagé, Rare pair of Vitrines, France, circa 1885
J.-E. Zwiener & L. Messagé, Rare pair of Vitrines, France, circa 1885

J.-E. Zwiener & L. Messagé, Rare pair of Vitrines, France, circa 1885

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in PARIS, FR

He realized numerous sketches on grey paper before the execution of a reduced or life sized model of his ornaments, made of wax or terra-cotta.

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1880s French Louis XV Antique Sketch

Materials

Marble

An Exodus from the Garden of Eden
An Exodus from the Garden of Eden

An Exodus from the Garden of Eden

Located in San Francisco, CA

Which is precisely what makes this and the other four sketches by this artist, each offered separately, so interesting.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Italian Academic Sculptor - Early 20th Century Erotic Marble Tondo Relief
Italian Academic Sculptor - Early 20th Century Erotic Marble Tondo Relief

Italian Academic Sculptor - Early 20th Century Erotic Marble Tondo Relief

Located in Varmo, IT

The composition, contained within the circular format, arranges the two figures in a balanced manner, with a barely sketched vegetal element in the background. The quality of the car...

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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Marble

'Hyde Park, England, 1904' — British Impressionist Signed Watercolor
'Hyde Park, England, 1904' — British Impressionist Signed Watercolor

'Hyde Park, England, 1904' — British Impressionist Signed Watercolor

By Hayley Lever

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

He also traveled to various countries in Europe, sketching wherever he went. Many of his most compelling works were done in the south of England and the port villages of Douarnenez a...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

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The average selling price for an antique sketch we offer is $739, while they’re typically $42 on the low end and $232,869 for the highest priced.