Portrait of Peggy Hoyt in Art Nouveau Hat
By Charles Sheldon
Located in Fort Washington, PA
There, she introduced women's apparel to her offerings and transformed the stately mansion into one of America's most exquisite fashion destinations. Hoyt swiftly established hersel...
Charcoal, Pencil
13th Century Gold Coin From The Ghurid Rulers Of India MU'IZZ AL-DIN MUHAMMAD
Located in London, GB
Mu'izz Al-Din Proceeded To Occupy Ajmer Where He Swiftly Moved To Establish Islam, Replace Existing Temples With Mosques And Introducing Islamic Precepts And Legal Principles.
Gold
Old Engraving of the Trarbach Battle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, c.1710
Located in Langweer, NL
To bring the war to a swift end, Louis XIV of France planned to seize the Emperor Leopold’s capital and knock Austria out of the war.
Paper
19th Century Needlepoint Tallit Bag, Jerualem
Located in New York, NY
One side has a lion and stag holding flags reading “Jerusalem” in Hebrew, which flank a crowned Ten Commandments. Titled in Hebrew “Swift as a deer, strong as a lion” (Ethics of the ...
Textile
Rare Pair of French Directoire Fauteuils en Curule, Paris, circa 1800, G. Jacob
By Georges Jacob
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Forms such as this became extremely popular and the new vocabulary of ornament was swiftly adopted by ornemanistes such as Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, archi...
Mahogany
Antique Print of the Blue Whiting Fish by J. Couch, circa 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
The fish is depicted in a side profile, showcasing its streamlined body, which is typical of species that are adept at swift and long-distance swimming. The coloration of the fish is...
Paper
Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Stockholm, SE
During the course of his career, Guardi tried his hand in many different genres. He was as swift in painting landscapes, Vedutas of Venice, sacred motifs, interiors and architectural...
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Ormolu Mantel Clock, Atala freeing Chactas, Paris, circa 1810
Located in Greven, DE
Some of these works are still considered world literature today, think of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726) or Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" (1719).
Ormolu
WOMAN WITH OPERA GLASSES (STUDY FOR "IN THE LOGE").
By Mary Cassatt
Located in Portland, ME
In the discussion of the painting on its website, the MFA states: "About the time this picture was painted, Cassatt began to carry a small sketchbook in which she swiftly recorded pe...
Pencil
Spectacular Rare Large Antique Bird Print of The Large-Bill Puffin, 1868
Located in Langweer, NL
In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 400 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface.
Paper
Mango Trees, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
By Reynolds Beal
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
The trunk, painted with swift, expressive strokes, roots the viewer in place—beneath its shade, one can almost hear the rustle of tropical breezes.
Canvas, Oil
$9,800 / set
John Bull Original Annuals from 1820-1829
Located in Dallas, TX
John Arbuthnot, a friend of Jonathan Swift (author of Gulliver’s Travels) and satirist Alexander Pope in 1712, and was popularized first by British print makers.
Paper
$270Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Copper Engraving of a Kangaroo in Australia, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
From Cook’s published accounts Endeavour River Qld First sighting of a Kangaroo 22 June 1770 Joseph Banks; ‘The People who were sent to the other side of the water in order to shoot...
Paper
$29,425Sale Price|40% Off
Striking 18th Century Portrait of the 12th Earl of Caithness
By Sir Henry Raeburn
Located in London, GB
He was able to produce a telling and forcible likeness; his work is distinguished by powerful characterisation, stark realism, dramatic and unusual lighting effects, and swift and br...
Oil