$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
"Sundown" Western Shoot Out, Mid Century Figurative Action Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
Signed and dated "Randy Steffen '47" in the lower right corner. Titled "Sundown" on verso, along with info about the piece, including signature and date.
Oil, Fiberboard
"The Kibitzer" - Western Saloon Scene
Located in Soquel, CA
The entire scene is exquisitely detailed, rendered in an illustrative style. Signed and dated "Randy Steffen 47" in the lower right corner. Titled, "The Kibitzer" signed, Randy S...
Masonite, Oil
$1,538
H 36.62 in W 24.81 in D 1.19 in
Save a horse, ride a cowboy Contemporary Cowboys and horses Landscape Painting
By Katharina Hormel
Located in DE
A vibrant oil painting captures a serene moment in a desert landscape. The scene unfolds under a soft pink sky. Figures of cowboys stand in quiet camaraderie. Their attire blends ear...
Canvas, Acrylic
Western Scene
By Charles Damrow
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Western Scene" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Western artist Charles Damrow, 1916-1989. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas s...
Oil
$5,000
H 40 in W 42 in D 2 in
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By Jo Cain
Located in New York, NY
Cowboys Horses Cattle WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Jo Cain (1904 – 2003) Cowboy 33 3/4 x 36 inches Oil on paper, c. 1930s Signed lower left 40 x 42 inc...
Paper, Oil
$1,303Sale Price|34% Off
H 29 in W 35 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Colorado Ghost Town Oil Painting by Harold Skene, Western Landscape
By Harold Vincent Skene
Located in Denver, CO
“Ghost Town” by Harold Skene (1883–1978) is a compelling vintage oil painting that evokes the quiet drama of Colorado’s mining past. This atmospheric Western landscape depicts a lone...
Oil
$1,710Sale Price|40% Off
H 32.5 in W 38 in D 2 in
The Prospector at Dusk, Early 20th Century Cowboy w Donkey Figurative Landscape
By George Sanders Bickerstaff
Located in Soquel, CA
A rare figurative for this well-listed California artist of a Nevada mining town landscape with prospector and burro by George Sanders Bickerstaff (American, 1893 - 1954), circa 1920...
Canvas, Oil
$1,650
H 24 in W 28 in D 4 in
Vintage Western Cowboy Painting, Encampment Scene, by listed artist , ca 1950’s
By Frederic Burnett
Located in Baltimore, MD
This atmospheric Western scene may be just what a themed room or collection needs. Listed American artist Frederic Burnett is known for his depictions of the American West and this ...
Oil
"Return of the Buckaroo" Rodeo Cowboy Scene
Located in Austin, TX
By M.A. Bhatti 20" x 16" Oil on Canvas Framed Size: 22.5" x 18.5" This serene and regal painting depicts a cowboy on horseback facing away from the viewer at a rodeo with the light...
Canvas, Oil
Approach of a Rider, Western Oil Painting by Noel Daggett
By Noel Daggett
Located in Long Island City, NY
Approach of a Rider Noel Daggett, American (1925–2005) Date: 1980 Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 35 x 41 inches
Oil
"Saloon, " am Oil on Board signed by Charles Damrow
By Charles Damrow
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Saloon" is an original oil painting on board signed and dated in the lower left by the artist Charles Damrow. It depicts two cowboys on horseback with guns aiming at the saloon as t...
Oil
Western Scene (Cowboy on Horseback)
By Denes de Holesch
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an oil on artist board (unframed) by the important Hungarian-born and internationally celebrated Denes de Holesch (1910-1983). Denes de Holesch was an international equestri...
Oil, Board
"The Chase" Western Cowboy Scene
Located in Austin, TX
By M.A. Bhatti 16" x 20" Oil on Canvas Framed Size: 21.5" x 25.5" This fast-paced western painting depicts a lasso-wielding cowboy on horseback chasing down a rogue calf. The scene...
Canvas, Oil
$18,500
H 36 in W 36 in
"Western 4" - Impressionist Cowboy and Horse, Portrait Oil Painting on Panel
By Quang Ho
Located in Denver, CO
"Western 4" is a beautiful impressionist portrait piece, framed at 44 x 44 inches, and is wired and ready to hang. Artist Biography: Quang Ho was born on April 30, 1963, in Hue, Vi...
Oil, Panel
"Snagged in the Stampede" Rodeo Cowboy Scene
Located in Austin, TX
By M.A. Bhatti 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas Framed Size: 25.25" x 31" This vibrant oil on canvas painting by M.A. Bhatti, measuring 18" by 24", bursts with the raw energy of a rodeo in ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
H 54 in W 91 in D 1.5 in
Western Painting C.M. Russell Copy by Emil Hagstrom 91" x 54"
By Charles Marion Russell
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a large (54" x 91" framed) and decorative painting on masonite by Emil Hagstrom. Our research shows there is a Swedish artist by that name (1892-1982). Although we are not s...
Masonite, Paint
$8,023
H 28.55 in W 36.42 in D 0.79 in
Bareback Bronco Horse Framed Mid 20th Century Rodeo Cowboy Original Painting
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping. English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ). Rodeo. Bareback Bronco, 1966. Gouache On Paper. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 21.3 inches x 29.1 inches ( 54cm x 74...
Paper, Gouache
$18,500
H 24 in W 30 in D 3 in
"Down By The Rio Grande" Texas Cowboy Western Dallas Artist Fred Darge 1900-1978
Located in San Antonio, TX
Fred Darge (1900-1978) Dallas Image Size: 24 x 30 Frame Size: 32 x 38 Medium: Oil, "Down By The Rio Grande" Biography Fred Darge (1900-1978) Friedrich Ernst Darge Born: March...
Oil
Concorde Model Supersonic Aircraft
Located in Paris, FR
Model supersonic concorde aircraft with structure and base in polished aluminum.
Aluminum
Oil Lamp with an Illuminating Globe Shade, Bohemian, circa 1885
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century opalescent glass oil lamp with an illuminating globe shade, Bohemia, circa 1885. Countries and Seas indicated in German. Made by Stelzig, Kittel & Co. Ma...
Glass
Skee Ball Arcade Machine, 1980s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Skee Ball Machine is your all access pass to instant arcade nostalgia. With its iconic red lanes, bright yellow guides, and retro scoreboards that light up like a carniv...
Metal
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
A Rare & Important French Louis XIV Beauvais Tapestry
By Joseph Van De Kerchove & Adrien Campion
Located in Sheffield, MA
Title: "Vaisseaux" From the series “Les ports de mer” This is one of the few seascapes woven at Beauvais. The series was based on the cartoons by joseph Van de Kerchove and Adrien...
Tapestry
$28,700Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 36.5 in W 23.25 in D 21 in
Important Pierre Patout Mahogany Dining Chairs from S.S. Île de France, c. 1927
By Pierre Patout
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of important Pierre Patout open arm chairs were from the first class dining room on board of the S.S. Île de France, circa 1927. With excellent provenance, this exact set wa...
Velvet, Mahogany
$23,818
H 35.24 in W 92.92 in D 43.31 in
STUNNiNG RALPH LAUREN ARAN ISLES CUSTOM MADE BROWN LEATHER SOFA
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning custom made to order, Ralph Lauren Aran Isles, hand dyed brown leather club sofa RRP £26,000 ...
Leather, Hardwood
$2,750
H 10.25 in W 23.25 in D 16.25 in
Enola Gay B-29 Bomber Model Airplane, Signed by Pilot Paul Tibbetts WW II
Located in San Diego, CA
Superbly detailed Enola Gay B-29 Boeing super fortress LIMITED EDITION bomber model signed by pilot, Paul Tibbetts by Danbury Mint, circa 2000s. The Enola Gay was named after Tibbets...
Plastic, Wood
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine presentation sword given to Lieutenant Charles Peake as a token of gratitude by the Men of His Ship when recommissioned for Foreign Service in 1821, the citation reading, the ...
Metal
$3,600
H 16 in W 27.5 in D 10.25 in
Vintage Industrial Style Manually Operational Astrological Planetarium
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial-style astrological chart with terrestrial tin litho globe and light feature. Unique piece, closest to a Tellurium, Planetarium or Trippensee in categorization, though lack...
Metal, Steel, Tin
Gothic Fireback, France, 15th/16th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
French cast iron fireback of the 15th/16th century. From the early days of casting iron: a heavy gothic plate, four centimetres thick and over a hundred kilos, with finely cut detail...
Iron, Cast Iron
Charlotte Perriand Doron Hotel Armchair For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Doron Hotel Armchair For Cassina With a real passion for the mountains, Charlotte Perriand designed the iconic Doron Hotel armchair in 1947 for the Méribel Les A...
Walnut
Iris C185 Candleholder by Casarialto
By Casarialto
Located in Milan, IT
A superb design masterfully handcrafted of mouth-blown glass, this candle holder is created in co-creation with Summerill and Bishop London. From the sketch of Summerill and Bishop L...
Glass
$14,963Sale Price|24% Off
H 26 in W 28 in D 10 in
Shadow Box Sculpture "La Cirque de La Loba" by Bob La Bobgah, 1985
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting "La Cirque de La Loba," a captivating sculpture from the 1980s crafted by the accomplished artist Bob La Bobgah, also known as Robert Hamilton, hailing from the contempora...
Metal
Sky Divers Pinball Arcade Game, 1964 USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 'Sky Divers' pinball machine from 1964. Designed by Ted Zale and manufactured by Bally Manufacturing Co. Only 2,250 produced. In excellent working condition. Great visuals an...
Metal
19th Century Window panels in stained glass
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Window panels in stained glass A set of 2 panels made of stained glass with scenes of characters walking in the forest and women with children in an interior. With colo...
Stained Glass
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