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1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Boy With Flowers
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Portrait by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on paper size: 14 x 10.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the artists atel...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Boy with Calen" by Anne Siems, Surreal figurative painting, boy with flowers
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
"Boy with Calendula" by Anne Siems, is a captivating figurative-narrative painting featuring a
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine, Boy with a Flower Basket, Model 149
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen porcelain figurine. Boy with flower basket. Model 149. Approx. 1900. Measures
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Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Revival Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Porcelain Table Lamp by Goebel, Germany, 1960s
By Goebel Company
Located in Praha, CZ
Porcelain figurine of a little boy with flowers as a lamp by Goebel (marked) made in the 1960s in
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Meissen Candlestick in Hand-Painted Porcelain, Late 19th C
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen candlestick in hand-painted porcelain. Mother and boy with flowers. Late 19th
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Candlesticks

Materials

Porcelain

Wilhelm Kage vase 'argenta' for Gustavsberg Sweden 1945
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Paris, FR
WILHELM KAGE. Vase, "Argenta", Gustavsberg's studio 1945, stoneware with silver decoration of a boy
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Silver

Meissen Boy & Girl Porcelain Figures with Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
front of her to carry flowers. A vase containing flowers stands alongside her. The boy wears a jacket
Category

Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Boy & Girl Porcelain Figures with Flowers
Meissen Boy & Girl Porcelain Figures with Flowers
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H 4.73 in W 2.56 in D 2.17 in
Ten Paris Porcelain Plates Each Painted with Different Flower Bouquets and Fruit
By Old Paris, Boyer of Paris
Located in Boston, MA
Look at the museum quality paintings of flower bouquets and fruits on this set of ten Old Paris
Category

Antique 1850s French Rococo Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Boy with Bird
By Roberto Juarez
Located in New York, NY
the centuries have fixed the fleeting aspects of nature by using natural shapes and colors of flowers
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Machiel Botman Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Print IJKE 1993 Photo Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Botman, Machiel (Dutch, b.1955). "Ijke, 1993" (Boy with Flower, Rainchild). Silver Print.Hand
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

c.1834 Watercolour - Little Boy Holding a Flower
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely painted portrait of a young boy dressed in a fine blue suit with a lace collar. He holds a
Category

Early 19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Girl Who Loves Boy - Large Ceramic Sculpture of A Child with Flowers
By Jacob Foran
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacob Foran (US. 1983; MFA 2010) is a Seattle based ceramic artist. Born in Urbana, Illinois, Foran received a BFA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the interdisci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Landscape with Boy and Dog
Located in Houston, TX
Landscape painting of a boy sitting with dog in a clearing. There are painted details of
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Classical Boy Holding Flowers
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and scarce antique German porcelain classical figure of a boy holding flowers by world
Category

Antique 1850s German Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Classical Boy Holding Flowers
Meissen Porcelain Figure of a Classical Boy Holding Flowers
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H 6.11 in W 2.37 in D 2.56 in
Late 19th century Portrait of a young boy in a Summer landscape with flowers
Located in Woodbury, CT
Eva Roos, née Vedder was an artist and illustrator, mainly of children's books. She is believed to have lived and worked in the Hampstead area of London in the late 19th and early 20...
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1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Meissen Porcelain Boy with Dog Figure
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique German porcelain figure of a boy with a dog by world renowned makers Meissen and
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Antique 19th Century German Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Boy with Dog Figure
Meissen Porcelain Boy with Dog Figure
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H 3.94 in W 2.07 in D 2.17 in
Found You in Paradise - Figurative Nature Flowers Boy Seduction Striking Sun
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Found You in Paradise Figurative Nature Flowers Boy Seduction Striking Sun Pride Sunflower
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Young boy giving flowers to his girlfriend, German early 20th century
Located in Woodbury, CT
Karl Feiertag (c.1874-1944) was an Austrian painter. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Franz Rumpler, Kasimir Pochwalski, and Josef Mathias Trenkwald. He wo...
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Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Still Life of Flowers - Scottish Glasgow Boy art Victorian floral oil painting
By James Stuart Park
Located in London, GB
Glasgow Boy noted Scottish artist, James Stuart Park painted this lovely Victorian floral oil
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19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Boy's Head
By Frank Kleinholz
Located in New York, NY
Frank Kleinholz (American 1901-1987) " Boy's Head", Abstract/ Modernist Lithograph, 10 x 6.75, Mid
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Glass Perfume Bottle with Mary Gregory White Enameled Boy, circa 1900
By Mary Gregory
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
decoration of a boy playing. We date this piece to circa 1900 and probably made in Bohemia, now part of the
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Antique Late 19th Century Czech Victorian Bottles

Materials

Glass

Bow English Porcelain Putto Figure With Flowers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce antique English porcelain figure of a Putto holding a basket of flowers by the renowned
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Antique 1760s English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Bow English Porcelain Putto Figure With Flowers
Bow English Porcelain Putto Figure With Flowers
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H 5.32 in W 3.55 in D 2.86 in
Antique Portrait of Noble Boy
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Beautiful, early 19th century, oil on canvas painting of a French noble boy in a luxurious, two
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1810s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hydrangea with Fan - Scottish art 19thC Glasgow Boy artist floral oil painting
By James Stuart Park
Located in London, GB
A fine floral oil painting by Glasgow Boy artist James Stuart Park. This is a super oil on canvas
Category

Early 1900s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Flowers of the Field
By Pierre Ambrogiani
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Flowers of the Field', oil on canvas, by Pierre Ambrogiani (circa 1960s). Unique
Category

1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Boy
By Cuno Amiet 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Portrait of a Young Boy" 1949 is an original lithograph by Swiss artist Cuno
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Chanel Fuchsia Velvet Mini Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Okay this one is way too cute. Boy Bags were released in 2011 so this is one of the originals by
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2010s French Shoulder Bags

Chanel Fuchsia Velvet Mini Boy Bag
Chanel Fuchsia Velvet Mini Boy Bag
H 3 in W 1.5 in L 5.5 in
Italian Stool Carved with a Boy and Blanket, Attributed to Valentino Besarel
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Montreal, QC
in the fabric and added incised carvings of delicate trailing wild flowers. The child grasping the
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Stools

Materials

Walnut

Boy with hen, visiting Card Tray, France, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1900
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
, planters, punch bowls, card, flower, fruit and cutlery among others. The company was honored with several
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Centerpieces

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century Oil Painting Young Boy with a Goat by Frédéric Viret
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine oil painting depicting a boy feeding a goat with berries. it's painted on a wooden panel
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Art Deco Sculpture, Semi-Nude Girl with Boy and Dog After Delandre Large
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Flowers. The Artist name is visible in the dress at the bottom ( Delandre). A Large size with multi
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1990s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas
By William Robert Shulgold
Located in Soquel, CA
"Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas Stately portrait of a boy
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

French Walnut Carved Figuritive Sculpture of Boy & Girl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The wood figurative carving of a boy whispering in a girl's ear, with the girl holding a bouquet of
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Early 20th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century Oil - Boy And His Dog
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 19th Century portrait in oil, showing a young boy in traditional smock dress and
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Boy and Girl, Bronze, Marble, After Auguste Moreau
Located in Madrid, ES
children together, the boy holding some flowers. The piece that makes up this lot follows the models of
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20th Century European Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Amalric Walter Pate De Verre Nude Boy Figure
By Amalric Walter
Located in Dallas, TX
Almeric Walter and Henry Mercier Pate De Verre Art Nouveau Figure of a Nude Cherub or boy seated
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass

Antique Art Nouveau Amethyst Cabochon Pendant Child Cherub with Flower Garland
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming Art Nouveau silver pendant features a little boy with a flower garland round his neck
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Antique Early 1900s German Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Amethyst, Silver

Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
!" were the refrains that rang in his ears as a boy. In later years when survival itself depended on
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Burning Desire - Sable Mare with Flower & Butterfly Mane & Amber-Rose Background
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
a steamer eighteen months later with their nine-month-old baby boy: my father. My eventual parents
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
boy. In later years when survival itself depended on habits of thrift and self-denial, the artist
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1940s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Blue Boy' - contemporary fiber art, texture, pattern, stripes, tuft
By Trish Andersen
Located in Atlanta, GA
, the bright colors of the curtains you hung, flowers in bloom. There was a time when they were simply
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wool, Yarn

Still Life with Vase of Flowers - Etching by Enotrio Pugliese - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
boy Enotrio (this will be his stage name) begins to realize the multiple social, economic and moral
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Max Keuhne Style Chest of Drawers with Incised Flowers and Brass Strapping
By Max Kuehne
Located in Hanover, MA
decoratively incised with a pattern of flower and embellished with solid brass ribbon motif, circa 1959
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Venice - Scottish 19thC Glasgow Boy artist seascape painting Venetian bridge
By Thomas Millie Dow
Located in London, GB
A fine watercolour by Scottish Glasgow Boy artist Thomas Millie Dow RSW NEAC which is signed and
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19th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Art Nouveau Italian Pair of Wall Brackets with Children Busts and Flowers 1920
Located in Milan, IT
brackets with a fine polychrome decoration with half-bust girl and boy figures and flowers. They are a
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Wall Brackets

Materials

Ceramic

Original 1950s German Meissen Stamped Porcelain Tray w/ Boy Flautist Vignette
Located in Marbella, ES
Original 1950s German Meissen stamped porcelain painted tray with boy playing the flute vignette
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Mid-20th Century German Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

The Blue Passion Flower
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, 32 plates; generally 29-30 per volume, 1 or more frontice pieces. As a boy, Robert John Thornton
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

The Blue Passion Flower
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, 32 plates; generally 29-30 per volume, 1 or more frontice pieces. As a boy, Robert John Thornton
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Early 19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Engraving, Handmade Paper, Plex...

Cellini Exclusive 18 KT White Gold Enamel Boy Teddy Bear Charm
By Cellini
Located in New York, NY
soft yellow with red, blue, and green flowers. He has blue sapphire eyes. He measures approximately 1
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Charm Bracelets

Materials

18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel

English Regency Bronze Arcadian "Genre" Mantel Clock of Boy Feeding Chickens
Located in London, GB
French Empire model of this clock and this is an English version of that model. The subject is of a boy
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Antique 1820s English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Art Deco Boy Sculpture in Terracotta and Wood, Sign: C. Mulnis
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
French firms. They were bought in flower shops and were given to ladies with beautiful floral
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta, Wood

'Balinese Boy' by Arie Smit - Original Signed Lithograph (circa 1980s) 75/99
Located in London, GB
'Balinese Boy', original signed lithograph, by Arie Smit (circa 1980s). Young Balinese men feature
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1980s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of a Boy Signed Ugo Zannoni
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
boy signed Ugo Zannoni Milano 1876. The statue of a young boy having hit his finger with a hammer is
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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

J.H. Keeley (19th Century) Oil On Canvas Portraits Of A Victorian Boy & Girl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on canvas portraits of a Victorian boy and girl set against an outdoor landscape.. The boy in
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
!" were the refrains that rang in his ears as a boy. In later years when survival itself depended on
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
boy. In later years when survival itself depended on habits of thrift and self-denial, the artist
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Italian 19th Century White Carrara Marble Statue of a Young Boy Reading a Book
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
sculpted blooming flowers. The young boy is sitting on a bollard dressed in wonderfully executed period
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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

The Queen Flower (Bird of Paradise)
By Dr. Robert John Thornton
Located in Florham Park, NJ
, 32 plates; generally 29-30 per volume, 1 or more frontice pieces. As a boy, Robert John Thornton
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Aquatint, Engraving

Bow Porcelain Figure of Boy or Putto on C-Scroll Base, Georgian circa 1760
By Bow Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful little figure of a boy or putto made by the Bow Porcelain factory in about 1760
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Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Fishing By The Flowers Of Summer, 19th Century
By Paul Hermann Wagner
Located in Blackwater, GB
Large 19th Century study of summer flowers with a boy fishing in the lake beyond, oil on canvas by Paul
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Early 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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