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Classical Ruins
By William Louis Sonntag Sr. 1
Located in Miami, FL
William Louis Sonntag Sr. was an American Landscape painter and a member of the Hudson River School movement. He was an Academician of the National Academy of Design. His work is in ...
Category
1870s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italianate Capriccio Oil of Figures in Classical Ruins
Located in Queens, NY
among classical ruins in an ebonized frame.
Category
Antique 19th Century Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Paint
Majolica Plate by Castelli. Young woman with spindle with classical ruins.
Located in Firenze, IT
Castelli Maiolica, plate with classical ruins, Nicola Cappelletti, atelier.
Castelli maiolica
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian School More Art
Materials
Maiolica
$1,192
H 0.79 in Dm 6.89 in
Italian Painter of 1700 "Capriccio with classical ruins and figures"
Located in Cesena, FC
Painter of ruins xviii century:
"capriccio with classical ruins and four figures" , pendant with
Category
Antique 1730s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$46,523 / item
H 37.41 in W 55.12 in D 3.55 in
Charles-Louis Clerisseau 18th Century Gouache Of A Dance Amongst Classical Ruins
By Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
is representative of Clerisseu's approach to the study of Classical architecture and ruins, with the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
$8,277 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22.64 in W 18.31 in D 0.4 in
Landscape with Classical Ruins, Oil on Canvas, Attributed to Giner, Vicente
Located in Madrid, ES
Landscape with classical ruins. Oil on canvas. Attributed to Giner, Vicente (ca. 1636-1681
Category
Antique 17th Century European Baroque Paintings
Materials
Other
$8,350
H 35.83 in W 29.93 in D 1.19 in
A pair of 18th century Italian landscapes with classical ruins and figures
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in Bath, Somerset
A pair of 18th century Italian landscapes with classical ruins and figures, circa 1750.
Circle of
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$41,389
H 23.63 in W 40.56 in
19thC. Figures Hunting Classical Ruins Mountainous Sunset Landscape North Africa
By Continental School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Continental, 19th Century
oil on canvas, framed
Monogrammed 'WM' and dated '1868' lower right
framed: 34 x 48.5 inches
canvas : 29.5 x 44 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Co...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,476 Sale Price
30% Off
H 34 in W 48.5 in
Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good pair of architectural inspired 'Grand Tour' style columnar alabaster bookends, both carved in the form of fluted columns, raised on stepped bases. Dimensions noted are th...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Bookends
Materials
Alabaster
$700 / set
H 5 in W 7 in D 3.5 in
Huge 1960's French Oil Portrait of Roman/ Greek Semi Nude Lady Classical Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
standing in a Greek/ Roman setting amongst ancient ruins. Stunning image - a real 'power statement' piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,317 Sale Price
30% Off
H 44.5 in W 30.5 in
Spoon Tray, Hancock's Ruins, Worcester, circa 1765
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Of elongated hexagonal form, decorated with classical ruins, after Hancock.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
English 19th Century Transfer Blue and White Plates with Ruins and Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Six English blue and white transferware dinner plates from the 19th century, with classical ruins
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
$225 / item
H 1 in Dm 9.25 in
Pair of Italian 18th Century Tempera on Canvas Classical Paintings "Capriccio"
By Pietro Paltronieri
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of huge Italian 18' century Capriccio with Classical ruins, tempera oil on canvas
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Tempera
$77,539
H 48.04 in W 100.01 in D 2.37 in
Capriccio of Architectural Ruins, Oil on Panel Painting, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
woodland trees, against towering classical ruins and bruising sky.
Additional information:
Dimensions
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Paintings
$3,449
H 14.38 in W 18.12 in D 0.99 in
Les Bergers Romains, landscape with Roman ruins, 18th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
shepherds. Classical ruins include a fountain decorated with a lion, a triumphal arch and sarcophagus
Category
18th Century French School Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
$980
H 17.33 in W 19.3 in
Landscape Showing People Near Lightning Storm
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting showing people watching lightning strike near classical ruins.
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box
Located in Basildon, GB
classical ruins on a riverscape. 8.25" wide x 5.5" depth x 3.25" high
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
A Set of Four Late 18th Century / Early 19th Century Allegorical Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
amongst classical ruins, relived frames contemporary pictures most likely. Italian.
MEASUREMENTS:
Frame
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
$17,500 / set
H 53 in W 49 in D 2.25 in
"Idyllic Harbor Landscape with Ruins and Figures"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
fascination with classical ruins and their integration into pastoral and maritime settings. The use of warm
Category
18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,157
H 18.51 in W 24.81 in
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Capriccio Painting Ruins with Figures, 1730s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
splendid landscape with a capriccio of classical ruins and figures. Painting of remarkable pictorial
Category
1730s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$17,893
H 35.83 in W 40.95 in D 2.76 in
19th Century European Pastoral Painting by Tom WIlson (American)
By Tom Wilson
Located in Hanover, MA
scene with classical ruins and castle and solitary figure of a woman in folk dress...possibly Flemish or
Category
Antique 19th Century European Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Sevres, Porcelain, Gilt Metal, Vase with Cherub and Maiden, France, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
reverse side of the vase showcases a gorgeous landscape and classical ruins.
Porcelain, Gilt Metal
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Urns
Materials
Metal
$1,600
H 25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Neoclassical Drawing of Roman Ruins, 18th Century French School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
of Italy, especially the picturesque decay of classical ruins, and were prized as a mark of the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Drawings
Materials
Paper
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 21.25 in W 21 in D 1 in
View of the Hexastyle Periptero Temple from the part of Ponente - Tempera
Located in Roma, IT
paper, cm 34x46.5, including coeval gilded frame, cm 42.7x1.6x54.3
Wonderful View of Classical Ruins of
Category
Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Tempera
$19,086
H 16.82 in W 21.38 in D 0.63 in
Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, 1693)
Pair of fantastic architectural whims with classical ruins and figures
Oils on canvas, cm. 47 x
Category
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,815 Sale Price
40% Off
H 21.66 in W 26.78 in
18th Century Oil on Canvas Flemish Antique Painting Genre Scene, 1770
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
inn, some popular figures are carefreely consuming food and wine. The background with classical ruins
Category
Antique 1770s Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$7,157
H 25.2 in W 21.66 in D 1.58 in
Landscape with Ruins by the Tivoli Falls
Located in London, GB
combination of factors: Classical ruins, rustic modern buildings, grottoes, a plunging cascade, Salvatorean
Category
Early 17th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Copper
Acuarela sobre papel - Vista urbana
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Original Watercolor Signed by Guillem Fresquet Bardina, Urban Scene with Classical Ruins – circa
Category
1960s Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$536
H 20.87 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in
Denislou – Views of the Ruins of Laodicea and the Theatre, Asia Minor by Laborde
Located in Langweer, NL
and romantic landscape of Asia Minor dotted with classical ruins and distant mountain ranges.
The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$644
H 20.95 in W 15.16 in D 0.01 in
19th Century Italian Baroque Parcel Gilt and Hand Painted Table Box Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
panels with capriccios of classical ruins and landscape on all sides. The top with a raised panel is also
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
$3,550
H 15 in W 22 in D 16 in
18th Century Shell-Edge Creamware Sauce Tureen Puce-Decorated by Neale & Co.
By Neale & Co.
Located in Downingtown, PA
decorated in puce transfer with figures amongst classical ruins. The rims also with a painted shell-edge
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Pottery
Materials
Creamware, Pottery
$1,800
H 7 in W 10.5 in D 7.25 in
Christ Falls on the Way to Calvary, Dutch-Italianate School, c.18th-19th Cent.
Located in Soquel, CA
Lorrain; a typical scene would contain shepherds grazing their flocks among Classical ruins, bathed in a
Category
18th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Fiberboard
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
H 47 in W 38 in D 2 in
Classical Architecture, Monuments and Ruins Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
classic architecture and monuments, with ruins in the distance, all under a large field of bright blue sky
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Large Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Classical gods and goddesses reclining in a celestial setting. Classical ruins are shown on the reverse. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ormolu
$132,447 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 51.19 in W 17.72 in D 13.78 in
Ruins of the Roman Baths of Belisarius: A 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
depictions of classical ruins and landscapes, and his work was highly influential in the development of the
Category
1820s Old Masters Landscape Prints
Materials
Etching
$1,775
H 27 in W 31 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Palladian Oil Painting Classical Roman Ruins, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful oil painting in the Palladian style featuring a classical scene of Roman ruins
Category
Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$1,586
H 37.41 in W 37.8 in D 2.37 in
Circa 1815 French Tole Oval Cachepot or Jardiniere
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
lion paw feet; swan handles. Each side hand painted with oval reserves of classical ruins & people
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Manner of Claude Lorrain The Goat heard in Arcadian Landscape
By Claude Lorrain
Located in Seaford, GB
. Featuring an extensive pastoral scene with classical ruins, rolling countryside, and a serene Roman Campagna
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
17th century etching black and white landscape harbor ruins figures scene
By Claude Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
classical ruins or seascapes. To satisfy his patrons, his pictures include gods, heroes, and saints, even
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints
Materials
Engraving
$4,500
H 18.125 in W 20.25 in
Figures Dancing Classical Ancient Ruins & Landscape Large Old Master Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Revelry in a Classical Landscape
Italian School, early 18th century (circa 1700)
oil painting on
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,317 Sale Price
30% Off
H 20 in W 36 in
Fine and Rare Pastoral Aubusson Tapestry, France 18th Century
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
composition is framed by a delightful natural arch, drawing the eye toward the classical ruins and cascading
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
In the Manner of Nicholas Berchem (1620-1683) Dutch, A Journey
Located in Toronto, CA
the country, bringing home sketchbooks full of drawings of classical ruins and pastoral imagery.
His
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Boho Patinated Cast Concrete Column Fragments - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
or classical ruins, scaled for intimate interior display. Whether used as decorative accents on a
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Antique German Painted Porcelain Cachepots by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
landscapes, framed by classical ruins and wooded backgrounds.
The reverse of each piece features lush
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$8,277 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.3 in Dm 6.7 in
18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: The Italian City
Artist/ School: English/ Italian School, late 18th century; a Grand Tour work.
Medium: pencil drawing.
Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches
Provenance: from a priva...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$579 Sale Price
30% Off
H 6.75 in W 9.75 in
Italian Antique 19th Century Scagliola Circular Table Top
Located in London, GB
, beneath a statue to the right and Classical ruins extending away in the background. The image, adorned
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Tables
Materials
Scagliola
$10,485 Sale Price
20% Off
H 0.6 in Dm 35.44 in
Sanguine drawing "Shepherdess on a Donkey" by Nicolaes Berchem
By Nicolaes Berchem
Located in New York, NY
classical ruins and pastoral imagery. His paintings, of which he produced an immense number, (Hofstede de
Category
17th Century Dutch School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
$5,000
H 9.06 in W 7.49 in D 0.4 in
Early 1800's Italian Classical Landscape with Ancient Ruins & Sea Port Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Italian Classical Landscape
Italian artist, circa 1800's
oil on canvas laid on board, framed
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,158 Sale Price
30% Off
H 9.5 in W 13 in
Fine Early 19th Century Classical Italian Oil Capriccio Lake Landscape Old Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Italian Landscape
English artist, early 19th century
circle/ follower of Joseph Mallord William Turner (British 1775-1851)
oil on wood panel, framed in a delightful antique walnu...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,090 Sale Price
30% Off
H 9 in W 11 in
Italian Painting Architectural Capriccio with Caio Cestio Pyramid after Panini
Located in IT
The work, made in oil on canvas, depicts an architectural caprice with classical ruins, four figures
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Paintings
Materials
Wood
$34,594
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in D 1.97 in
A 17th c. Italian school, Capriccio with the Colosseum, circle of V. Codazzi
Located in PARIS, FR
view).
Our work combines classical ruins with contemporary elements, such as the figures of the figures
Category
17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$13,002
H 40.94 in W 57.09 in
Super Rare Pair Of Paris (Darte Freres) Porcelain Gold-Ground Models Of Temples
By Darte Frères
Located in New York, NY
upon the model of public architecture, both fantastical and in direct reproduction of Classical ruins
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
$75,000 / set
H 16 in Dm 11 in
Galizischer Bletter . Original Etching by Erich Wolsfeld - 1915
Located in Roma, IT
copies of byzantine frescoes in the classical ruins of Priene, for a report, now disappeared, on the
Category
1910s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$691
H 21.46 in W 17.33 in D 0.04 in
An Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
figures in classical scenes.
French, Circa 1870.
The fashion for marquetry depicting classical ruins
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Garniture, clock and candelabra. Bronze, porcelain. France, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
settings for a twilight atmosphere, featuring classical ruins. The vase that tops the body of the clock has
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Other
$39,366 / set
H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 16.54 in
Ghisolfi Portrait Old master Oil on canvas17th Century Architecture Italy Art
By Giovani Ghisolfi (Milan 1623-1683)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovani Ghisolfi (Milan 1623-1683), attributed / workshop
View of classical architectural ruins
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,815 Sale Price
50% Off
H 33.86 in W 39.38 in
Étienne Dupérac Etchings of Ancient Roman Ruins, 17th Century - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
raccolti et ritratti in perspettiva depicting ruins of Ancient Rome, including the Temple of Janus and the
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Classical Roman Prints
Materials
Paper
$1,600 / set
H 15 in W 18.5 in D 1.25 in
Selefke – Views of the Basilica and Citadel in Cilicia, Asia Minor by de Labode
Located in Langweer, NL
of classical ruins, Near Eastern landscapes, or early archaeological prints.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints
Materials
Paper
$763
H 20.95 in W 15.16 in D 0.01 in
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