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20thC Maritime Club House Cased Planked & Framed Ship Model By A. Kausen c.1934
20thC Maritime Club House Cased Planked & Framed Ship Model By A. Kausen c.1934

20thC Maritime Club House Cased Planked & Framed Ship Model By A. Kausen c.1934

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

companionways and a shaped rudder, and the model is raised on two columns with cradle supports over its display

Category

20th Century Other Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

"The Untitled Experiment (The Mermaid's Dilemma)" by Kevin Paulsen
"The Untitled Experiment (The Mermaid's Dilemma)" by Kevin Paulsen

"The Untitled Experiment (The Mermaid's Dilemma)" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

, ballpoint pens, and floor stain, all on velvet laid on board. Unframed, wooden cradle surround painted blue.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Velvet, Plaster, Wood, Paint

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Large Sci Fi ‘Days of Blood & Dying’ Oil Painting by Fahellyn 1976
Large Sci Fi ‘Days of Blood & Dying’ Oil Painting by Fahellyn 1976

Large Sci Fi ‘Days of Blood & Dying’ Oil Painting by Fahellyn 1976

By Artistic Finishes

Located in Whitburn, GB

Medium Original oil painting on archival cradled board. Produced using oil paints and finished

Category

Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Large Sci Fi ‘Crash Landing’ Oil Painting by Fahellyn 1979
Large Sci Fi ‘Crash Landing’ Oil Painting by Fahellyn 1979

Large Sci Fi ‘Crash Landing’ Oil Painting by Fahellyn 1979

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H 36.23 in W 42.92 in D 3.94 in

Large Sci Fi ‘Crash Landing’ Oil Painting by Fahellyn 1979

By Artistic Finishes

Located in Whitburn, GB

Medium Original oil painting on archival cradled board. Produced using oil paints and finished

Category

Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Andy Anh Ha Abstract Mixed Media Acrylic & Oil Painting on Cradled Wood Signed
Andy Anh Ha Abstract Mixed Media Acrylic & Oil Painting on Cradled Wood Signed

Andy Anh Ha Abstract Mixed Media Acrylic & Oil Painting on Cradled Wood Signed

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A unique abstract expressionist acrylic and oil painting on cradled board by Nashville based artist

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board
Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Located in Astoria, NY

Alfred Henry Maurer (American, 1868-1932), "Fauve Landscape", Oil on Board laid to cradled panel

Category

Early 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board
Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

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H 26.75 in W 30.25 in D 2.5 in

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Located in Astoria, NY

Alfred Henry Maurer (American, 1868-1932), "Fauve Landscape", Oil on Board laid to cradled panel

Category

Early 20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board
Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Located in Astoria, NY

Alfred Henry Maurer (American, 1868-1932) "Fauve Landscape" oil on board laid to cradled panel

Category

Early 20th Century American Classical Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board
Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Alfred Henry Maurer "Fauve Landscape" Oil on Board

Located in Astoria, NY

Allfred Henry Maurer (American, 1868-1932) "Fauve Landscape" oil painting on board laid to cradled

Category

Early 20th Century American Classical Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

18TH Century Pages by Gregory of Tours - Manuscript of Washed Pages Sculpture
18TH Century Pages by Gregory of Tours - Manuscript of Washed Pages Sculpture

18TH Century Pages by Gregory of Tours - Manuscript of Washed Pages Sculpture

Located in Wainscott, NY

cord ties. We loved this so much we fabricated a discreet custom iron armature that cradles the spine

Category

Antique 18th Century French Mounted Objects

Materials

Iron

Rare Americas Treasure Jade "Cradle Board Head" Pendant, 500 Years #3
Rare Americas Treasure Jade "Cradle Board Head" Pendant, 500 Years #3

Rare Americas Treasure Jade "Cradle Board Head" Pendant, 500 Years #3

Located in South Burlington, VT

Anthropic Pendant of a Figure with a "Cradle Board Fore Head , 1000-1500 AD This is a fine and important

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Materials

Jade

Three Sisters of the Elk Scraper Society 'Cheyenne', Native American Ledger Art
Three Sisters of the Elk Scraper Society 'Cheyenne', Native American Ledger Art

Three Sisters of the Elk Scraper Society 'Cheyenne', Native American Ledger Art

By James Black

Located in Denver, CO

cradle board by contemporary Native American artist, James Black, Cheyenne Arapahoe. Crayon and marker on

Category

2010s American Native American Paintings

Materials

Paper

Early Sioux Indian Beaded Hide Turtle Fetish
Early Sioux Indian Beaded Hide Turtle Fetish

Early Sioux Indian Beaded Hide Turtle Fetish

Located in Peekskill, NY

fetishes, as a measure of good luck and health for the newborn, and hung from the cradle board. Later, they

Category

Antique 19th Century American Primitive Native American Objects

Materials

Beads, Leather

Native American Indian Sioux Beaded Dolls Cradle Board
Native American Indian Sioux Beaded Dolls Cradle Board

Native American Indian Sioux Beaded Dolls Cradle Board

Located in London, GB

A native American Indian Sioux beaded dolls cradle board The cradle board made from wood frame

Category

Early 20th Century North American Native American Objects

Materials

Canvas

Dutch Pastoral Painting on Board by Balthasar Paul Ommeganck
Dutch Pastoral Painting on Board by Balthasar Paul Ommeganck

Dutch Pastoral Painting on Board by Balthasar Paul Ommeganck

Located in Charleston, SC

This wonderful realistic Pastoral Painting is painted on board with a cradle back. Balthasar Paul

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

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Sailors and Mermaids
Sailors and Mermaids

Sailors and Mermaids

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Ralph Cahoon Jr.'s whimsical paintings are not only lighthearted and charming, they are also the hallmark of his creativity and imagination. His playful approach to painting and info...

Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Untitled Landscape" by Kevin Paulsen
"Untitled Landscape" by Kevin Paulsen

"Untitled Landscape" by Kevin Paulsen

$30,000

H 52 in W 100 in D 3.5 in

"Untitled Landscape" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Untitled Landscape" by Kevin Paulsen. Created over a three-year timespan, this "fragmented" woodland painting features pigment applied on plaster over polystyrene, mounted in a shad...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint

"It's Not This Place" by Kevin Paulsen
"It's Not This Place" by Kevin Paulsen

"It's Not This Place" by Kevin Paulsen

$24,000

H 48 in W 60 in D 2 in

"It's Not This Place" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

Large scale painting by noted New York artist Kevin Paulsen. Created with pigmented plaster and ballpoint pen on velvet, laid on board. Unframed but with boxed wood cradle surround...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Velvet, Plaster, Wood, Paint

"Untitled" by Artist Kevin Paulsen
"Untitled" by Artist Kevin Paulsen

"Untitled" by Artist Kevin Paulsen

$18,000

H 48 in W 60 in D 2.5 in

"Untitled" by Artist Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Untitled" by noted New York artist Kevin Paulsen. Pigment and plaster on theatrical fabric laid on board.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Plaster, Wood, Paint

"Cypress on Fire" by Kevin Paulsen with David Wiggins
"Cypress on Fire" by Kevin Paulsen with David Wiggins

"Cypress on Fire" by Kevin Paulsen with David Wiggins

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Cypress on Fire" by Kevin Paulsen in collaboration with David Wiggins. Plater on fragmented polystyrene, mounted in a shadowbox frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint

"Font and Folly" by Kevin Paulsen
"Font and Folly" by Kevin Paulsen

"Font and Folly" by Kevin Paulsen

$18,000

H 54 in W 60 in D 3.5 in

"Font and Folly" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Font and Folly" by Kevin Paulsen. Whimsical woodland scene created with plaster and pigment on theatrical fabric laid on board.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Plaster, Paint

"Babel Launch I" by Kevin Paulsen
"Babel Launch I" by Kevin Paulsen

"Babel Launch I" by Kevin Paulsen

$16,000

H 60 in W 36 in D 2.5 in

"Babel Launch I" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Babel Launch I" by noted New York artist Kevin Paulsen. Pigment and plaster on fabric laid on board. Inscribed on reverse by artist to explain the influences portrayed in his approa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Plaster, Wood, Paint

"The Imagined Pathology of Water" by Kevin Paulsen
"The Imagined Pathology of Water" by Kevin Paulsen

"The Imagined Pathology of Water" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

Mermaid/water themed painting by noted New York artist Kevin Paulsen. Using deep saturated colors, this painting is created with pigmented plaster, paint, and floor stain on salvage...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Paintings

Materials

Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint

"Corvid and the Queen" by Kevin Paulsen
"Corvid and the Queen" by Kevin Paulsen

"Corvid and the Queen" by Kevin Paulsen

$18,000

H 36 in W 60 in D 3.5 in

"Corvid and the Queen" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

One of a kind painting by noted artist Kevin Paulsen, plaster and pigment on theatrical fabric.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Plaster, Paint

"Feeding a Fool to a Snake" by Kevin Paulsen
"Feeding a Fool to a Snake" by Kevin Paulsen

"Feeding a Fool to a Snake" by Kevin Paulsen

$35,000

H 48 in W 84 in D 2.63 in

"Feeding a Fool to a Snake" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Feeding a Fool to a Snake" by Kevin Paulsen. One-of-a-kind painting crafted with pigment and plaster on polystyrene within a shadowbox frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint

"Dispersion and Confluence" by Kevin Paulsen
"Dispersion and Confluence" by Kevin Paulsen

"Dispersion and Confluence" by Kevin Paulsen

$35,000

H 48 in W 84 in D 3.5 in

"Dispersion and Confluence" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Dispersion and Confluence" by artist Kevin Paulsen. Vibrant painting created with plaster and pigments on polystyrene, mounted in a shadowbox frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint

"Justice" by Kevin Paulsen
"Justice" by Kevin Paulsen

"Justice" by Kevin Paulsen

$22,000

H 48 in W 60 in D 3.5 in

"Justice" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Justice" by artist Kevin Paulsen. Pigment on plaster on polystyrene, mounted in shadow box frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint

"The Aftermath II" by Kevin Paulsen
"The Aftermath II" by Kevin Paulsen

"The Aftermath II" by Kevin Paulsen

$7,000

H 28 in W 25 in D 3.5 in

"The Aftermath II" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"The Aftermath II" by Kevin Paulsen, created with paint and powdered pigment on blue velvet, mounted on board.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Velvet, Paint

"Nimble Thief 2" by Kevin Paulsen
"Nimble Thief 2" by Kevin Paulsen

"Nimble Thief 2" by Kevin Paulsen

$10,000

H 28 in W 30 in D 2 in

"Nimble Thief 2" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

"Nimble Thief 2" by New York artist Kevin Paulsen. Painted with pigment, stain, and ballpoint pen on tinted plaster on polystyrene, encased in custom shadowbox frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Polystyrene, Plaster, Paint

"The Hoarder Turns Hair Into Birds" by Kevin Paulsen
"The Hoarder Turns Hair Into Birds" by Kevin Paulsen

"The Hoarder Turns Hair Into Birds" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

Whimsical painting on masonite by noted New York artist Kevin Paulsen using plaster, ballpoint pen, acrylic on sandpaper laid on masonite. Unframed.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Plaster, Masonite

"Pony Tail Hoarders" by Kevin Paulsen
"Pony Tail Hoarders" by Kevin Paulsen

"Pony Tail Hoarders" by Kevin Paulsen

$11,000

H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in

"Pony Tail Hoarders" by Kevin Paulsen

By Kevin Paulsen

Located in Nantucket, MA

Fantastical painting by noted New York artist Kevin Paulsen. Created with pigmented plaster, ballpoint pen, and floor stain, all on velvet laid on board. Unframed with wooden sides...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Paintings

Materials

Velvet, Plaster, Wood, Paint

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