$1,302Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 1700's French/ Dutch Oil Painting on Copper Portrait Man Ruff Collar
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a Ruff Collar Dutch/ French artist, 18th century oil painting on copper, unframed copper board : 6.75 x 5 inches provenance: private collection, UK co...
Copper
17th C Landscape with Noblewoman and Squire, Dutch Shool, Oil on Copper, Framed
Located in brussel, BE
This charming bucolic landscape bathes in a soft yellow light. A lady on horseback, accompanied by a boy on a donkey, stops near a shepherd. The herd looks at two fishers and quietly...
Copper
Rafael Atencia Spanish El Rocío Pilgrimage Oil on Copper in Dutch-Style Frame
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Rafael Atencia Spanish figurative oil painting on copper depicting the traditional pilgrimage to El Rocío in Andalusia.
Oil
Rafael Atencia Spanish El Rocío Pilgrimage Oil on Copper in Dutch-Style Fram
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Rafael Atencia figurative oil painting on copper depicting the traditional pilgrimage to El Rocío in Andalusia.
Oil
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H 13.98 in W 16.74 in
18th century Dutch landscape painting - Travelers - Oil on copper frame
Located in Varmo, IT
Franz Ferg de Paula (Vienna 1689 - London 1740) follower of - Wooded landscape with travelers in refreshment. Oil on copper, in a gilded wooden frame. Condition report: Good stat...
Copper
$19,072Sale Price|20% Off
H 58.67 in W 44.89 in
Portrait Ferdinando II Sustermans Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giusto (or Justus) Sustermans (Antwerp, 1597 – Florence, 1681) Workshop of Portrait of Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610–1670), Grand Duke of Tuscany Oil on canvas 133 x 97 cm Fram...
Oil
$7,152Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.26 in W 28.75 in
Portrait Philip V King Rigaud Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Hyacinthe Rigaud (Perpignan 1659 - Paris 1743) Circle Portrait of Philip V, King of Spain (Versailles 1683 - Madrid 1746) Oil on canvas 72 x 59 cm - framed 87 x 74 cm. The painting...
Oil
$10,773
H 35.04 in W 44.89 in D 2.37 in
18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Bucolic Landscape Painting, 1770
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Venetian school of the second half of the 18th century. Oil painting on canvas depicting an Arcadian landscape of pastoral genre. This type of pictorial representation established it...
Canvas
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by De Kok
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed oil painting on canvas by De Kok showcases the artist's firm grasp on creating the tranquility of an intriguing landscape composition using color and contrast resultin...
Canvas, Giltwood
"In Old Santa Fe" Original Oil Painting by Martin Weekly
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Oil on canvas; 24" x 36". Beginning in 1970 Martin devoted himself full time to his painting while living in a home and studio he built for himself in El Dorado Hills, California. Th...
Paint
19th Century English Portrait, Oil on Canvas in Ebonized Wood Frame
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th century English portrait, oil on canvas in ebonized wood frame.
Canvas
$835Sale Price|20% Off
H 5 in W 3 in
18th Century French Oil Painting on Copper Portrait of Noble Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Noble Lady French School, early 1700's period oil painting on copper, unframed copper: 5 x 3 inches condition: very good, minor paint fading and deteriation. provenanc...
Copper
$5,307Sale Price|20% Off
H 23 in W 27 in
Fine 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Old Master Oil Figures in Classical Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Classical Landscape Dutch School, 17th century unsigned, as is typical of the period oil on canvas, framed inscribed verso to label framed: 23 x 27 inches canvas : 20 x 24...
Oil
Framed 19th Century Oil - Life in the Lakes
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful 19th century pastoral landscape depicting figures near a large body of water, framed by dense foliage and rustic cottage buildings. The composition employs careful attent...
Oil
$5,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.6 in W 20.87 in
Portrait Man Pourbus 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Frans Pourbus (Bruges, 1545 - Antwerp, 1581) circle Portrait of a gentleman in Renaissance dress with a black doublet and ruff Late 16th century Oil on canvas 46 x 32 cm. - 65 x 53...
Oil
$232Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.5 in W 36.5 in D 2 in
Vintage oil painting on canvas, Rural Landscape, signed R.David, framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a beautiful vintage oil painting on canvas, depicting a rural landscape with an old water Mill in the foreground, a river view, and the figure of a young girl grazing geese. ...
Oil
$3,256
H 21 in W 28 in
Mid-17th-Century Dutch School, Mountainous Landscape With Wood, River & Figures
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Dutch landscape painting, executed in oil on canvas, depicts travellers moving through a broad river valley beneath dramatic mountainous peaks. Set within an ex...
Oil, Canvas
$4,884
H 36.5 in W 29.5 in D 2 in
Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a gentleman wearing a black doublet together with a collar edged with lace. In his right hand, he clutches a pair of gloves. It's a...
Canvas, Oil
$4,273
H 30.5 in W 27 in D 2 in
Mid-17th-Century Spanish School Oil Painting, Portrait Of A Theologian
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-17th-century Spanish oil on canvas depicts a dignified man of learning - a theologian, or perhaps a cathedral canon. Dressed in a black cassock, marked by a vertical row of...
Canvas, Oil
$19,484
H 33.08 in W 27.76 in
17th Century Netherlandish Portrait of Gentleman with Ruff c.1620
Located in Stockholm, SE
Provenance: The Raeburn Gallery, as by Maerten de Vos; Bukowskis, Stockholm, 15–18 April 1970, lot 133, as in the manner of Anthony van Dyck; Private collection, Sweden Essay: This ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,085Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 20 in
18th Century French Portrait of Mysterious Man Oil on Canvas for restoration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Gentleman French School, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 25 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: the painting is in sound conditi...
Oil
Rosso Glass Wall Mirror
By Specchi Veneziani
Located in Milan, IT
Crafted in the finest Murano tradition, this exquisite Venetian mirror is a true work of art. Assembled with crystal and gold elements, and adorned with red glass flowers, each piece...
Glass
$1,769Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.82 in W 28.35 in D 0.79 in
Elegant Portrait of a Lady in Fur Stole, Early 20th Century”no signed
Located in Genève, GE
Elegant Portrait of a Lady — Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas no signed A captivating and refined portrait of an elegant lady seated gracefully, dressed in a sumptuous dark gown ador...
Oil, Canvas
$7,869
H 12.2 in W 15.7 in
17th Century Classical Oil Painting - Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto
By Abraham van Cuylenborch
Located in London, GB
Abraham van CUYLENBROCH (1620-1658) Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto 1651 signed oil on panel 12.2 in x 15.7 inches, inc. frame; 31 x 40 cm Provenance: Sale of Sotheby's Lo...
Oil
$3,438Sale Price|25% Off
H 13 in W 17.33 in
Circle of David Teniers, Landscape with Peasants by an Inn and a River, Dutch
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Greven, DE
Circle of Teniers, Peasants in a Landscape passing by a river and an Inn.
Oil, Panel
$6,500
H 21.88 in W 25.25 in D 1.5 in
17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s
Located in Yardley, PA
This wonderful 17th-century French School vanitas painting is a meditation on mortality and the transience of earthly pleasures. The composition centers on a finely rendered human sk...
Canvas, Oil
$7,250
H 16 in W 22 in
17th century follower of Rubens, two military men on horse back in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century English/Dutch School, from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens A very interesting and well-painted 17th-century oil on canvas of two men seated on horseback in a landsc...
Canvas, Oil
$2,822Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.5 in W 33 in D 1 in
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Still Life Fruit in Basket
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Fruit in Basket with other objects Italian artist, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24.5 x 33 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition:...
Oil
$368,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 104 in W 45 in D 6 in
104" Historic Tiffany Window "Crusader", a Warrior Knight, after Mantegna c1890
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Big Flats, NY
Magnificent historic Tiffany Studios framed window, "Crusader", a Warrior Knight, after the 1460 work by Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Incorporating a harm...
Stained Glass
$9,930Sale Price|24% Off
H 57.09 in W 36.23 in D 16.93 in
Early 19th Century South German Biedermeier Secretaire in Walnut
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant Biedermeier secretaire crafted in South Germany around 1820. The piece combines solid walnut and walnut veneer with a striking mirrored grain on the façade. The interior is m...
Brass
$3,225Sale Price|50% Off
H 16 in W 19.5 in
Antique Dutch 19th century ships at sea, fishing boats, men rowing.
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very well-painted Dutch 19th century marine scene. The small boat is full of men who are rowing hard to get to the larger vessels, possibly to either take goods on or off the large...
Canvas, Oil
$10,544Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.7 in W 65.36 in D 31.11 in
Antique 16th Century German Dark Brown oak carved Stollentruhe Trunk or Chest
Located in Casteren, NL
This impressive large Stollentruhe, also known as a Stollentroewe, is a large German storage chest crafted around 1580. Its distinctive construction, with massive upright corner post...
Steel
circa 1920 Art Deco Lighted Oak Display Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; Grand Rapids Store Equipment Co. - Grand Rapids, MI Architectural retail display counter executed in figured hardwood with an impressive curved and faceted storefron...
Glass, Oak
$3,896
H 9.06 in W 7.88 in
A Small Old Painting Called Rocky Path With Figures
By Thomas Barker of Bath
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite painting, titled "Rocky Path With Figures" is a captivating example of Thomas Barker of Bath's talent. Despite its small size, measuring only 13 x 11 cm, this piece sh...
Oil, Panel
$194,848
H 57.68 in W 85.44 in
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Canvas, Oil
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
Wood
$1,519Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 26 in
Antique Scottish Highland Landscape Loch Scene Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Loch signed by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 18 x 26 inches canvas : 16 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, UK condit...
Canvas, Oil
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