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Brushes with Blue and White Boxes
Brushes with Blue and White Boxes

Brushes with Blue and White Boxes

By Jean Hannon 1

Located in New York, NY

Richly hued and patterned oil paintings of interior still-lifes and mysterious floral watercolors en grisaille characterize the artist's more recent work.

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cyclamen and Striped Green Pillow
Cyclamen and Striped Green Pillow

Cyclamen and Striped Green Pillow

By Jean Hannon 1

Located in New York, NY

Richly hued and patterned oil paintings of interior still-lifes and mysterious floral watercolors en grisaille characterize the artist's more recent work.

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow Basket with Shell
Yellow Basket with Shell

Yellow Basket with Shell

Located in New York, NY

Richly hued and patterned oil paintings of interior still-lifes and mysterious floral watercolors en grisaille characterize the artist's more recent work.

Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black and White Lilies
Black and White Lilies

Black and White Lilies

Located in New York, NY

Richly hued and patterned oil paintings of interior still-lifes and mysterious floral watercolors en grisaille characterize the artist's more recent work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Drawings and...

Materials

Watercolor

Louis XVI Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Table Clock by Antoine Crosnier
Louis XVI Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Table Clock by Antoine Crosnier

Louis XVI Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Table Clock by Antoine Crosnier

Located in Miami, US

The front and sides of the plinth are inset with exquisite Sèvres porcelain plaques, decorated 'en grisaille' to depict allegories of astronomy, enriching the clock’s narrative.

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

"In The Reading-Room" for the article "Old New York Taverns"
"In The Reading-Room" for the article "Old New York Taverns"

"In The Reading-Room" for the article "Old New York Taverns"

By Howard Pyle

Located in Fort Washington, PA

The article explores the significant role of taverns in New Amsterdam, modern-day New York City. Howard Pyle’s en grisaille illustration depicts a group of colonial-era men in New A...

Category

1890s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl Sailor Farwell & Return with Royal Navy Ship
Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl Sailor Farwell & Return with Royal Navy Ship

Chinese Export Porcelain Punch Bowl Sailor Farwell & Return with Royal Navy Ship

Located in Downingtown, PA

Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches x 4 1/2 inches high (26.04 cm diameter x 11,43 cm high) Provenance: With Elinor Gordon; Ruth Nutt Collection Sailor's Farewell and Return Bowl with R...

Category

Antique 1760s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons
Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons

Monumental Sèvres style ormolu mounted porcelain vase of the Four Seasons

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in London, GB

Decorated with rich iridescent tones and heighted with gilt-foliate motifs throughout, it features four central cartouches in the round which are painted en grisaille and depict the ...

Category

Antique 1890s French Rococo Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Late 19th-Century French Louis XVI-Revival Ormolu Porcelain Ornamental Guéridon
Late 19th-Century French Louis XVI-Revival Ormolu Porcelain Ornamental Guéridon

Late 19th-Century French Louis XVI-Revival Ormolu Porcelain Ornamental Guéridon

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Chicago, IL

A gilt bronze gallery with lambrequin ornament, ram’s head mounts, and three incurved legs with hoof feet support a stretcher centered by a smaller en grisaille porcelain plaque stam...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mounted Objects

Materials

Bronze

Exceptional Antique Louis XVI Gold Enamel Scent Perfume Bottle
Exceptional Antique Louis XVI Gold Enamel Scent Perfume Bottle

Exceptional Antique Louis XVI Gold Enamel Scent Perfume Bottle

Located in Chicago, IL

The octagon shape gold body of the bottle is embellished with four chocolate brown enamel medallions painted en grisaille with classical busts. Two of the medallions are painted wit...

Category

Antique 1780s Neoclassical Enamel Frames and Objects

Materials

Gold, Enamel

16th Century Renaissance Limoges Enamel Gilt Bronze Ring c. 1550
16th Century Renaissance Limoges Enamel Gilt Bronze Ring c. 1550

16th Century Renaissance Limoges Enamel Gilt Bronze Ring c. 1550

Located in Chicago, IL

Throughout 1500s and until the decline of the industry around 1630, several dynastic workshops of Limoges produced various enamel objects painted ‘en grisaille’. Limoges enamel piece...

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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Enamel Frames and Objects

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Charles Dixon R.A. for King George V, Royal Yacht Britannia
Charles Dixon R.A. for King George V, Royal Yacht Britannia

Charles Dixon R.A. for King George V, Royal Yacht Britannia

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

This ‘en grisaille’ watercolour on paper is Charles Dixon’s preparatory sketch for a proposed but apparently uncompleted painting of the royal racing yacht Britannia to be presented ...

Category

Vintage 1930s English Nautical Objects

Materials

Paper

The Prince and His Horse
The Prince and His Horse

The Prince and His Horse

By Hovsep Pushman

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

The Prince and His Horse Oil on canvas en grisaille 26 x 20 1/2 inches (66 x 52.1 cm) Framed dimensions 34 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches Signed lower right: Pushman Provenance Private collect...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Golf Painting by Charles Ambrose of Arthur Balfour, Former Prime Minister
Golf Painting by Charles Ambrose of Arthur Balfour, Former Prime Minister

Golf Painting by Charles Ambrose of Arthur Balfour, Former Prime Minister

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Golf watercolour painting by Charles Ambrose Of British Politician Arthur Balfour. Original watercolor en grisaille on board of Arthur Balfour in golfing attire, by Charles Ambrose.

Category

Vintage 1910s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Paint

1730 Southern Hemisphere Celestial Chart with Zodiac Signs and Decorative Putti
1730 Southern Hemisphere Celestial Chart with Zodiac Signs and Decorative Putti

1730 Southern Hemisphere Celestial Chart with Zodiac Signs and Decorative Putti

Located in Langweer, NL

Centered on the equatorial pole, it highlights the positions of major stars in yellow and features beautifully shaded constellations (*en grisaille*), labeled with their Latin names.

Category

Antique 1730s Prints

Materials

Paper

Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy
Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy

Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Another name Jesuit ware was used still later due in part to the many examples of ceramics with religious motifs that incorporated this technique. En grisaille, another popular term ...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Encre De Chine Qianlong Bowl China Village Figure
Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Encre De Chine Qianlong Bowl China Village Figure

Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Encre De Chine Qianlong Bowl China Village Figure

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Another name Jesuit ware was used still later due in part to the many examples of ceramics with religious motifs that incorporated this technique. En grisaille, another popular term ...

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Moses Bringing Water 17th Century Roman School Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Moses Bringing Water 17th Century Roman School Paint Oil on canvas Old master

Moses Bringing Water 17th Century Roman School Paint Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

This is a work executed using the ‘monochrome’ technique in shades of grey (also known as ‘en grisaille’), which, particularly in the creation of sketches, was a crucial stage in the...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Goblet After Angelia Kauffman Painting "Design"
Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Goblet After Angelia Kauffman Painting "Design"

Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain Goblet After Angelia Kauffman Painting "Design"

By Humphrey Chamberlain, Chamberlains Worcester

Located in Downingtown, PA

At its heart is a finely executed en grisaille panel by Humphrey Chamberlain, inspired by Angelica Kauffman’s allegorical painting of Design—one of four female personifications of th...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Georgian Garde Vous Cupid Locket Pendant of 17k Gold and Painted Sepia
Georgian Garde Vous Cupid Locket Pendant of 17k Gold and Painted Sepia

Georgian Garde Vous Cupid Locket Pendant of 17k Gold and Painted Sepia

Located in Lewisburg, PA

At its center is a finely executed en grisaille portrait of Cupid, depicted with one finger raised to his mouth in a quiet “shhh” gesture, with his bow placed below.

Category

Antique Early 1800s Georgian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold

Ruby Diamond Cupid and Psyche Limoges Enamel Pendant Necklace 14 Karat Gold 1890
Ruby Diamond Cupid and Psyche Limoges Enamel Pendant Necklace 14 Karat Gold 1890

Ruby Diamond Cupid and Psyche Limoges Enamel Pendant Necklace 14 Karat Gold 1890

Located in New York, NY

The image is hand painted enamel and is done "en grisaille," which is using shades of white and gray.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold

"Surviving Amateur Champions at Hoylake" Golf Photogravure by Michael Brown 1907
"Surviving Amateur Champions at Hoylake" Golf Photogravure by Michael Brown 1907

"Surviving Amateur Champions at Hoylake" Golf Photogravure by Michael Brown 1907

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Most of Brown’s artwork was painted in watercolor or pencil en grisaille, a technique of painting in various shades of gray washes that at first glance resemble a photograph.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Prints

Materials

Paper

"Amateur Championship at Sandwich" by Michael Brown, 1901
"Amateur Championship at Sandwich" by Michael Brown, 1901

"Amateur Championship at Sandwich" by Michael Brown, 1901

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Most of Brown’s artwork was painted in watercolor or pencil en grisaille, a technique of painting in various shades of gray washes that at first glance resemble a photograph.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Prints

Materials

Paper

'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry
'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry

'Cock Fight in Cuba' original Regionalist painting signed by John Steuart Curry

By John Steuart Curry

Located in Milwaukee, WI

In the background of the painting, the crowd of men is painted en grisaille, or in shades of gray, which makes the dark brown skin of the African man in the foreground stand out.

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Belle Époque Miniature Pendant
Belle Époque Miniature Pendant

Belle Époque Miniature Pendant

Located in London, GB

The navette-shaped pendant features a delicate miniature painting of Venus and Eros, painted white against a pale blue background “en grisaille”. The frame is set throughout with tin...

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Drop Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Platinum

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Find many varieties of an authentic en grisaille available at 1stDibs. A en grisaille — often made from ceramic, porcelain and paper — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a en grisaille — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each en grisaille bearing Empire, Georgian or Louis XVI hallmarks is very popular. New Hall each produced at least one beautiful en grisaille that is worth considering.

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