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Artist: Unknown
Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IX
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series IX', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Flo...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Couple at Party - Black and White Romantic Couple Silver Gelatin Photograph
A couple relaxes and laughs on a spacious sofa on the terrace of a villa. The party is still in full swin...
Category
20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini
Located in Brighton, GB
Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 007 James Bond Roger Moore Portrait Tuxedo Martini
Roger Moore casts a glance away from the camera as he sips the quintessential James Bond drink: the ic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Set of Six Fine Antique British Hand Coloured Botanical Prints, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Six Hand Coloured Botanical Prints/Lithographs and Engravings
Published by G. Ridgway, S. Curtis, W. Baxter and W. Fitch
Early Mid 19th Century
Size: image: 8.5 x 5.5 inches
P...
Category
Early 19th Century Art Deco Unknown Art
Materials
Color
Antique Scandinavian Female Figurative Oil Painting of A Bather
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4032 Scandinavian painting of a female bather on cut out wood applied to a painted backround
Set in a wood frame image size 8.5x10.5"
Category
1920s Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Lady with Pearl Necklace
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5111 Lady with pearl necklace by Lynn Lemay
Custom wood frame
Image size 23.5x19.5"
Category
1990s Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Vintage Oil Painting Clipper Ship American Flag Nautical Maritime Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original vintage oil painting on canvas features a majestic three-masted clipper ship with full sails and an American flag, entering a fortified harbor. A smaller sailboat glides nearby toward a stone tower and castle-like structure, enhancing the coastal narrative of this nautical seascape. The sky is detailed with soft maritime light, and the ocean’s textured waves are rendered in striking blue and green tones.
The painting is signed in the lower left corner, though the signature is illegible, and is likely the work of a mid-20th-century European or American maritime artist. It is mounted in a richly detailed gilded antique-style frame, adding elegance and presence to any room.
This seascape is ideal for collectors of marine art, vintage coastal paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Paysage du Sud
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressionistic landscape rendered in a vibrant array of soothing green, blue, and terracotta tones. Presented in a carved gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On board.
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Nude Woman Portrait Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist nude portrait and landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 22 inches overall, and 14 by 18 painting alone.. In excellent origina...
Category
1920s Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Board, Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Philip Sadee (1837-1904) - 1880 Oil, Shell Fisherman
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric coastal scene by the artist Philip Sadee (1837-1904). The artist employs soft, impressionist brushwork to capture the foamy waves as the figures fish. Signed and dated...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Giltwood Framed Ocean Wave Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 8 by 10 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsom...
Category
1920s Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Rene Leroy, French Contemporary Modernist Painting, the Orchestra
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: R. Leroy (French b. 1932)
Title: The Orchestra
Medium: oil painting on canvas
Size: painting: 7 x 5 inches
Provenance: all the paintings we have for sale by this ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art
Materials
Acrylic
$385 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Portrait of Reverend and Reformer John Calvin
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Rare 17th-Century Portrait of John Calvin
This small interesting portrait, of John Calvin (1509–1564) offers a rare glimpse into the enduring legacy of the French-Swiss reformer. P...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Verdure Balmoral Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is our last remaining one of very popular full size Verdure Balmoral tapestry, we will be completely sold out once this one sells.
Inspired by the Verdure Balmoral Tapestry, Fl...
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Unknown Art
Materials
Tapestry
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Fox Hunting Scene – Signed by M. Aarinon – Framed Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This striking vintage oil painting by the artist M. Aarinon captures a timeless fox hunting scene in the heart of the English countryside. Painted in a rich, earthy palette, the comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Studio di piede (study of foot) – Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red chalk on cream laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 inches (160 x 176 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and some modern notations in pencil on the verso, as well as ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian School Unknown Art
Materials
Crayon, Laid Paper
Maurice Mazeilie- French Impressionist Signed Watercolour - Figures at the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Watercolour Beach Scene"
signed by Maurice Mazeilie (French)
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
stamped verso
painting: 9.5 x 12.5 inches
A delightful original oil painting b...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy (Man)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait of an Edwardian Dandy Gentleman, 2003.
Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.
Signed with monogram and dated lower right.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Unknown Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
The Vanguard Series Nr. V: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and at...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Fine Mid 19th Century Oil - Coastal Ruin in the Storm
Located in Corsham, GB
A dramatic oval seascape featuring a ruined castle perched atop a cliff as waves crash against the rocks below. Ships navigate tempestuous waters on the distant horizon. The work is ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
HUICHOL-BULL SKULL. . . . . . .
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Unknown Art
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
Beyond the Sea - Oil Paint - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on board realized in 1990s.
Hand signed and titled on rear.
With a painted wooden frame which is part of the painting.
Very good condition.
Category
1990s Contemporary Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$722 Sale Price
25% Off
Baroque Neapolitan painter - 17th century figure painting - Joseph Potiphar wife
Located in Varmo, IT
Neapolitan painter (17th century) - Joseph and Potiphar's Wife.
55 x 40.5 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, unframed (not signed).
Condition report: Lined canvas. The painted su...
Category
Late 17th Century Baroque Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Giltwood Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category
1950s Abstract Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Board
City Graffiti Art Colorful Oil Painting #1 by S. Mooney
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4090 An abstract graffiti art, oil on artist board displayed in a custom -made wood frame Image size 12H x 12 W
Category
1980s Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Unusual Interesting EARLY 20TH CENTURY French ? ABSTRACT oil paintings - A PAIR
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Unsigned Early 20th Century Continental School
TITLE: "Abstract Compositions" (a pair)
SIZE: 32cm x 23cm incl frame
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
CONDITION: very good, small area ...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
19th Century Bronze of the Borghese Gladiator Sculpture
Located in Beachwood, OH
The Borghese Gladiator, 19th Century
Bronze on marble base
Musée du Louvre signed on base
15 x 12 x 8 inches
Since its discovery in the early seventeenth century, the Borghese Gladi...
Category
19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Still Life apples and plums 1930's French vintage fruit oil painting on canvas
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large signed and framed vintage still life oil painting on canvas of apples and fruit. This attractive painting, idea for a kitchen hails from the 1930's and would go well in eith...
Category
1930s French School Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$866 Sale Price
20% Off
Sailing Among the Moonlight, Moody Seascape, Tonalism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
European School, 19th Century
" Sailing Among the Moonlight ", circa 1880s
Oil on Board
16" x 24"
Housed in a Period 4" Ornamented Frame
Overall Size: 23 5/8" x 31 1/2"
A wond...
Category
Late 19th Century Tonalist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century Oil - Cubist Sunflowers
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant painting depicts an abstracted floral composition featuring stylised sunflowers rendered in bold, overlapping planes of colour. The artist employs an impasto cubist appr...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VII
Located in London, GB
'Prisms of Identity: A Portrait Series VII', Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This new collection represents some of the most appealing works we have acquired to date from our Fl...
Category
1980s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Late 19th Century Italian Finely Finished Bust of Renaissance Lady w/ Pedestal
Located in Beachwood, OH
Italian, Late 19th Century
Finely Finished Bust of Renaissance Lady
White marble, garment in veined buff colored marble on fitted green marble pedestal
Bust: 22 x 18 x 9 inches
Pedes...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Marble
Early 20th-Century European Oil Painting Woman and Dog Rooftop France Nouveau
Located in Buffalo, NY
An evocative and atmospheric early 20th-century European oil painting depicting a tranquil village scene at dusk. A solitary woman, seated with her loyal dog, gazes toward a cluster ...
Category
Early 1900s French School Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Porphyry Marble Columns with Gilt Bronze Capitals, 19th Century
Located in Beachwood, OH
Pair of Porphyry Marble Columns with Gilt Bronze Capitals, 19th Century
Porphyry marble & gilt bronze
20 x 4.25 x 4.25 inches
Porphyry is an igneous rock, not marble, known for its...
Category
19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Classical Bird Color Print After John James Audubon, Louisiana Heron
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Bird print,
after John James Audubon,
printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York
unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper
Condition: very good
Provenance: from...
Category
20th Century Victorian Unknown Art
Materials
Acrylic
$148 Sale Price
20% Off
Baroque Flemish master - 17th century animal painting - Live nature turkey ducks
Located in Varmo, IT
Flemish Master (17th century) - Still Life with Turkey, Ducks, Rooster, and Rabbit.
97 x 135 cm unframed, 103.5 x 141 cm framed.
Oil on canvas, in an ebonized wooden frame with gil...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School Early 19th Century Oil - Le Chatelaine
Located in Corsham, GB
This formal portrait depicts a woman from the early 19th century, rendered with careful attention to period dress, including her dark hair styled in a fashionable updo and a brown dr...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Baroque Flemish master - 17th century animal painting - Live nature turkey ducks
Located in Varmo, IT
Flemish Master (17th century) - Still Life with Peacock, Roosters, and a Cat.
97 x 135 cm unframed, 103.5 x 141 cm framed.
Oil on canvas, in an ebonized wooden frame with gilt trim...
Category
Mid-17th Century Baroque Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Large Figurative Framed Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Woman
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5154 Antique Italian oil painting of a reclining nude woman
Framed
Image size 24x36"
Category
1930s Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Hudson River School 19th Century American Landscape Mountains Haystack Horses
Located in Buffalo, NY
This finely executed 19th century oil painting exemplifies the pastoral grandeur and romantic vision associated with the Hudson River School. While the painting is unsigned, it was c...
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
C. Canone - Mid 19th Century Oil, The Italian Shepherd
Located in Corsham, GB
This dramatic portrait depicts a bearded Italian Shepherd, rendered with rich chiaroscuro lighting that illuminates his contemplative expression against a dark background. Signed to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Vintage American School Western Seascape Fauvist Modern Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school fauvist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category
1940s Fauvist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Board
English School 19th Century Watercolour - Lady in a Blue Dress
Located in Corsham, GB
A finely detailed watercolour and gouache study of a seated lady in a blue dress with gum arabic details. Unsigned. Well presented in an ornate gilt-effect frame with ribbon and foli...
Category
19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Watercolor
Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Portrait of a Woman in Profile
Located in Corsham, GB
This artwork depicts a woman in profile with a sullen expression, holding a ceramic jug. She faces toward the light. The artist has masterfully captured how the illumination catches ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Antique American Plein Aire Framed Landscape Original New England Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
New England Landscape circa 1900.
Atmospheric antique oil on panel depicting a tranquil landscape. TThe scene is painted in soft impressionist brushwork with warm natural tones, ...
Category
Early 1900s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Max Degebrodt (1885-1976) - 1925 Oil, In the Forest
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful early 20th century oil by the artist Max Degebrodt (1885-1976), depicting a verdant forest in spring. Rendered in an impasto effect with an earthy palette of greens, bro...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Antique American Hudson River School New England Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A charming 19th–early 20th century oil on canvas capturing a tranquil mountain landscape. Executed in a loose, impressionistic hand, the work depicts rolling hills in warm earthy ton...
Category
Early 1900s Hudson River School Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lady In Blue Art Deco Female Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4066 Art Deco Lady in blue pastel painting
Set in a white frame
Category
1930s Unknown Art
Materials
Oil Pastel
$350 Sale Price
38% Off
European School Early 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Noblewoman
Located in Corsham, GB
This portrait features a striking contrast between the subject's vibrant red dress and the dark background, drawing the viewer's eye to the centre of the composition. Her unique hand...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Vintage Fish Still Life oil painting fish and lemons large mid-century painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Mid-Century still life oil painting of a fish, lemons and a bottle of cognac. The painting is signed and dated in the bottom right. With vibrant but gentle colours, the artist has ...
Category
1950s French School Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
$577 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed 1853 Oil - Young Mother and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
An intimate genre scene depicting a young woman seated by a pillar, tenderly cradling a baby in her lap. Faintly dated and signed 'Philip' to the lower right. Well presented in a swe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Vintage Signed American School Modernist Cubist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 inches overall, 20 x 15.75 inches image size.
A modernist still life. Cubist elements as well.
Signed lower right and presented in an a modernist frame.
...
Category
1970s Modern Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Polychrome Marble Sculpture Portrait Emperor Marcus Aurelius Italian 19th
Located in Roma, IT
A portrait head of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, carved in Carrara marble, with deeply cut curls and detailed classical roman accents in the hair and in the shave; the carefull...
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art
Materials
Marble
$7,225 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 17th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Swedish Officer
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This heavily-inscribed early 17th-century half-length portrait depicts an officer wearing a silk doublet with a gorget, presented in a feigned oval. He’s standing alongside an anchor...
Category
17th Century Baroque Unknown Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Louis Rigaux (1887-1954) - Early 20th Century Oil, Death of Alline
Located in Corsham, GB
An intricately painted scene depicting the death of Alline, a character from the novels of writer Emile Zola. The artist captures Alline surrounded by flowers, being read to by a gen...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
Antique Hudson River School Fall Landscape Gouache Painting 1910
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4015 Gouache landscape painting in a green frame
Category
1910s Unknown Art
Materials
Gouache
Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest; artist unknown, French, Mid-19th century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest;
Artist unknown, French, 19th century (monogrammed "JS"
Circa 1850
10 x 7 (14 3/8 x 17 1/8 frame) inches
This is finely realized portrait of pair of h...
Category
1830s Romantic Unknown Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mystery Impressionist mountain landscape with cabin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Up for sale another beautiful mystery painting. An impressionistic little gem with very accomplished broken brushstroke technique. Painting is signed and dated upper right but I cann...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art
Materials
Oil
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