$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
19th C New Jersey Surfmen Rescuing Foundering Ship - GW Nicholson
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Exton, PA
Fine late 19th C oil painting on cradled wood panel by George Washington Nicholson. The painting is in very good cleaned condition and shows Surfmen rescuing a ship in distress.
Oil
$2,600Sale Price|24% Off
“Orientalist Markeplace”
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1865 marketplace painting by the American artist, George Washington Nicholson. Signed lower left. Oil paint on wooden panel.
Oil, Board
$2,900
Morning Chickens, American, Oil, Pastoral, Rural Landscape, Farmyard
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in New Jersey, George Washington Nicholson moved to Philadelphia in the 1860s to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and to pursue his career as an artist.
Canvas, Oil
$1,400Sale Price|36% Off
“Seaside Italian Villa”
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Southampton, NY
Executed in 1902 by the American artist, George Washington Nicholson. Condition is excellent.
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Unavailable
H 8.25 in W 12.25 in
Bar Harbor at Mount Desert, Maine by George Washington Nicholson (1832-1912)
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in New York, NY
Bar Harbor at Mount Desert, Maine Hudson River School style landscape by American artist, George Washington Nicholson George Washington Nicholson (1832-1912) Bar Harbor at Mount De...
Oil
Sunset Along the Coast
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Wiscasset, ME
His works are in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Deshong Museum in Pennsylvania, and one of his murals, depicting George Washington crossing the Delaware R...
Oil
Sold
H 21.5 in W 21.5 in
The Encampment, Forest, Wildflowers, 19th Century, Romantic, Realist
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in New Jersey, George Washington Nicholson moved to Philadelphia in the 1860s to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and to pursue his career as an artist.
Canvas, Oil, Board
$198,299
H 47.75 in W 66.5 in
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
By John Wilson Ewbank
Located in London, GB
John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; L...
Oil
$2,350
H 10.5 in W 9 in
19th century English Victorian chickens in a barn scene with Rooster and Hens
Located in Woodbury, CT
This charming English Victorian painting by Arthur Jackson beautifully captures a rustic scene of chickens in a barn. The artist's meticulous attention to detail and vibrant use of c...
Oil, Board
$1,350
H 14 in W 23.75 in D 0.75 in
View in Summer of Napoli, Italy, Gouache on Laid Paper, 1910-1919
By Yves Gianni
Located in Soquel, CA
View in Summer of Napoli, Italy Well executed pleinair painting of a hill over looking the Bay of Napoli, Italy. done at the turn of the century in the old Italian romantic style. As...
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 0.33 in D 21.75 in
Mid Century Signed Landscape -- Old Country Cottage with Chickens
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century country landscape with cottage with thatched roof and chickens foraging. Signed "H. H." and dated "1955." Condition: good; some edge and corner wear consistent w...
Oil, Board
$125,000
H 12 in W 19 in
19th Century Signed Oil Painting of Sailing Off the Coast, Framed
By William Frederick de Haas
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This coastal landscape is done by the famed painted William Frederick De Haas (1830-1880). This painting shows two men in a canoe paddling off the cliff shore in the foreground with ...
Canvas, Oil
$15,750
H 7 in W 5 in
In the Bazaar II, Oil on Wood, Signed, 19th Century, Framed, 7x5"
By Charles Théodore Frère
Located in New York, NY
In the Bazaar II, 1834-1855, by Theodore Frere (1814-1888) Oil on wood 7 x 5 inches unframed (17.78 x 12.7 cm) 10 ⅝ x 9 inches framed (26.9875 x 22.86 cm) Signed on lower right Desc...
Oil
$11,137
H 34 in W 46 in D 2.25 in
19th Century marine oil painting of a barque sailing off Eddystone Lighthouse
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Joseph Heard British, (1799-1859) West Indiaman off Eddystone Lighthouse Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 28.25 inches x 40.25 inches Size including frame: 34 inches x 46 inches Pr...
Canvas, Oil
$9,000
H 8 in W 10 in D 1 in
Addison Millar Orientalist Oil Painting "The Palace After Basha"
By Addison Thomas Millar
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Addison Thomas Millar (1850 - 1913) Origin: American Date: 19th century Medium: Oil on board Dimension: 8 in x 10 in (image); 11 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in (frame)
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,950
H 20.5 in W 18.5 in
19th century English marine seascape, with fishing boats in the North Sea
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, ...
Canvas, Oil
$9,847
H 31 in W 43.25 in D 3.5 in
19th Century seascape oil painting of ships at Brading Haven, Isle of Wight
By George Stainton
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Stainton British, (1838-1900) Brading Haven, Isle of Wight Oil on canvas, signed & transcribed verso Image size: 23.25 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 31 inches x...
Canvas, Oil
$1,351
H 10.75 in W 14.5 in
Antique English Oil Preparing the Ships Marine Scene Figures & Sailing Vessels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Preparing the Ships Coastal Marine Scene with Figures and Sailing Vessels English, mid 19th century oil on board, framed in a gilt moulded frame Framed: 10.75 x 14.5 inches Board: ...
Oil
$7,120Sale Price|60% Off
H 17.5 in W 21.25 in
Orientalist Painting "Constantine (Algeria) 1893" Claude Firmin-Goy (1864-1944)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Constantine (Algeria) Claude Firmin-Goy (1864-1944) Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 (17 1/2 x 21 1/4 frame) inches This bright and luminous work by the Av...
Canvas, Oil
$1,450
H 18 in W 22 in D 2 in
Antique American Bucolic Landscape Chickens Grazing Framed Oil Painting
By August Laux
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American barnyard chicken grazing oil painting by August Laux (1853 - 1921). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 22 inches overall, and 10 by 14 painting alone. E...
Oil, Canvas
$2,055Sale Price|70% Off
H 9 in W 12.25 in
Rooster and Hens in the Barnyard William Baptiste Baird (U.S./France 1847-1917)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Rooster and Hens in the Barnyard William Baptiste Baird (U.S./France 1847-1917) Oil on panel Signed lower right "W. Baird" 12 1/4 x 9 inches A stunning example of William Baptiste...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,950
H 12 in W 16 in
Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel
By William Henry Williamson
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Henry Williamson (British, fl. mid to late 19th Century) Fishing Boats off the English Coast Oil on canvas, signed lower left Circa 1870–80 Presented in a period gilt frame ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,716
H 13 in W 17.5 in
North African Street - 19th Century Antique French Orientalist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful late 19th century French Orientalist oil on panel depicting a North African street with figures seated under an awning. Perhaps the location is the pink city of Marrakesh...
Oil, Panel
$4,600
H 26 in W 30 in D 3 in
Antique American 1900 SUNSET LUMINOUS Stream Landscape Figure W/ Boat
Located in New York, NY
Here we have an incredible Luminous Landscape with a boat in a stream by Charles P Appel (1857-1928) Painting is very calm and soothing to look at…. amazing condition, unlined and ...
Oil
$1,426Sale Price|30% Off
H 7 in W 10 in D 1 in
Shipping in Rough Seas, Naturalistic Oil on Board, Early 19th Century
By Miles Edmund Cotman
Located in Harkstead, GB
A very dramatic marine scene with the translucency of the waves captured with incredible skill and vision. Attributed to Miles Edmund Cotman (1810-1858) Shipping in rough seas Oil o...
Oil, Board
$2,370Sale Price|40% Off
H 25.75 in W 29.5 in D 3.75 in
Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape -- Afternoon by the Pond
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous tonalist oil painting woman walking in field by pond with home in background by Willis Seaver Adams (American, 1844-1921), circa 1880. Trees and an amazing sky in the backgr...
Linen, Oil
$6,000Sale Price|50% Off
H 13.5 in W 6.75 in D 5 in
Veracruz Mexico Pre-Columbian ceramic Warrior figure sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Figure of a Chanting Warrior Ceramic with bitumen highlights 300-600 CE (Classic Period) Mexico, Veracruz, possibly Nopiloa Veracruz Culture Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz culture...
Ceramic
$9,235
H 29 in W 38 in D 1 in
Large 17th Century Dutch Old Master Panel Shipping on Stormy Seas Rocky Coast
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping on Rough Seas by Jacob Adriaensz Bellevois (1621-1675, Dutch), unsigned oil painting on wood panel, framed panel: 23.25 x 32.75 inches framed: 29 x 38 inches. condition: s...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,985
H 51 in W 45 in D 1.5 in
Large Art Deco Period Portrait Painting of an Elegant Young Woman, 1937
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very large Art Deco style full length portrait of an elegantly dressed beautiful young woman. The woman in this painting is Millie Stokes. Oil on canvas in original silver gilt woo...
Canvas, Paint
$35,000
H 10.5 in W 11.5 in D 6.5 in
"Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion" Herbert Haseltine, 1927 Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Herbert Haseltine Sudbourne Premier: Suffolk Punch Stallion, 1927 Signed left side: © HASELTINE / MCMXXVII Bronze, dark brown patina, parcel gilding 10 1/2 inches high. x 11 1/2 inch...
Bronze
$25,000
H 21 in W 30 in
"The Attack of the Merrimac" Alexander Charles Stuart, Civil War Naval Battle
By Alexander Charles Stuart
Located in New York, NY
Alexander Charles Stuart The Attack of the Merrimac Signed lower left Oil on artist board 13 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches Alexander Charles Stuart, a Scottish-born painter of ships and marin...
Canvas, Oil
$7,576
H 16.15 in W 27.76 in
17th century Flemish seascape - Stormy Sea with Merchant Vessels and dolphins
By Bonaventura Peeters the Elder
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (1614–1652) attr., Stormy Coastal Scene with Merchant Vessels, Galliot, and Dolphins Framed by rugged cliffs and illuminated under a dark, swirling sk...
Oil, Panel
$9,750
H 40 in W 32 in D 2 in
Stunning Art Deco Young Woman Portrait Framed Signed Rare Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique portrait painting of a young fashionable woman. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 24L.
Canvas, Oil
$746Sale Price|25% Off
H 15 in W 21 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Hudson River School Coastal Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist painting of a coastal seascape. Oil on canvas, circa 1900. Signed illegibly. Framed. Image size, 18L x 12H.
Canvas, Oil
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 3 in
Fine Impressionist American School Oil on Canvas; Family Picnic or Outing, 1925
Located in Baltimore, MD
This lovely impressionist painting portrays what appears to be a family outing or picnic. There are many beautifully dressed women with their children in a park setting. Oddly, wha...
Oil
On Hold|$3,792
H 22.5 in W 32.5 in
Fine Victorian English Rural Oil Painting Plough Team Horses & Figures in Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Plough Team Mid 19th Century English School indistinctly signed with a monogram 'AS' oil on canvas, gilt framed framed: 22.5 x 32.5 inches canvas : 16 x 26 inches Provenance: pri...
Oil
Declaration of Independence Printed Scarf
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a patriotic silk scarf, celebrating the Declaration of Independence. At center of the silk scarf design is artistic rendering of the Declaration of Independence. The fam...
Silk
$1,836Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 30 in
Fine Victorian Signed Oil Painting Sunset Dusk over the River with Anglers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Anglers at Sunset by Edwin Henry Boddington (1836–1905) signed and indistinctly dated 18?? oil on canvas, framed framed: 17 x 30 inches canvas : 12 x 24.5 inches Provenance: private...
Oil
$2,475
H 18 in W 24 in D 2 in
Antique American Sunset Seascape Giltwood Framed New England Harbor Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American sunset seascape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 24 inches overall, and 12.25 by 18 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Ha...
Oil, Board
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