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Paintings, Painting on Porcelain, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paintings, painting on porcelain, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Paintings, 19th century
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Stucco
$4,450
H 19.69 in W 29.53 in D 3.94 in
Pair of Paintings, Painting on Porcelain, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of paintings, painting on porcelain, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Pair of paintings
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Stucco
$5,657 / set
H 20.48 in W 18.51 in D 4.34 in
European School Painting - L'Opera
Located in Naples, Florida
Century Opera House. The painting is unrestored and the frame is a very fine unrestored empire gilt wood
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Pekingese Dog Vintage English Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
painting shows signs of age, with some minor creases and wear typical of vintage artwork with paint loss
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$836 Sale Price
30% Off
H 10 in W 8 in
Portrait of a Pekingese Dog Charming Antique English Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, unframed
drawing: 7.25 x 5 inches
Provenance: Private collection, UK
Condition: This painting is in
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$836 Sale Price
30% Off
H 7.25 in W 5 in
Playful Terriers Pouncing To The Dog Bowl Antique English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Playful Terriers
English dog artist, early 20th century
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed: 16 x
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,167 Sale Price
30% Off
H 16 in W 19.5 in
Family of Three Playful Terrier Dogs in Meadow Vintage English Art Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Playful Terriers
English artist, early 20th century
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed: 16 x 19.5
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,167 Sale Price
30% Off
H 16 in W 19.5 in
19th Century English Victorian Portrait of Two Dogs in a Field Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
inches
Provenance: Private collection, England
Condition: The painting is in good condition. There are
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,668 Sale Price
30% Off
H 18 in W 14 in
Antique Tibetan School Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous antique original Tibetan school painting. Painting is either oil and or gouache. It
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Wooden Crucified Wood Tempera Giotto
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
14th century Tuscan painting
Tempera on panel
Height: 150 cm
Width: 99 cm
Performed non-invasive
Category
15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
$24,395 Sale Price
20% Off
H 59.06 in W 38.98 in
Lovely Nihonga Scene Meiji/Taisho Period Scroll Japan Artist Painting
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Nihonga scene Meiji/Taisho period scroll Japan artist painting. Painting size: (Width x
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Silk
$625 Sale Price
20% Off
H 59.02 in W 20.67 in D 0.04 in
19th Century Tempera on Paper Italian Antique Religious Painting Adoration, 1850
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from 19th century. Framework tempera on paper, applied on canvas
Category
1850s Italian Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Paper
$3,608
H 22.05 in W 27.96 in D 2.37 in
Monumental and Massive Japanese Sakyamuni with Disciples Buddhist Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Monumental and massive Japanese Sakyamuni with disciples Buddhist painting. Very large massive
Category
1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Silk
$85,000
H 114 in W 96 in D 5 in
“Floral painting”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Jan van der Waarden Original oil painting on board. Measures 19x17. Very old frame some
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Female Nude on the Beach Painting, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the first half of the 20th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a
Category
1920s Italian Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$5,581 Sale Price
20% Off
H 50.01 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
“19th century painting”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an 19th century painting signed EVR . Painting is in good condition. Some minor chips on
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peach Basket Painting
Located in New York, NY
Peaches in Basket. American oil of peaches spilling out of woven cornucopia basket in gilt wood Barbizon frame. United States, circa early 1900’s.
Dimensions: 14.5" W x 11.5" H x 1.5...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of Grisaille paintings Rustic scenes 18th century French Rococo Master
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Stockholm, SE
paintings depicting scenes from the life of Europe of the 18th century. Two scenes tell us about the lives
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Chalk, Pastel, Gouache, Wood Panel
$4,250
H 13.6 in W 18.7 in
Pair Antique Avian Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A moody pair of oil on canvas paintings of birds in lush landscapes. Frames later.
Category
18th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Canine Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking, beautifully composed, c. 1740, Italian, oil-on-canvas painting of three hounds in a
Category
1740s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Galaxy Painting, ca. 1925
Located in New York, NY
Small format watercolor and gouache painting by an unknown French artist, circa 1925.
Category
1920s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
“19th dog painting on canvas”
By George Armfield
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an original George armfield painting on canvas signed lower left Armfield. Frame has wear
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Three Kings Miniature Painting
Located in New York, NY
The three kings miniature painting. Antique Louis XV period painting of the three wise men who paid
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Paint
Period, Signed, Barbizon Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully rendered, 19th century, oil-on-board, French, Barbizon-school painting of figures in a
Category
Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Qing Dynasty Chinese Reverse Glass Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Glass takes the place of canvas in this Qing Dynasty reverse glass painting dating to the 19th
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Glass, Oil
"Landscape Painting"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
19th-Century Landscape Painting – Pastoral River Scene
Artist: Unidentified
Medium: Oil on Board
Category
19th Century Romantic Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1880's, Italian Oil Paintings
By Franz Auguste Rezia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully painted, mated pair of signed 19th century, oil-on-board, Italian, atmospheric, Capriccio seascapes by listed artist, Franz Auguste Rezia (1857-1906). Each held in per...
Category
1880s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Persian Hunting Manuscript Handmade Painting Miniature Art
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Frame 13x10.75
(unframed) Size: 7.5 in. X 9.25 in. (19 cms X 28 cms)
Persian miniature painting
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Mosaic
Set of 4 Capriccio Landscape Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 capriccio landscape oil on board paintings from the area of Florence
Category
18th Century Baroque Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
The Morning News
Located in Spokane, WA
Measures Painting
Painting 13.875 x 20.625 inches sight
Framed 20.25 x 27.375 inches
Ennio De
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Montana Landscape with Felled Elk" Original Oil Painting by John Fery
By John Fery
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
National Park by painting the scenery in order to attract people to the area. Fery died in Everett, WA
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Paint
Period Oil Painting of a Crane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare, richly hand-painted, 18th century oil-on-panel portrait of a crane set against a moody sky amidst a lush landscape of mountains, forest, architecture, and water. Held in a ne...
Category
1780s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique Gouache Painting Artist Studio Interior Painting 1870
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3929 Antique interior painting of an artist studio works on artist board
Set in a period walnut
Category
1870s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
"European genre painting"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This evocative 19th-century oil painting presents a tranquil yet atmospheric riverside scene
Category
19th Century Realist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Very Large, 16th Century Allegorical Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beyond life-sized, allegorical, Renaissance figural oil painting of Summer, featuring a nymph
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Brixham Harbour, Devon' an antique oil painting
By William Lee Hankey
Located in St. Albans, GB
William LEE HANKEY RWS, ROI
An oil painting is in very good condition. The canvas has had a clean
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Century Paintings of Ottoman Empire Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A remarkable trio of 18th century, oil-on-copper paintings of, Ottoman Empire figures in colorful
Category
1770s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Copper
Orientalist Venetian painting - 18th century figure painting - Turkish scene
Located in Varmo, IT
frame, 50 x 70 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in wooden frame (not signed).
Condition
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,407 Sale Price
55% Off
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in
19th Century Mughal Painting of Battle scene
Located in Greenwich, CT
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
Gouache and ink on light weight cream laid paper circa 1800 or earlier,
Exte...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Antique Oil Painting on Boards of Birds and Flowers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming 19th Century oil painting on boards cut to the shape of the painting depicting two parrots
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting Landscape Côte d'Azur Realist french painting 19th COURDOUAN
Located in PARIS, FR
, Narbonne, Nice, Nîmes, Toulon). His painting is characterized by a naturalism, a real sense of details of
Category
19th Century Realist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
18th Century Nature Morte Dutch / French Oil Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 18th century museum quality Nature Morte still life Dutch or French oil painting.
This
Category
Mid-18th Century Renaissance Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Paint
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.75 in W 39.75 in D 2 in
Original, French Painting of a Recumbent Lion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully painted, oil-on-panel of a recumbent lion in its original, gilded wood frame.
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Original 1923 painting "Campagne Provençale" by Hermine David
By Hermine David
Located in PARIS, FR
The original 1923 work, entitled "Campagne Provençale" by Hermine David, is a striking painting
Category
1920s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Paper
$4,330
H 20.08 in W 27.56 in
Naturalistic Dutch painting - Late 19th century landscape painting - Windmill
Located in Varmo, IT
with frame.
Antique oil painting on panel, in gilded wooden frame (not signed).
Condition report
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$601 Sale Price
58% Off
H 16.54 in W 20.48 in
A Winter River Scene. Antique oil painting on canvas
By Gaston Balande
Located in St. Albans, GB
" (72.5 x 92.5cm)
Antique oil painting on canvas
A wonderful example of Balande's work on a scale that is
Category
1920s Impressionist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,089
H 29 in W 37 in D 3 in
Period Venetian Portrait Painting
By Francesco Fedeli
Located in Roma, IT
engravings dedicated to street crafts and taken from paintings by Francesco Maggiotto.
This artwork, never
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Remarkable Pair of 16th C. Italian Oil Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two, large, stunningly painted, left and right, oil-on canvas, Italian paintings of the Emperor's
Category
16th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique portrait oil painting of two sisters French child portrait painting
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A truly beautiful oil portrait painting on canvas of two sisters. This wonderful old painting is
Category
Late 19th Century French School Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,404 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27 in W 31 in
Armando Reveron Landscape Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
: The painting includes a letter/report of expertise signed and stamped by Professor J. Asensi Lloria
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Silver birches, Provence: luminous landscape painting 19C French painting
Located in Norwich, GB
foreground of our painting!
Our oil on canvas measures 33 x 46 cm and is signed at the lower left. It is
Category
1870s French School Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,600
H 21.66 in W 24.81 in D 1.97 in
Pair of Continental Field and Stream Paintings on Brass
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental field and stream paintings on brass. Pair of brass framed continental hunting
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Paint
19 century Maritime Painting with Schooner at Sea (Restored)
Located in San Francisco, CA
19 century Maritime painting with schooner at sea
No visible signature
Restored
17.25 x 31.25
Category
19th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Painting of a Battle, Figurative Painting, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Antique battle scene with horsemen in front of landscape scenery. Oil on canvas. Framed in a black wooden frame with a gold patinated moulding. The canvas with strong craquelure. Siz...
Category
18th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,819
H 49.61 in W 63 in D 2.76 in
1920 COLORFUL Impressionist French/Swiss Landscape Painting FIGURE STROLLING
By Emile Bressler
Located in New York, NY
the background.
The painting is painted with Gorgeous Color Palettes of Pinks, Blues, and Greens
Category
1920s Impressionist Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique dog painting 19th Century French portrait oil painting of two dogs
Located in AIGNAN, FR
19th Century Antique oil painting of two dogs, a Bichon & Yorkie, I think!! Cute dog painting and
Category
1880s French School Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Oil Painting of a Dog at Play
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Absolutely charming, original, circa 1650, Italian, oil on canvas painting of a puppy at play with
Category
Mid-17th Century Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Signed, 19th Century Oil Painting of Jack Russell Terriers
By Walter Biddlecombe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Shared Rest" - an absolutely charming, fabulously painted, oil-on-canvas painting of three, Jack
Category
1890s Antique Paintings Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$26,500
H 47.5 in W 34.75 in D 2 in
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