George I Longcase Clock by Samuel Guy, c.1715
Located in Norwich, GB
Stunning pagoda top, Burr Walnut case with integral pillars and quarter pillars to the hood door. Long trunk door with original escutcheon and iron strap hinges. Original silk ba...
Walnut
Unavailable
H 56.13 in W 74.25 in D 2.5 in
"Looking In" Large Figurative Painting on Canvas by Samuel C. Guy
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
"Looking In" by Samuel C. Guy depicts a larger than life male figure sitting cross-legged, bent over with fingers laced.
Canvas, Oil
#4
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
'#4' by Samuel C. Guy uses repetition to create an edgy psychological feel.
Canvas, Oil
Drowning a Toy Soldier
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
"Drowning a Toy Soldier" by Samuel C. Guy features male hands with fingers spread on either side of a glass.
Canvas, Oil
Jakey
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
The subject of 'Jakey' by Samuel C. Guy is a young man seated in a bathtub.
Canvas, Oil
Ostrich
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
A man bends forward, his head hidden inside a suspended curtain in 'Ostrich' by Samuel C. Guy. The cuffs of the man's white shirt are unbuttoned.
Canvas, Oil
#21 -Jeff Wants to Quit His Job
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
It is signed on the back. Samuel C. Guy earned his BFA from Alfred University in 2014.
Canvas, Oil
Placed On a Shelf
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
Samuel C. Guy's figurative paintings often examine masculinity and coming of age.
Canvas, Oil
The White Shirt
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
Samuel C. Guy's figurative paintings often examine masculinity and coming of age.
Canvas, Oil
#1 (Heels Over Head)
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
It is signed on the back. Samuel C. Guy earned his BFA from Alfred University in 2014.
Canvas, Oil
#12
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
Samuel C. Guy's figurative paintings often examine masculinity and coming of age.
Canvas, Oil
Jeff (Three Cups)
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
Samuel C. Guy's paintings often examine masculinity and coming of age.
Canvas, Oil
Good Morning
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
Samuel C. Guy's figurative paintings often examine masculinity and coming of age.
Canvas, Oil
Black Huevos
By Samuel C. Guy
Located in Corning, NY
Samuel C. Guy's figurative paintings often examine masculinity and coming of age.
Canvas, Oil
$5,231
H 95.67 in W 23.63 in D 10.24 in
Masterful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century
Located in Berlin, DE
Masterful antique English grandfather clock, mahogany, 18th century. English grandfather clock, 18th century, mahogany veneer with burl wood mirror, fluted full columns, elaborately...
Metal, Brass, Iron
$25,000
H 104 in W 21 in D 18 in
18th Century Dutch 'Utrecht' Longcase or Grandfather Clock by W.V. Dadelbeek
By W.V. Dadelbeek
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A walnut, burr-walnut and inlaid Dutch longcase clock by W.V Dadelbeek, Utrecht. The case of typical form, trunk door with feather banding, bombe base, original carved painted and pa...
Walnut
Quality Antique 18th century mahogany longcase clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality Antique 18th century mahogany longcase clock, having a quality antique 18th century longcase clock, a quality mahogany case with a rectangular door to the front opening to re...
Brass
$91,500Sale Price|38% Off
H 102 in W 22 in D 11 in
Rare Haig & Chippendale Geo. III 8-day, Hour Strike Longcase Grandfather Clock
By Thomas Chippendale Jr.
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
This could possibly be one of the most rare and fine longcase grandfathers clock to have ever graced our 102 year old business. Signed on top of the hood/bonnet by Haig & Chippendale...
Brass
$22,000
H 104.5 in W 21.5 in D 10.25 in
Antique Georgian Long Case Grandfather Clock Higgs & Evans London Spanish Market
By Robert and Peter Higgs of London
Located in Portland, OR
A fabulous investment quality antique George III Flame mahogany & gilt bronze eight day movement tall case grandfather clock, by Robert & Peter Higgs & David Evans, made for the Span...
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service German, c. 1900 Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
Porcelain
$19,500
H 104 in W 20 in D 10.5 in
English George III 18th Century Japanned Tall Case Clock with Chinoiserie Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English George III period Chinoiserie parcel gilt and japanned tall case clock from the 18th century, with black paint and arched brass dial. Created in England during the reign o...
Brass
$116,255
H 83.08 in W 17.72 in D 9.65 in
17th Century Charles II Month Going Marquetry Longcase Clock by John Wise
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb Charles II month duration floral marquetry longcase clock by the well-known maker John Wise, c. 1680-85. Measure: 10". The case is of the highest quality and decorated thro...
Brass, Steel
18th Century Mahogany Longcase Clock by John Wood of Grantham
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century mahogany longcase clock by John Wood of Grantham (known to be working from 1753-1797) an imposing mahogany clock with moon phase, quarter chiming and day / date function...
Mahogany
$12,800
H 97 in W 19 in D 11 in
Fine Inlaid George III Longcase Clock with Automaton Movement, circa 1780
Located in Essex, MA
Exquisitely inlaid Georgian period 18th century longcase or grandfather clock. Original boxwood and satinwood inlay in late Georgian neoclassical design Clock boasts an elaborate...
Boxwood, Mahogany, Satinwood
$170,964
H 74.81 in W 40.16 in D 10.24 in
Pair of George II Style English Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors
By Thomas Johnson, London 1
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent Pair of George II Style English Carved Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors After A Design By Thomas Johnson. Of large proportions, each mirror having a cartouche-shaped pla...
Gesso, Giltwood
$14,950
H 89.75 in W 18.75 in D 9 in
George III Chinoserie Lacquered Tallcase Clock with Faux Tortoiseshell Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
George III Chinoserie Lacquered Tallcase Clock with Faux Tortoiseshell Design, Thomas Hall, ca. 1760
Wood
George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by Jonathan Storr, York
Located in Norwich, GB
A George III Longcase clock by Jonathan Storr of York. The mahogany case with long door featuring flame mahogany and Sheraton fan inlay to the arch top with Porcupine decorati...
Mahogany
17th Century Walnut and Marquetry Longcase Clock
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 17th century walnut and marquetry longcase clock. Marked "Windmills, London"
Walnut
George I Lacquered Longcase Clock by Peregrine Tawney, London
Located in Norwich, GB
George I Longcase Clock with gilt floral decorated to the sides. Long break arch trunk door with beautifully raised Chinoiserie scenes of pavilions and rural life. The plinth also ha...
Fruitwood
$35,560
H 112.21 in W 23.23 in D 12.6 in
Magnificent 18th Century Striking Dutch Amsterdam Burl Walnut Longcase Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An impressive Dutch longcase clock with a burr walnut veneered oak case, signed on the chapter ring Pieter Brandt Amsterdam, c. 1745-50. The hood of this clock has a broken arch top ...
Walnut, Burl
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
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