John Bell Furniture

19th century portrait bust of William Shakespeare, Vividly painted, a striking portrait of the English playwright, poet, and actor. Raised on a pedestal base with a neoclassical urn....

1990s Chinese porcelain figure bust of Mao Zedong, with stamp from Chinese customs authorizing its export.

Antique oil painting romance landscape painting. 19th century Oil on canvas. Romantic scene landscape painting under a clear blue sky. Oil on canvas early 19th century. Painting fr...

These two paintings, considered tourist art produced in Naples Italy in the late 19th century, are reinterpretations of the frescos found in the excavations of Pompei. The painting i...

The "Antique Paintings" category, "Landscape Paintings," features this exquisite antique landscape painting in a round format featuring a large tree and countryside, an oil painting...

Minton pattern Well & Tree of Life platter, English, Staffordshire, marked "New Stone" & BB (Best Body), date mark of 1858. Chip on one supporter. 19 5...

A Minton Majolica Wine Ewer Designed by Hugues Protât (active 1835-90), English, ca. 1875, the body molded as a wine barrel with grape vines to the center, surmounted by four Bacchanalian cherubs, with a Renaissance-style shaped and scrolled spout; the entire piece from the pedestal to the spout is entwined with purple-glazed grapes and green leaves with tendrils, the handle formed by overlapping vines; the reverse with impressed marks, 'MINTONS' and design number '900,' which corresponds to 'Barrel Jug with Cupids (M)' as recorded in the Minton Majolica Ornamental Shape and Design books and partially reprinted in Bergesen. BOOK REFERENCES: Victoria Bergesen, MAJOLICA: British, Continental, and American Wares. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989, p. 181. Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design numbers) listed in Appendix D, pp. 180-182. Joan Jones, MINTON: THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF DESIGN AND PRODUCTION. Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1993, p. 348. Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, Volume Two, fig. 12.63. Full-page color photo of this actual piece. The author incorrectly dates the production of this example as 1863, but as it is impressed 'MINTONS,' it would have to be later than 1873 when the 'S' was added Minton. Victoria Cecil, MINTON MAJOLICA, Jeremy Cooper Ltd., Exhibition 7-26 June 1982, Galen Place, London, p. 48, cat. No. 17. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 41. The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue for the International Exhibition 1862...

An oil on board painting depicting a Scottish landscape with lake by Welsh-born Scottish artist John Adam Houston. The painting is framed. The painting is signed and date 84 on the l...

Staffordshire Horse and Rider Figure, England, ca. 1850s A large and expressive English Staffordshire equestrian figure dating from the mid-19th century, circa 1850s. Made in glazed...

An antique Minton parian-ware and porcelain sculpture of Ariandne and the panther modelled by John Bell (1811-1895). Dating to the mid 19th century, this sculpture depicts the Creta...

A fine Majolica serving platter or bowl by the celebrated English pottery firm, Minton. Featuring a design of a recumbent cherub or child clutching grapes upon a bed of grape leaves...

Porcelain figure "Bear", ЛФЗ - Leningrad Porcelain Factory, Russia (USSR), Saint Petersburg (Leningrad), 1970s Additional Information: Materials: Porcelain, underglaze hand paint...