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An unusual French Restauration period ormolu mantel clock. The elaborately pierced gilt bronze case in the form of a lyre, with an Apollo mask cresting, on a white marble stepped bas...

American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horse scene, oil and gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Woodruff on lower right of painting. Signature somewhat obscured by frame. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Label at back for Pitt & Scott Ltd London - well known for its expertise in handling antiques, works of art and fragile artefacts. Dimensions: 11.5"h x 15.5"w (sight) 12.5"h x 17.5"w (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastian fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...

This is a beautifully painted KPM porcelain plaque after the famous painting of the Madonna of the Chair or Madonna della Sedia by Raphael, which was originally painted 1513-1514. Ma...

Original watercolor portrait executed with pen and ink on paper by Gino Hollander. Very fine example of his work in this medium.

Original oil on canvas painting of young sculptor in wood workshop, Signed by unknown artist. Canvas has minor scratches, craqueleur. Denmark, circa 1920-40 Please refer to profes...

Antique Victorian watercolor portrait painting of a young boy in a blue outfit, seated on a pink cloth covered chair. Measures: 11.75” x 0.5” x 16” / Sa...

Wonderful old Italian master painting Madonna Oil on panel Alessandro Filipepi, also known as Sandro Botticelli, is the first artist that come...

Andy Warhol Style Portrait of a Woman. Heavy impasto painting on board. She reminds us of Jackie O with a headband but with white hair. Impress...

Amazing workmanship enamel paintings in original frames. This unique and stunning pair of Midcentury Modern enamel paintings, in our view, is fit for a fine art museum, because thi...

A Berlin (KPM) style porcelain plaque, circa 1880 painted with a gypsy girl standing beside a tree with gilt highlights, in a later giltwood frame, size with frame 10 x 8 in. (25.4 ...

A mantel clock from the French “Restauration” era of 1815-1830 in fire-gilt bronze. The dial is enamelled white and the hours are depicted with Roman numerals. The figure represents ...

This is an antique porcelain plaque. An English, walnut and ceramic decorative female portrait and dating to the Victorian period, circa 1890....