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Artist: Unknown
Pair of 19 century oil on porcelain portraits
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of fabulous 19 century oil on porcelain portraits. These finally detailed paintings are most likely, a husband and wife. The male portrait could possibly be Napoleon the second....
Category

19th Century Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

19th Century Oil - The Tavern Guitarist
Located in Corsham, GB
This richly detailed painting depicts a lively tavern scene, with figures gathered around a central guitarist. The composition is anchored by the warm glow from a large arched window...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

The Three Skunks of WWII, Carved Wooden Figures of Hitler, Mussolini & Tojo
Located in Beachwood, OH
Three Skunks of WWII c. 1940s Carved and painted wood Unsigned 8 x 10 in. h. each These skunks are depicted as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo. Condition: There ...
Category

1940s Unknown Art

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century British School Ship at Sea, Seascape Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
19th Century British School Ship at Sea Oil on canvas laid on panel 11 x 14.5 inches 14.5 x 18 inches, framed
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Original The Sea Master Herre på Skutan 1920 Swedish art deco movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Swedish movie poster, The Sea Master. (Herre på Skutan).. Archival linen backed in good condition, ready to frame. The USA silent movie was produced in 1917 but released in ...
Category

1920s Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Lithograph

Burkert - German School Mid 20th Century Oil, Evenings at the Tavern
Located in Corsham, GB
This accomplished tavern scene captures four men round a table, with clay pipe, tankard of ale, bread and berries. Signed 'Burkert' to the lower right. Well presented in a large gilt...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Specimen Gray Marble Torso Sculpture of Nude Man Classical Roman Grand Tour 19th
Located in Roma, IT
An interesting specimen gray marble torso sculpture of a nude man, classical roman grand tour style wearing a tunic on the right shoulder in contrapposto position standing on an iron...
Category

19th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

Materials

Marble

Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment....
Category

18th Century Rajput Unknown Art

Materials

Gold

Antique 19 century Original Oil painting on board, Landscape, Amazing Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This antique painting on board depicts a tranquil and atmospheric landscape, bathed in the soft glow of dawn or dusk. The composition is rich in depth, with towering trees framing a ...
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Fine Framed French Impressionist Street Scene Paris Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist Paris street scene signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood impression...
Category

1940s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

19th Century Tonalist Fall River Landscape Signed Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique tonalist river landscape painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and en...
Category

1890s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1870's Antique Italian Hunting Scene trompe l’oeil Oil Painting Birds Game Gold
Located in Buffalo, NY
This striking 19th-century painting signed "A. Malevolti 1877 Florence" is a fine example of the trompe l’oeil tradition, in which artists skillfully render imagery that "tricks the ...
Category

1870s Photorealist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mushroom Still Life Oil painting original impressionist painting early 1900's
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Belgium oil painting on canvas of impressionist mushrooms. This delightful oil painting on canvas is simple in construction but big on effect. Here, the artist has given us...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

16th-Century Italian School, Renaissance Portrait Of A Lady
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This beautiful late 16th-century Italian oil on leather depicts a lady wearing an exquisite hair ensemble consisting of pearls and rubies set in gold. It’s an exceptionally rare piec...
Category

16th Century Renaissance Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Leather

“Boat scene”
Located in Warren, NJ
Unknown Artist “Boat Scene” oil painting on canvas highly decorative. In good condition measures 39x35
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Rajput School, 17th century Krishna with his beloved, Radha; from Mahabharata
Located in Middletown, NY
Vishnu in the form of Krishna being serenaded with his beloved Radha. An illuminated page from the epic of Mahabharata circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream lai...
Category

18th Century Rajput Unknown Art

Materials

Gold

Antique American School Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Signed. In excellent original condition. Nicely framed in a period wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11' Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11', oil on canvas mounted on board, by Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has ...
Category

1980s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Gothic medieval Christian sculpture: smiling young bishop early carving France
Located in Norwich, GB
This 15th century bishop - sculpted ca AD1460 - has a smile on his lips and a benevolent presence. He is also something of an Adonis - one tends to forget that in the medieval churc...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Gothic Unknown Art

Materials

Wood

Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Memento mori. Italy, 18th-19th century. 16 x 25 x h 18 cm. Entirely in terracotta. - This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validi...
Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Unknown Art

Materials

Terracotta

Mughal School, 17th century – Emperor Jahangir reclining in his harem
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light...
Category

18th Century Rajput Unknown Art

Materials

Gold

Vintage American School Cubist Abstract Framed Signed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist abstract painting. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category

1990s Cubist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

France Provence Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1940 French landscape painting. Oil on canvas measuring 18 x 25 inches. Unframed. Unsigned. Some minor flaking in sky and dirt. Otherwise good condition.
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
Category

18th Century Rajput Unknown Art

Materials

Gold

Flowers Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas Large Antique French Roses
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large antique still life oil painting on stretched canvas, signed in the lower right corner. Mixed coloured roses are crafted with exquisite detail in this large oil painting. MO...
Category

1880s French School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Tropical Blue Water Lush Beach Scene Nicely Framed Seascape Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Category

1910s Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Monumental Marble Sculpture Relief Roman Depicting The Apotheosis of Augustus
Located in Roma, IT
A very unusual and interesting monumental marble relief, hand carved in Italy in the early XX century that shown an interesting scene: the Apotheosis of the emperor Augustus. Apotheo...
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Unknown Art

Materials

Marble

Leonid Petrovitch Baikov (1918-1994) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Sailboats
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame. Acquired from auction with Christie's provenance attached to one of the frame's verso. On board.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Post-Impressionist Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Post-Impressionist landscape painted in Bloomsbury Group era period and style. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches; 22 x 28 inches framed. Unsigned. Some areas of paint loss as...
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century Oil - Daffodils and Poppies
Located in Corsham, GB
This impressionistic still life features a vibrant bouquet of yellow daffodils and deep red poppies arranged in a dark, rustic jug. Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame with a mater...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

"Black Nude" Minimal Figurative Black and White Abstract Monotype Print
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white minimal monotype print of an abstracted female torso. The work is signed and titled by the artist in pencil along the front lower margin. Currently hung in a black fr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Unknown Art

Materials

Monotype

Vintage Paris Street Scene Original Oil Painting on Canvas 33"x21" Unframed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on canvas, depicting a charming Parisian street scene. The artwork is unsigned and comes unframed. Condition: The painting shows signs of age...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Seated Hermes, Early 19th Century After the Antique
Located in Beachwood, OH
Large Figure of Seated Hermes, Grand Tour Bronze, Early 19th Century 19th Century Continental School After the Antique The large size figure well cast, with brownish green patination...
Category

Early 19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Donald Lipski 'Roland Garros French Open' 1995- Poster
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1995, American sculptor Donald Lipski was commissioned to design the official poster for the French Open at Roland Garros. Known for his innovative installations and large-scale p...
Category

1990s Abstract Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

19th Century Oil - Madonna and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century study in oil depicting the Madonna and Child, rendered in a charming folk style. Unsigned. Well presented in a thick gilt frame with a gilt slip. On copper.
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Street at Twilight
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking modernist scene depicting a hazy street at dusk. Unsigned. Well presented in a gilt frame. On board.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Pair of early 16th century Baroque marble sculptures - Allegory Summer Winter
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of white marble sculptures - Allegory of Summer and Winter. Italy, early 17th century. 13 x 10 x h 30 cm including base, 11 x 9 x h 28 cm excluding base. Entirely in carved wh...
Category

Early 17th Century Baroque Unknown Art

Materials

Marble

Boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape beach
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frame size 75x64 cm.
Category

1990s Photorealist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Leonid Petrovitch Baikov (1918-1994) - Mid 20th Century Oil, At The Dock
Located in Corsham, GB
Unsigned. Presented in a substantial wooden frame. Bought from auction with Christies provenance. On paper.
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

English School Mid 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine Stole
Located in Corsham, GB
A superb c.1840 English School half-length portrait of a lady in an ermine stole and lace cap. The lady's face is flushed with colour as she gazes her chestnut eyes to the left. Tigh...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Original Oil Painting on Board, Seascape, Signed, Gold Frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on board depicting a majestic tall ship sailing across a vibrant, churning sea. The ship, with its towering masts and fully unfurled white sai...
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Modernist White Tulips Flower Still Life by P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3333 A white tulips still life ,oil on canvas applied on board, set in a vintage curved white painted wood frame .Signed lower left by P.Russo Neapolitan artist
Category

1990s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Canton Rose Medallion 'Famille Rose' Porcelain Vase, China, 19th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
A mid-nineteenth century Chinese 'famille rose' (also referred to as 'rose medallion') porcelain vase with applied gilded dragons to the shoulder, handles and to the neck, decorated ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Porcelain

Viollet Fuller (1920-2008) - Mid 20th Century Oil, October in Thaxted, Essex
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting by Violet Fuller captures a moody, autumnal scene with rolling hills and sparse vegetation. The artist employs a muted colour palette of earthy browns, gree...
Category

20th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Large New England Modernist Framed Fall Modernist Barn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 34 by 44 inches overall and 28 by 37 painting alone. In excellent original conditio...
Category

1990s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Le Lignon Classique Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is our last one in stock at this size! This is a classical “verdure” tapestry inspired by the one exhibited at the Chevreuse castle (France) and created by the Aubusson Worksh...
Category

Early 2000s Naturalistic Unknown Art

Materials

Tapestry

A basket upgrade (springer spaniel)
Located in London, GB
Painted in 1922, this sensitive and beautifully observed portrait captures the quiet intelligence and loyal character of a liver-and-white Springer Spaniel. Seated with dignity on a ...
Category

1920s Realist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Other Side, Modern Screenprint in the style of Felix Vallotton
Located in Long Island City, NY
Unknown Artist, in the style of Felix Vallotton - The Other Side, Year: 1974, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 16/80, Image Size: 15 x 21 inch...
Category

1970s Modern Unknown Art

Materials

Screen

Modern French Patisserie Wedding Cake on Wood Panel Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5028 French Patisserie wood panel with a wedding cake Signed on verso
Category

1980s Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Art Deco Couple Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Art Deco illustration by unknown artist. Ink and gouache on faux wood grain illustration board. Image field measuring 14 x 18 inches on a 17 x 21 inch illustration panel...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Unknown Art

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Illustration Board

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
Category

18th Century Rajput Unknown Art

Materials

Gold

Vintage Cubist Abstract Signed Framed Mid Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage cubist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 34 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely fram...
Category

1970s Cubist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A man and his boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape beach
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frame size 75x66 cm.
Category

1980s Photorealist Unknown Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Watercolour - Cattle by the Windmill
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastoral scene captures the rustic charm of a countryside landscape, with a weathered windmill as the focal point against a warm, hazy sky. The painting's composition skilfully ...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Watercolor

Emmanuele Brambilla 'Rome, Panoramic View of Piazza Di Spagna' 1999- Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 10.25 x 39.5 inches ( 26.035 x 100.33 cm ) Image Size: 6 x 35.5 inches ( 15.24 x 90.17 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age...
Category

1990s Unknown Art

Materials

Offset

18th Century French School Portrait of an Actress with Flowers
Located in Beachwood, OH
18th Century French School Portrait of an Actress Oil on canvas 30 x 23 inches 36 x 30 inches, framed
Category

18th Century French School Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Framed 19th Century Oil - The Hunter
Located in Corsham, GB
A charismatic portrait depicting a hunter on the trail, paused, hand out in hesitation as he strains to hear something in the underbrush. Unsigned. Presented in a distressed gilt fra...
Category

19th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Oil

Marble head of Roman Empress Domitia Longina
Located in New York, NY
Marble head of Roman empress Domitia Longina, wife of emperor Domitian. The elaborate hairstyle, a distinctive feature of Domitia's depictions, is worked in great detail, and the ser...
Category

Early 18th Century Unknown Art

Materials

Marble

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