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1960s Leather & Chrome “Pirate” Lounge Chair, Elsa & Nordahl Solheim
By Elsa and Nordahl Solheim
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"PIRATE" CHROME STEEL AND LEATHER LOUNGE CHAIR
Designed by Elsa & Nordahl Solheim, Norway circa 1960s
Item # 209XGN17M
A rich and interesting vintage lounge chair designed by Elsa ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Mid-Century Modern "See-Through" Chandelier by Gaetano Scolari for Lightolier
Located in Shippensburg, PA
CHROME "SEE-THROUGH" CHANDELIER BY GAETANO SCOLARI
Italy, circa 1970s; retaining original Lightolier label to ceiling cap
Item # 108NOL27P
A striking design by Gaetano Scolari for L...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Huge Landscape Painting of “Second Premium” Attr. John Smith of Chichester
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SMITH OF CHICHESTER
England, 1717-1764
"The Second Premium Landscape, a copy"
oil on canvas unsigned, attributed posthumously verso in pitch "jno Smith of Chichester 1716-1764"
Item # 208DEJ23W
In 1760 the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce initiated a prize to be awarded to artists based on the judgement of their work by the society. George Smith of Chichester one the First Premium award for his landscape submission and John Smith of Chichester was awarded the Second Premium for his own landscape. That painting would be acquired by the Goodwood House of Chichester where it remains in their collection today. It is a magnificent painting measuring 6' 4" x 4' 6" and it was included in the collection of engravings executed by William Woollett in 1763 for "Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales", a work that showcased many of the Smith Brothers' paintings reversed as engravings.
Executed in oil on canvas, the present example remains in fine original condition over its original stretchers, the canvas being unlined and still presenting beautifully. It depicts a sweeping landscape that is clever in its melding of a classical pastoral ideal together with the intricacies of the Dutch landscape paintings of the seventeenth-century (Pallant, p. 49). The scene is anchored by a river with a trio of figures congregated in the center while a flock of sheep and some cows are herded over the arched bridge in the distance; sheep rest in the shade of the woods on the right while in the distance under pink sky is a hint of the coastal waters that border a small town. The spires of a church rise into the blue-ish hues of distant mountains.
This example of the Second Premium is notable in that it includes elements of the scene along the left side of the painting that were left out of the original example at Goodwood: the boulders along the water, the castle on the hill and all the detail in between. And also that it was executed in the same orientation as the engraving, rather than the reversed scene originally painted. For a similar orientation, see the relatively low-quality painting after the engraving in oil on copper that was offered at Sotheby's in 2017, a small painting attributed to John Smith of Chichester that was offered with an estimate of $ 5,000 - $ 7,000.
The painting is inscribed in black pitch on the reverse in a period script "jno Smith of Chichester 1716-1764", "FG6981" and in chalk "LOT 333"; it retains a label from Richard Feigen & Co of New York and the upper right corner is retained an early loan label that was never filled out. The painting is housed in an ebonized and parcel gilded frame from the middle of the 20th century. It is unknown whether the painting was executed by John Smith of Chichester or was completed by a follower of his work. As discussed by Brian Stewart in the Pallant House catalog of The Smith Brothers of Chichester, the exquisite engravings of works by the Chichester Brothers were incredibly popular and widely distributed. As an interesting annecdote, when their contemporary Thomas Hearne produced paintings of "The Improved Landscape" and "The Unimproved Landscape" that were engraved for Richard Payne...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Wrought Iron and Red Marble Console Table, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GILT AND PATINATED WROUGHT IRON CONSOLE WITH ROUGE MARBLE TOP
20th Century
Item # 304LNP24P
A nice mid-to-late 20th century wrought iron console, it features a lovely rouge marble ...
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
Rare Pair of “Terriers” Bookends Bronze Sculpture by Edith Baretto Parsons
By Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Part of Parsons' series of playful terrier dogs, this is a highly desirable original pair that have remained together since being issued by the Gorham foundry...
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern Angular Gray Steel Lounge Armchair with Ottoman, 21st Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Modern Angular Gray Steel Lounge Armchair with Ottoman, 21st Century
Item # C1028AA0-G
Angular and austere, this lounge chair and matching ottoman are distinctly architectural in fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cut Steel
German Art Deco Antique Bronze Sculpture “Stalking Panther”, Wilhelm Schade
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A distinctly Art Deco modeling of a Stalking Panther with an overall mechanistic aesthetic, the sleek cat has been reduced to its most essential elements, almost an image of the shad...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Young Naval Conscript” Antique French Painting by Julien Le Blant
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JULIEN LE BLANT
French, 1851-1936
"Le Départ des Conscrits" (1888)
Oil on canvas Signed lower left "J. Le Blant"
Item # 301OIV16Z
A moving study of a very young man hugging and kissing his father goodbye as the French Navy has arrived at his home to collect him for conscription to military service. His mother grips a hankerchief in one hand as she watches her teenage son with a complex expression that bridges grief and perhaps anger. His younger brother likely does not grasp the totality of the situation, dragging behind his feet a toy boat. The bright colors and vibrant life of the rural farm is juxtaposed against a deep sorrow.
The present example dates from 1888 and was mentioned in the Gazette anecdotique et Littéraire of the same year. It is included in the ongoing catalogue research project on the works of Julien Le Blant by Dominique Formaz and is documented at Leblant. com
JULIEN LE BLANT
Julien Le Blant studied under E. Girard and made his debut at Salon in 1874. His work was regularly recognized, ultimately receiving the gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle. He was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1885. The body of his work largely focuses on military scenes, particularly of the French Revolution, but also scenes of the First World War later in life. He completed hundreds of illustrations for a great number of books, including Les Chouans (Honoré de Balzac), Chevalier des Touches (Barbey d'Aurevilly), and Premier Grenadier de France (Paul Dérouléde) to name a few. His work is held in major museum collections and institutions around the world.
For serious collectors of militarism and of the Romantic painters of the period, this is a simply outstanding investment grade selection. Works by Julien Le Blant very rarely make their way to the the open market.
Museums:
Musée de Mulhouse, France - The Regiment's Return
Musée de Nantes, France - Death of General d'Elbee
Musée de Troyes, France - The Battle of Fére Champenoise
Further Reading and Notes:
E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, vol. VIII, Gründ, p. 588-9
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Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture “Woman w/ Bird” by Armand Godard
By Armand Godard
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisitely cast example of Armand Godard's Seated Woman Holding a Bird circa 1930, it is a silky smooth cast of the highest quality with hand-hammered and beautifully chiseled te...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Engraving "Il Temporale Del Pussino" by Wilhelm Gmelin After Poussin circa
Located in Shippensburg, PA
WILHELM FRIEDRICH GMELIN (GERMAN, 1760-1820) AFTER GASPARD POUSSIN (FRENCH, 1615-1675)
"IL TEMPORALE DEL PUSSINO" (1813)
Engraving on paper
Item # C104052
A well-preserved untinted engraving on paper published circa 1813...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
French Art Deco Cherry, Nickel and Marble Sideboard Credenza Cabinet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ART DECO CHERRYWOOD, NICKEL, GLASS AND MARBLE SIDEBOARD
France, circa first quarter of the 20th century
Item # 303XDB21A
A gorgeous and also most functional sideboard from the firs...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sideboards
Materials
Marble, Nickel
French Art Deco Modernist Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Young Man, Alfredo Pina
By Alfredo Pina
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ALFREDO PINA
French, 1883-1966
Bust of a Young Man
Lost-wax cast medium-brown patinated bronze over solid verde marble plinth signed in cast "A. Pina" and sealed with cachet "cire...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
German Bronze Sculpture of “Hercules & Stymphalian Birds” by Joseph Uphues
By Gladenbeck Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fluid and sinuous depiction of Hercules the moment after releasing an arrow from his bow to kill the Stymphalian birds, it was one of Joseph Uphues'...
Category
20th Century German Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine Japanese Meiji Bronze Okimono Sculpture of Tiger by Mitani
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exceedingly fine Japanese bronze okimono of a Roaring Tiger from the Meiji period, it exhibits the finest chiseling and articulating of detail. The sleek beast is cast in a way th...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of "La Danse" by Eugene Delaplanche
By Eugène Delaplanche, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This is a very fine casting of La Danse after the original model by Eugene Delaplanche and executed by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foundry in Paris ci...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture “Lion Assis No. 2”, Antoine Louis Barye, circa 1880
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Initially modeled by Barye in 1846 as a commission by Louis-Phillipe for the Tuilleries Gardens at a cost of 10,000 francs, the life-size sculpture sat near to Barye's Lion au Serpent until it was later moved in 1867 to the grand entrance to Pavilion de Flore and a pair was crafted for it using a mechanical technique. This incensed Barye, as he insisted a mate must be sculpted to oppose Lion Assis...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Antique Bronze Sculpture of Tigress at Rest by Paul Edouard Delabrierre
By Paul Edouard Delabriere
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very good sand cast example of a Tigress at Rest after the model by Paul Edouard Delabrierre, it is a sensitive and precious glimpse of the ...
Category
20th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Art Deco Bronze Sculpture “Mischievous” by Paul Philippe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite and rare example of Paul Philippe's Mischievous finished in a brilliant polychromed gilt, the young woman grabs her reddish-brown hair in hand while looking off into the corner with a sly look in her eyes that suggests she holds a secret that we will never know. The base signature is captured directly from the mold. Situated over its original faceted base. A very fine work.
ARTIST
Born in Thorn in Poland in 1870, Paul Philippe studied under Antonin Larroux at the École des Beaux-Arts after moving to Paris, France around 1900. He exhibited extensively at all of the major French salons and developed his own voice in sculpture by focusing his ouevre around the movement of the female body, often depicting exotic models in highly theatrical poses with a loose adherence to realism in his idealized visions. He walked a fine line between Art Nouveau and Art Deco while his figures do tend towards the latter. He executed figures in bronze and chryselephantine and worked with some of the best foundries in France and Germany. Many examples of his work are held in the Art Deco Museum in Moscow, Russia.
Artist Listings...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Period Bronze Sculpture “Flute Player” by Paul Philippe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisitely cast example of Paul Philippe's The Flute Player, it was cast circa 1920 and features a wonderful allover gilt and pigment polychromed ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
“Putto on Doe” Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture by Charles Korschann
By Charles Korschann
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine lifetime casting of Charles Korschann's Putto Riding a Doe, the model is steeped in the elements of the Art Nouveau with a distinct celebration of the naturalistic. The putto grasps a simple harp in his hand while a loose garment bound in a belt encircling his waist billows in the unseen wind. The doe looks on with disinterest, unconcerned about its surroundings and almost at one with its rider. It is a carefully composed idealization of the natural world and the potential for harmony between man and beast. The casting is exquisite, typical of work from Louchet, and is finished in a medium-brown translucent patina.
Charles Korschann
Born in Brno, Monrovia in 1872 as Charles Korschmann, later dropping the "m" to appear less Germanic, he studied at the fine arts academies of Vienna, Berlin and Paris before finally establishing himself in Paris in 1894. He spent his entire career working in Paris, exhibiting at the 1900 Exposition Universelle where he was awarded a Bronze Medal and from 1894 through 1905 at the Société des Artistes Français.
His work is very distinctive and immediately recognizable, a most important trait as an artist and a particular accomplishment in light of the output of his contemporaries. He was to sculpture what Alphonse Mucha was to graphics, both men originating from the same province in Czechoslovakia and having similar influences in Paris. It is rather fitting that he would execute a bust of Alphonse Mucha for the Museum of Brno in honor of his accomplishments.
Artist Listings...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Japanese Meiji Bronze Okimono of a Wild Boar by Akasofu Gyokko
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite Japanese sculpture of a Wild Boar from the Meiji period (1868-1912) raised over a fine carved and lacquered hardwood base. Finely cast, expertly chiseled and chased with...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Copper Ship’s Starboard & Port Ship's Lanterns
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fantastic pair of early ship's Starboard & Port lanterns executed in copper with the original fresnel lens to each, they retain a wonderful old and warm patina throughout the surfa...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Lanterns
Materials
Copper
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of Women in Flowers Table Lamp
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH SCHOOL
Early 20th century
Table Lamp of a Maiden Intertwined with Flowers
Patinated bronze situated over an original walnut base unsigned
Item # 212MOL15P
A fluid and s...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture “Bust of Diana” by Emmanuel Villanis
By Emmanuel Villanis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite and expertly cast example of Emmanuel Villanis' Diana the Huntress, it features a delightful light brown surface patination throughout th...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Busts
Materials
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A finely cast and beautifully patinated bust of Julius Caesar, it likely originates from Rome circa the third quarter of the 19th century and rests over its original violet breché ma...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French, Antique Bronze Sculpture of Aberdeen Angus Bull by Isidore Bonheur
By Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ISIDORE JULES BONHEUR
French, 1827-1901
Taureau Aberdeen-Angus" (Standing Aberdeen-Angus Bull)
Patinated sand-cast bronze Signed to base "I. BONHEUR"
Item # 211HDB17Z
An exquisite and very rare casting of an Aberdeen-Angus bull, an unusual and distinctive breed of cattle from Scotland, this sculpture by Isidore Jules Bonheur is almost without a doubt cast by the foundry of his brother-in-law Hippolyte Peyrol and a rather early model as well in light of the distinctive construction method. In her text on the selection of 46 animal bronzes in the collection of the Georgia Museum of Art, Eleanor Luciano notes regarding this model that "Bonheur is never recorded to have been to Scotland, where he would have seen this unusual breed. Rosa Bonheur painted in Scotland, and its seems likely that Isidore would have drawn the idea for this bull either from one of her sketches or from an agricultural show in France. The animal's rich mane and strong modeling make this one of the most successful." Notable is the very fine surface patination which exhibits a glassy finish with a complex range of colors presenting in the body of the bull, overall being medium brown but augmented with an underlying reddish hue against auburn highlights. The base is signed "I. BONHEUR" in the typical manner.
Museum Collections:
* National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, acc. no. 2006.128.3
* Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Knoll Mid-Century Modern Teak and Chrome Double Chest Credenza, circa 1970
By Knoll
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine vintage credenza in the form of a side-by-side chest of drawers designed by Knoll and executed in 1970, it is designed using very pleasing selections of teak veneers that...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Steel, Chrome
American Queen Anne Antique Sycamore Flat-Top Highboy, New England c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine flat-top highboy executed in beautifully figured and patinated sycamore, it features a bold cove-molded crest over four graduated drawers in the upper divided by drawer b...
Category
Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
American Chippendale Birchwood Serpentine Chest of Drawers, circa 1770
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine reverse-serpentine (also known as "Oxbow") chest of drawers from the Chippendale period, it is a product of the North Shore of Massachusetts circa 1780 and probably origi...
Category
Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Brass
Vintage 1970s Model RH 302 Lounge Arm Chair by Robert Haussmann
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An incredibly sleek and carefully conceived chair, the RH-302 by Robert Haussmann features a solid chromed steel flat-bar frame with thoughtfully machined joinery that is designed to...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Circa 1970s Robert Haussmann “Model RH 302” Chrome Lounge Arm Chair
By Robert Haussmann
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An incredibly sleek and carefully conceived chair, the RH-302 by Robert Haussmann features a solid chromed steel flat-bar frame with thoughtfully machinedjoinery that is designed to ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
American Gothic Revival Walnut Hall Bench Settle ca. 1890
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GOTHIC REVIVAL DOVETAILED WALNUT HALL BENCH
Probably the United States, circa last quarter of the 19th century
34 3/8" H x 20 1/2" D x 55" W; 15 3/4" H to seat
A walnut bench in the...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Gothic Revival Benches
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Danish Modern Oak, Tweed and Leather EJ315 Sofa by Erik Jørgensen
By Erik Jørgensen
Located in Shippensburg, PA
The EJ315 was designed by Erik Ole Jørgensen in 1972 for production by Erik Jørgenzen Møbelfabrik, the current example still retaining its original label on the underside of the fron...
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
Post-Modern Ebony Hardwood Accent Table w/ Dovetailed Corners, circa 1987
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A sleek and austere modernist accent table with fantastic form and fine attention to detail, it features all solid ebony hardwoods with dovetailed corners in the assymetrical leg joi...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Ebony
“Roaring Jaguar” Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture by Adolphe Geoffroy & Susse
By Susse Fondeur, Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ADOLPHE LOUIS VICTOR GEOFFROY
French, 1844-1915
"Panthére Rugissant" (Roaring Jaguar)
Patinated bronze, signed "J. Geoffroy" and "Susse Fre. Paris / Cir...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Wrought Iron Chest Wine Storage Rack for 28 Bottles
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Item # 209GJY07K
A fantastic and rather unusual wrought-iron wine storage rack styled as a domed chest, it features wide shaped straps welded to curved and squared bar with curled iron elements throughout. The front of the chest retains an early lock and key, opening and dropping down on hanging chains to give access to the 28 bottles of wine that can be stored inside. It retains a wonderful early surface with chaotic oxidization and the effects of rust throughout the overall green and blue-ish patina. Circa the late 19th to early 20th century.
Measurements: 23" H x 14 1/2" D x 28 7/8" W
Condition Report:
In as-found rough antique...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Genre Painting of Men Conversing by Hedwig Oehring (German, 1855-1907)
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An attractive genre scene oil on panel depicting two German men engaged in conversation about the newspaper by Hedwig Oehring. The shopkeeper on the left appearing to be simply takin...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Romantic Paintings
Materials
Paint
“An Alpine Village” Antique Landscape Painting by Joseph Heinrich Marr, German
By Joseph Heinrick Ludwig Marr
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A scene full of life and romance, a picture of toil among friends and neighbors, this exquisite painting of Alpine life by Joseph Heinrich Ludwig Marr captures the very essence of Romanticism. An idyllic glimpse at the past capturing a space shared by man and beast alike, the work sought to capture a nostalgia for a time of simplicity and Community for city-dwelling patrons and clients. Some women of the village gather around the well at the center of the town to clean and dry baskets...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Romantic Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Børge Mogensen Danish Mid-Century Modern Oak Bookcase Cabinet Over Dresser
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Børge Mogensen Danish Mid-Century Modern Oak Bookcase Cabinet Over Dresser
Item # 904VPK13Z
An incredibly striking bookcase cabinet from the third quarter of the 20th century, the f...
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood, Oak
American Colorist Landscape Painting “Lake Shore” by Frederic M. Grant
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A vibrant landscape that blends the lines of genre work with the impressionist landscape, it captures a pair of woman caught in the middle of a conversation while a young child is exploring the path barefoot. The traditional dress is reminiscent of a century prior and is evocative of a rural Italian landscape, though the stretchers on the reverse of the painting are simply titled "Lake Shore" with no recorded indication of the placement of the scene. The brilliant cobalt blue of the lake is visible to the far right of the nearly square composition while the trees stretch like spires through the horizon and beyond the scope of the canvas, proportionally dwarfing even the cliffs in the distance behind the women.
It is a composition familiar to Grant, with his preference for framing subjects with towering local trees, utilizing a relatively square canvas and including just a hint of water. In this particular example, the interplay of light and shadow in the scene is positively brilliant with Grant's palette switching from high-chroma to low-saturation within the span of a single brushstroke.
The scene is signed in the lower right in his typical script, "Frederic M. Grant" and is housed in a good quality period correct carved giltwood frame.
ARTIST
Born in Sibley, Iowa on October 6th of 1886, Frederic Milton Grant studied at the North Dakota State University before heading to the Art Institute of Chicago. There he trained under John Vanderpool, Alphonse Mucha, Frederick Freer...
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antique English Painting “Lake Nemi, Italy” '1865' by John Wilson Carmichael
By Carmichael
Located in Shippensburg, PA
The present work is an interesting scene for a number of reasons, including importantly its time of execution in 1865. It was during a period of his retirement to Scarsborough following time spent in Italy, sketching the major lakes and landscapes in the northern part of the country. Likely executed in his studio using the preparatory sketches made of the area during these travels, the scene captures an idyllic view of Lake Nemi during sunset. It is rich in fall colors as light cascades through the haze of clouds and strikes the turning leaves of the trees, casting long shadows along the meadow grasses. The blue waters of Lake Nemi are cool and reflect the landscape bordering the shore. The focal point of the scene is a family of three that is taking the day to hike the local countryside, breaking along a rock to enjoy the lovely views.
The work is signed and dated 1865 in the lower right corner and the original frame retains a label on it from John Hay & Son, an art dealer, framer and gilder in John Wilson Carmichael...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Circa 1930 Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Table Lamp by Jean Lormier
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JEAN LORMIER
French, 20th century
Figural Lamp of a Woman Holding a Lamp
Patinated bronze figure, brass candlestick, marble base Signed verso "J. LORMI...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
French Antique Bronze "La Renommée" 'Fame' by Alexandre Falguiere & Susse
By Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière 1, Susse Freres
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"LA RENOMMÉE" (FAME) AFTER MODEL BY JEAN-ALEXANDRE-JOSEPH FALGUIÈRE (FRENCH, 1831-1900)
Patinated bronze; cast by Susse Freres; stamped "Copyright by Susse... J.H." and signed with f...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Landscape Painting of Naples by George Fischhof
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An extraordinary landscape view of Naples, identified as such on the stretchers with a title of "No. 829 Der Neaple", this intricate scene is executed in the most bright and vibrant of palettes. Brilliant blues and luscious greens dance across this quaint Italianate landscape, the wild arid landscape domesticated by a worn path flanked with walls of stone gathered from the nearby fields before a small cafe. Stone Pines and three Italian Cypress...
Category
20th Century Austrian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pine, Paint
French Empire Antique Burl Walnut Center Table with Black Marble Top, circa 1815
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very fine Empire center table crafted of beautifully patinated burl walnut veneers over secondary woods, the table retains its original black marble top. This was turned to create the dished top with an integral raised rim. Over each of the three columns is a honeysuckle gilded bronze mount, each pillar...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Barbizon Landscape Painting by Jan van Lokhorst "A Rural Cottage" (1867)
By Jan van Lokhorst
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A wonderful Barbizon influenced landscape painting by Johan Nicolaus Lokhorst, who generally went by Jan van Lokhorst and signed much of his work as s...
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Paint
French Bronze Sculpture "Reclining Greyhound" by Christophe Fratin, circa 1860
By Christophe Fratin 1
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite sand-cast model of Levrier Couché cast circa 1860, the sculpture is typical of Fratin's vivid texturing and silky finish. It was executed in the foundry of Alfred Daubrée...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
“Hen and Chicks” '1867' Antique Oil Painting by Andrea Cherubini, Italian
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite interior scene depicting a mother hen as she roosts while her chicks peck about the room, four feeding on the grain in a simple white porcelain plate while several gather to drink from a pottery vessel filled with water. The interior suggests the location is perhaps the storeroom or root cellar with a shelf stacked with garlic and a covered vessel hanging on the wall over the hen. The work is signed in the lower left corner "A Cherubini 1867, Roma" and the reverse retains labels from the gallery of Schillay Fine Art, Inc. in New York and subsequently an inventory label for Faultless Starch Bonami Company. The work has been professionally conserved and remains in pristine condition. Born in Rome in 1833, Andrea Cherubini was primarily a landscape and seascape painter, preferring to capture views of Southern Italy. A typical example would include Drawing in the nets, Sorrento offered at Christies, London in January of 2013, ultimately achieving 4375 GBP. The Benezit notes a few of his scenes as particularly interesting, including Seascape (1883), Eight Views of Capri and Views of the Island of Ischia and Surroundings. [Source: Benezit] Artist listings and bibliography: E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Vol. III, Gründ, 2006, p. 901; this notes the sale of four paintings, each described "Hen and Chicks...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Antique Bronze Sculpture Paperweights Wounded Stag and Wild Boar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Pair of figural bronze paperweights over cararra marble bases.
circa early 19th century; models of "Il Porcellino" and "Wounded Stag"
Item # C104009
A superb pair of 19th century p...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Paperweights
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Pair of French Bronze Antique Putto Sculpture Candelabra Lamps, circa 1870-1890
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SUPERB PAIR OF DORÉ AND PATINATED BRONZE SEVEN-LIGHT CANDELABRA WITH PUTTO FIGURALS
France, circa 1870-1890
Item # 007LTX30A
An incredibly fine pair of ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
“Walter Scott” Bronze Sculpture of Racehorse by Alfred Barye, French
By Alfred Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
"WALTER SCOTT: CHEVAL DE'SELLE DE L'EMPEREUR" BY ALFRED BARYE (FRENCH, 1839-82)
Patinated bronze, titled to base; signed "Barye Fils"
Item # 001ZKK18W
Orig...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Neoclassical Painted Built-In Antique Corner Cupboard Cabinet
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NEOCLASSICAL PARCEL-GILT PAINTED CORNER CUPBOARD
Circa late 19th century
Item # 911PZA24Q
A fantastic neoclassical built-in cupboard from the late 19th century, this gorgeous piece ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Corner Cupboards
Materials
Wood, Paint
English Rosewood Antique Humidor Cabinet by Mellier & Co, London, circa 1880
By Mellier & Co.
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VERY FINE ROSEWOOD HUMIDOR CABINET BY MELLIER & CO
London, circa 1880; Mellier & Co plaque verso, locks by J. Bramah
Item # 906SBP05A
An exceptional rosewood standing humidor...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Cabinets
Materials
Brass
French Barbizon Pastoral Landscape Painting of Horses by Jules Dupré
By Jules Dupré
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine example of Dupré's work from the 1840s from the period while he was still operating under the distinct influence of John Constable, the spacial orientation is roughly divided ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Landscape Painting "Shepherd & Flock" by Pieter Gerardus Van Os circa 1821
Located in Shippensburg, PA
PIETER GERARDUS VAN OS
Dutch, 1776-1839
Shepherd with Flock in a Pastoral Landscape (1821)
Oil on canvas Signed lower left "PG Van Os f 1821"
Item # 204GPP23A
An extensive and brilliantly detailed scene, this fine woodland pastoral landscape highlights the ability of Pieter Gerardus van Os to manipulate light for dramatic and somewhat ecclesiastical effect. There is a certain other-worldly insinuation in the golden light as it pierces the dense cover of the leaves to highlight the shepherd and his flock as the focal point for the painting. Here we find the young boy entirely at peace on the bank surrounded by long golden grasses with his hat and staff tossed aside while watching the action of the small waterfall on the otherwise tranquil stream. His small dog stands beside him while the sheep graze carelessly, each showing total disregard for the two men and their dog hunting in shadows of the woods behind them. Across the bank a pair of unattended billy goats graze on the trees of the deeply shaded forest floor.
There is a harmony and perfect sense of balance in this intricately detailed scene, an effective infusion of the transcendental into a quiet landscape scene. The work is signed lower left in his typical scrawling script "PG [intertwined] Van Os f 1821" and the back of the frame retains an early Christie's label. It is presented in a very fine carved giltwood frame.
PIETER GERARDUS VAN OS
Born in The Hague on October 8th of 1776 into the renowned Van Os family of painters, Pieter would spend his early years studying under his father Jan together with his brother Georgius Johannes Jacobus (Dutch, 1782-1861) in their father's studio. The three men had remarkable careers and would become some of the most influential painters in the Netherlands throughout the first half of the 19th century. Unlike his brother and father, Pieter moved away from still-life paintings and focused his work on rural landscapes of the Dutch countryside. He was self-taught in this pursuit, first as a copyist of the renowned Dutch "Golden Age" painters Karel Dujardin (Dutch, 1626-1678) and Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625-1654) while also being heavily influenced by the landscape work of Jacob van Ruisdael and the allegorical landscapes of Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem. From his studio in Amsterdam, Pieter taught such notable pupils as Wouterus Verschuur...
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage 1970s Mies van der Rohe MR20 Leather and Chrome Armchair
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An iconic chair by Mies van der Rohe, this fine chromed steel and saddle leather MR20 armchair remains in excellent vintage condition. Likely manufactured in the 1970s, it retains the original leather and a vibrant chromed surface. Note the lack of exposed screw joinery and the seamless rail, as opposed to the lower quality and generally later variations with screws at the shoulders. The chair features a wonderful "spring" when sitting in it, almost simulating a rocking chairs motion. The brown leather lacing is replaced.
These were acquired as a set of 3 chairs from an individual estate and are being sold individually. The images reflect shots for the leather condition for each of the three chairs - if you have a preference of one chair versus another, reach out and we can make sure the correct chair is selected (if still available). If you need more than one chair, check the "available" quantity to see how many remain available or just reach out for details if you need more than one.
We also may still have available a pair of MR black leather...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Antique Landscape “Sheep and Goats” by Eugene Verboeckhoven circa 1859
By Eugène Verboeckhoven
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A finely detailed bucolic landscape capturing two sheep in the foreground and a pair of goats just behind them on a pasture of green grasses with golden billows of wheat in the background. In the distance we see hints of a windmill at the unusually low horizon beneath brilliant bright skies. The work is signed in his typical manner lower left.
ARTIST
Read about the life of Eugene Verboeckhoven...
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Romantic Paintings
Materials
Paint
Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Antique Pier Console Table, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exquisite console table that borrows design attributes of the Rococo with a "modernized" flair. It is a precise and expertly crafted piece that seeks to reduce visual weight as mu...
Category
Antique 19th Century Rococo Console Tables
Materials
Marble
Bronze Sculpture "Panther of Tunisia" After Antoine-Louis Barye, Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
An exceedingly fine posthumous cast of Barye's Panther of Tunisia no. 2 executed by the foundry of Ferdinand Barbedienne, this piece retains it's silky original overall nearly transl...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Weathered Gray-Painted Arched Domed Louvered Doors
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A vibrant pair of arched and louvered doors with wonderful early craftsmanship utilizing tenon-mortised joints secured with tiny wooden pins, they featur...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rustic Doors and Gates
Materials
Wood, Paint
