About The Cary Collection
Welcome to The Cary Collection where you will find a colourful selection of decorative works of art from the twentieth century in stylish categories such as architecture, equestrian, fashion, jewellery, portraiture, sporting and other genres including a superb Cecil Beaton archive of rare books & fine art.

Established in 20001stDibs seller since 2019
Featured Pieces
"Split Level V" (Border Series) c1981 Acrylic on Paper by Robert Zakanitch
By Robert Zakanitch
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 60 3/4"H x 46 1/2"W #888
Frame Sz: 62 1/2"H x 51"W x 1 3/4"D
Signed by the artist: LR
w/ The Harcus Gallery 7 Newbury Street Boston Mass label
Weight: 35lbs
*Requires "W...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Portrait of George Cary w/ Family Crest O/C by Gaston Charpentier-Bosio
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 39 1/4"H x 31 3/4"W
Frame Sz: 44 1/4"H x 36 3/4"W
Signed: LR by the artist
w/ gilt wood frame
*w/ slight scratch marks to canvas surface*
Weighs: 21 lbs
Louis Gaston A...
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Headquarters Ninth Army Corps 1897 Watercolor by W.N. Hedges
Located in Bristol, CT
Watercolor depicting 24 military burgee flags signed & dated 1897
Art Sz: 13"H x 20"W
Frame Sz: 19"H x 26"W
Category
1890s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Composition by Celia D. Rumsey (1944-2012)
Located in Bristol, CT
Canvas Sz: 21 5/8"H x 27 3/4"W
Chrome Frame Sz: 22 1/4"H x 28 1/4"W
Artist Info
Celia D. Rumsey
American, 1944 - 2012
Originally from the East Coast, Celia Rumsey moved to Santa Fe...
Category
20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Virginian Foxhunter Bronze Sculpture by Charles Cary Rumsey (1879-1922)
By Charles Cary Rumsey
Located in Bristol, CT
When Charles Cary Rumsey was a regular with the Orange County Hunt he modelled the group using as his inspiration an old character named Channing Rector, who lived between The Plains...
Category
1910s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Trumbull Cary 1787-1868
Located in Bristol, CT
Canvas Sz: 38 3/4"H x 31 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 41"H x 33 1/2"W
Wood gilt frame made in Belgium
*w/ craquelure*
w/ Cary Family coat-of-arms Virtute Excerptae
Signed LR (illegible)
Trum...
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Dening Hooks Hitchcock 1927 International Polo Match Conte Drawing by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 10 1/2"H x 16"W
Frame Sz: 18 1/4"H x 23 1/2"W
Signed lower right corner
Captain John Pitt Dening (1894-1929) was a soldier and British India champion polo player. He parti...
Category
Early 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
International Polo Goal! at Meadow Brook 1927 Conte Crayon Drawing by Paul Brown
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 10 3/4"H x 16 1/4"W
Frame Sz: 20 3/8"H x 25 3/8"W
Signed lower right corner and numbered 18/100
1927
Winner: USA 6 - 3
English Team:
Claude Ernest Pert, Richard George,...
Category
1920s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Bronze Squirrel by Bronson Harriman Rumsey (1917-1939)
Located in Bristol, CT
Overall Sz: 3 3/4"H x 5 3/4"W x 2 7/8"D
Plinth Base: 5 3/4"L x 2 7/8"W x 1/2"D
Weight: 3.6lbs
Bronson Harriman Rumsey (1917–1939), who died when the plane he was riding in, along ...
Category
20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Kent Miller's Elkridge Ridden By John Bosley III" 1949 Watercolor & Gouache
Located in Bristol, CT
Artist: Fairfield Gordon Coogan (1925-2024) of York, ME.
Art Sz: 13 1/2"H x 17 7/8"W
Frame Sz: 20 5/8"H x 25 1/8"W
Medium: Watercolor with gouache highlights
Framed under glass
P...
Category
1940s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Charles Cary Rumsey (American, 1879-1922) Colt Scratching Bronze Sculpture
By Charles Cary Rumsey
Located in Bristol, CT
CHARLES CARY RUMSEY (American, 1879-1922)
Colt Scratching Nose, 1917
Roman Bronze Works casting
8"H x 10 1/2"L x 4 3/8"D
Weight: 9.12lbs
Inscribed on the base: CC Rumsey
LITER...
Category
1910s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charles Cary Rumsey (American, 1879-1922) Colt Scratching Bronze Sculpture
By Charles Cary Rumsey
Located in Bristol, CT
CHARLES CARY RUMSEY (American, 1879-1922)
Colt Scratching Nose, 1916
Roman Bronze Works casting #15/ 40
6 1/4"H x 7 1/2"L x 2 1/2"D
Weight: 5.8lbs
Inscribed on the base: CC Rum...
Category
1910s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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