Helen Allingham 'Houses at Lynmouth', circa 1880

A porcelain figure of a rabbit preening itself. Manufactured by the Augarten Porcelain Manufactory in Vienna. Marked, numbered and dated to underside. Origin: Austrian Date: 1934 ...

An Art Deco macassar ebony and flame mahogany veneered cabinet by Ole Olsson & Søn. Internal birdseye maple draws and shelving throughout. Dimensions: H 120cm W 135cm D 42cm Origin...

An Art Deco counterpoise trolley lamp by Hadrill & Horstmann. Set on a four-legged weighted base with circular fork and flat barrel co...

A rare Horstmann roller trolley lamp. Earlier prototype/model. Original components with original trolley and wheels. Chromed metal, stamped Horstmann t...

A large Black Forest carved bear. Fine hand carved detail with original glass eyes. Linden wood. Origin: Swiss Date: Circa 1890.

Spirales, an Art Deco opalescent glass vase with a raised, spiral design. Literature: Marcilhac, R Lalique Catalogue Raisonné de L’Œuvre de Verre p.451, Model number 1060 Acid ...

A young Neapolitan boy with cigarette, Made in Italy, circa 1880s Medium: Oil on canvas Artist - Arturo Petrocelli (1856-1926) was an Italian paint...

Artist/ School: Norman A. Olley ( British, 20th Century, 1908-1996), dated 1994, signed to the front and inscribed verso Title - Watermill at Tresmeer, Cornwall Figures busy work...

ABOUT An original 19th century Mexican folk retablo. Oil paint on tin. Subject unknown. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Oil Paint on Tin. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 14 in. W 10 in. HISTORY Retablos, better known as 'laminas' in Mexico, are small oil paintings on tin, wood and sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal translation for 'retablo' is 'behind the altar.' This unique genre of art, deeply rooted in European history, was brought to Mexico with the arrival of the Spanish and then ultimately adopted by New World mestizo natives to become what is known today as the Mexican folk retablo. The retablo was an art form that flourished in post conquest Mexico and then ultimately, with the introduction of inexpensive mediums such as tin, reached its pinnacle of popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century. With some exceptions, mostly untrained artists from the provinces worked to produce and reproduce these sacred images; some subjects painted more prolifically than others. A typical "retablero" may have reproduced the same image hundreds, if not thousands of times in his or her career. These oil paintings were sold to devout believers who displayed them in home altars to honor their patron saints. There are virtually hundreds of saints, each invoked to remedy a different situation. "San Ysidro Labrador," the patron saint of farmers, is venerated for good weather...

A mine Landscape, probably Mexico, by the woman painter H. F. Arriola **This painting does not belong to the Mexican heritage**

Group at the Tanganyika lakeshore. African painting from Belgium Congo, signed by DOM around 1950. Knife Painting. Oil on chipboard. Original frame DOM is a prolific painter with ...

Canal with Houses. by Ronald Birch, British circa 1970's watercolour on art paper, unframed overall paper measures: 14.75 x 22 inches *Free shipping on this painting*: American...