Wall Decorations

This striking oil on canvas attributed to James Webb titled "Liege" depicts a river scene in the city of Liege, Belgium. This exquisite cityscape features various boats docked at port, alongside crowds of passers-by. The painting recedes into mountainous views before hazily meeting a blue sky, speckled with clouds. This atmospheric landscape invites the viewer to peruse the past and get lost in the intimate details of Liege, Belgium. The painting is nested in a gorgeous statement giltwood frame crafted from wood and gesso. The frame is an empire-style frame with bead trim on the sight edge and ribbon trim on the concave profile. James Webb (1825-1895) was a British painter specializing in marine views and landscapes, depicting both England and continental Europe. He was born in London to a family of fellow painters, and went on to study at the Royal Academy. He exhibited in London at the Royal Academy and the British Institute between 1850 and 1888, and many of his works still hang in London in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Gallery. His painting style was inspired by English...

"Pleasures of Winter" Maintains the appropriate markings along with "New York, Published by N. Currier 152 Nassau Street. (The firm was located here in lower Manhattan from 1837-1872) The lithograph portrays a woman leaving her stately home with her two children, being escorted by two drivers to ride in a double seated horse drawn sleigh. In the background is a snowy field with other houses and a loaded horse drawn timber sleigh. In addition to the Amon Carter Museum in Dallas, an example of "Pleasures of Winter" is in: The Library of Congress The Springfield Museum (Massachusetts) Gift of Lenore and Sydney Alpert) Metropolitan Museum of Art (Gift of Colgate 1962) Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Donated by Lee M. Friedman) Dimensions: actual= 16 1/2" h x 23 13/16" w matte= 19 1/2" h x 25 1/4" w folio= 21 9/16" h x 27 1/2" w with frame= 26 1/4" h x 32 1/4" w frame= 1 1/4" burl bird's eye maple It is in very good all original condition; and housed and professionally mounted in a fine quality and attractive bird's eye maple wooden frame with preservation backing and frontal protective glass (important when dealing with 170 year old lithographs); it is the rare and desirable Currier large folio sheet example in fine original color. There is minor foxing and a tideline upper center (see images). The larger folios are more rare because they appealed to the wealthier sector of the population and were more expensive, thus fewer were made, albeit, knowing their more discerning customer base, there was more attention given to detail; hand coloring, and quality for example. This example has been framed and housed in museum quality conservation backing for over 80 years. I have had it professionally taken apart and I inspected the folio visually, and examined it with a black light and loop; as a result, I guarantee and can attest to the accuracy of my description of the lithograph. I then had the folio professionally remounted in it's original frame with an upgraded preservation backing (see images of original folios out of frame and for confirmation of inspection). This lithograph has no tears, no touch up paint, and no glued or taped repairs. This is one of the four iconic and highly desirable set of lithographs made by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888) dated 1855 from the American Country Life series. They are named; Spring "May Morning"; Summer "Summer Evening"; Fall ""October Afternoon"; and Winter "Pleasures of Winter". The lithograph was produced from the painting of well known artist Frances (Fanny) Flora (Bond Palmer (1812-1876). She painted typical American scenes of daily American life that were used by Currier for years to come. She was an accomplished artist by the time she migrated to the United States from England, and Currier commissioned her to do the country scenes for this series. Each of the original images are toned lithographs with applied hand painted watercolor. The lithograph reflects an affluent life style, showcasing grandiose homes and glamorizing the rural way of living as urban areas became more densely populated with the tidal wave and arrival of immigrants. Nathaniel Currier began his lithograph business in 1835 with hand colored images portraying outdoor panoramic, historical, pastoral, and landmark scenes and events, with which the middle class and the wealthy sought to decorate their houses. James Ives (1824-1895) was his accountant) and would join him later in 1857 to help run the business. The hand painted lithograph is embellished with script text in the bottom margin of the folio "Entered according to art of congress in the year 1855 by N. Currier in the clerk's office of the southern district of N.Y." "F.F Palmer...

Majolica plate signed Choisy le roi, circa 1890. Decorated with leaves, ferns, pink flowers and Greek border.

Palissy footed platter on a blue brown mottled background with a large lizard on the centre, on the platter severals white shells and different leaves a...

19th century Majolica Aqua Oyster plate Minton.

This is a large antique ink stone display set. A Chinese, ornamental set of calligraphic stones, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1900...

From an important thirty year old New England collection of American Folk Art Pyrography Robert Ball Hughes (British-American, 1804-1868) This original period framed 1866 pyrography on wood panel was created after the painting by Sir John Gilbert (English, 1817-1897) with detailed description and dedication written on the back of the panel using the same technique. A photographed rubbing of the reverse dedication will be included and is part of this description (photo). Frame: 20 inches high and 28.5 inches wide; Site: 13.25 inches high and 22 inches wide This painting depicts the episode from Shakespeare’s Henry VI Part II Act III Scene V in which Sir John Falstaff inspects the recruits mustered by Justice Robert Shallow and his cousin Silence. Falstaff sits in a chair surrounded by his cronies whilst Bardolph leads Bullcalf forward. Hayman’s treatments of Falstaff reviewing recruits are perhaps among the most successful depictions of a theatrical scene in British painting. The tableau vibrates with the energy that he brought to his Vauxhall supper box scenes of games and dancing, and is filled with the humour and observation of his portraiture. Every figure is in motion and proclaims its own individuality. About Robert Ball Hughes (British-American, 1804-1868) Known as Ball Hughes and also using that as a signature, this man was a sculptor and wax-portrait artist. He was born in London, England, and died in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy in London as well as at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design in New York City. He emigrated to New York in 1829, having earned much prestige in England. In New York, he received many commissions for portrait busts in bronze and wax. Among his subjects were John Trumbull, Alexander Hamilton, and Washington Irving. From 1838 to 1840, he worked in Philadelphia and from 1840, worked in Boston. In his final years, he began to produce pyrographic wood pictures (pyro engravings or "poker pictures"), including The Witches of MacBeth (c. 1840), Babylonian Lions (1856), Don Quixote in His Study (1863), The Trumpeter (1864), General Grant...

Barbizet French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features various overlying fish and shells on a bed of fern leaves. Colouration: white, green, blue, are predominant.

Louis Quinze style wall mirror with beautiful, hand carved details. If this beautifully handcrafted mirror is the right style to fit your interior and the size is correct for your n...

Decorative and detailed wall plaques in tin brass (very thin brass). Made in England, circa 1870-1890. Great for vanity areas, corridors etc.

Two English antique ‘Milton’ shields in the style of Elkington English, Late 19th Century Height 82cm, width 62cm, depth 4cm These striking decorative shields are inspired by the ...

A fine Victorian Majolica reticulated plate signed Wedgwood. The border is decorated with ivy leaves, the centre is a landscape with a heron near a pond.

Fine 19th century English oil on canvas: Portrait of a dog, after Edwin Landseer. The verso photo documented, original canvas, Initialed W M May 1882. Based on a drawing of Landseer's Scottish deerhound...

Large Victorian style still life in gold frame of white and pink roses with white dogwood flowers in a vase on a stone bench

We call him “Dr. House”, because he feels so calm, experienced and confident. This beautifully painted oil portrait dates from about 1780 and the antique frame fits this stately appe...

This elegant antique vitrine was crafted in northern France, circa 1920. The wall cabinet with scalloped apron is decorated with carved floral and foliage motifs on the facade. The curio cabinet features a carved single door with the original glass panels over a bonnet top dressed with a carved crown; the cabinet is further embellished with two glass side panels. The inside is fitted with two curved shelves for ultimate display. The narrow wall cabinet...

This is a wood sticks and handpainted Spaniard fan. It depicts four different scenes related to Spain. Starting in the left, there is a bullfighter fighting a bull in a bullring; then an 18th Century scene of a horse carriage with a lady inside it in a country landscape while some people sitting in the grass appear selling pottery; next, there is a bouquet of carnations (the national flower of Spain) and finally some women with flamenco dresses dancing in a square. The fan is saved in a fan shaped gilt wood shadow box...

Display a bust or a vase on this elegant antique wall corbel; crafted in Italy, circa 1760, the large gilt wood wall bracket features hand carved scroll and acanthus leaf motifs thro...

Stunning colors for this Majolica plates signed Choisy le roi, circa 1890. Decorated with leaves, ferns, pink flowers and Greek border.

A large antique Victorian plaster plaque in classical relief inscribed 'C E Welstead 1898 Sculp'. The impressive scale and hanging hooks only add to this charming yet intriguing dec...

Great map of Washington Drawn and Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston Published By A & C Black, Edinburgh. Original colour Unframed.

This is an antique framed sampler. An English, needlepoint tapestry panel, dated to the Victorian period and later, circa 1850. Delightful ea...

A great Victorian mirror in the style of Gabriel Viardot. The mirror in the shape of a painters palette is held by a wooden winged dragon. Manufactured in France ca. 1880. Very good ...

Wonderful set of 16 botanical prints Lithographs after the original botanical drawings by Hooker. Original color Published, circa 1850 Unframed. The measurement given is for one...

Custom framed 19th century botanical engravings from "Sowerby's English Botany, or, Coloured Figures of British Plants". Sowerby was a famous English naturalist, illustrator and mine...

Wonderful charcoal portrait of a girl. By a very good victorian artist, William Wardlaw Laing* Sitter unknown. Signed lower left Presented in an antique bleached tropical hardw...

I.L. Jensen School, Danish Golden Age, 1840–1850 A beautiful and decorative oil painting depicting an arrangement of pink roses, lilies, and foliage. This unsigned work, painted by ...

19th Century English oyster plate with flowers Adderley ware.

Rare Majolica Palissy oyster plate attributed to Thomas Sergent with fishs heads, circa 1880.

This small and wonderful oil painting on posterboard by British artist Sidney Pike (1846-1907) depicts an autumnal landscape with a dog and shepherd tending to a flock of sheep. Posterboard would have been more likely used by artists pushing the boundaries of conventional materials at the time. Sidney Pike was a turn-of-the-century British painter best known for his depictions of the English countryside and livestock. He lived a rather Bohemian lifestyle, traversing from one lodging to another, and made most of his money painting...

19th century Majolica strawberries plate signed Minton.

Charming Oil on Panel by Alfred Dickman Bastin (1849-1913), last quarter of the 19th century. Complete with its original high quality giltwood frame. Depicts an interior view with...

‘The Chocolate Girl’ Watercolour by August Von Schiegel (German, 1828-1895), after a pastel work by Jean Etienne Liotards. It shows a young German c...

Barbizet (attributed) French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish (including a pike), a snake, a lizard, a frog, insects, shellfish and leaves. Colouration: blue, green,...

This is an antique framed needlepoint scene. An English, stump work tapestry panel, dating to the Victorian period and later, circa 1870. Beautifully pre...

This is a large antique school sampler. An English, needlepoint pupil's embroidery display with political poster to verso, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Delightful sa...

Mr John Gould's tropical framed Bird prints 1955 taken from his limited edition of 1000. The most celebrated British ornithologist of the nineteenth-century John Gould (1804-1881)...

Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890.

A lovely key hanger board made of hand carved wood, made in the black forest area in Germany. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It is not marked. A nice addition to your...

Oil on academy board, one signed W. Sheridan. W. Sheridan was an English artist active in the 19th century. Each painting measures 22" x 29.5" including the frame. The pair togethe...

Victorian Majolica lobster plate signed Wedgwood. Border decorated with vegetables.  

This unique and very well executed portrait of a mid 19th century couple done in silhouettes is adhered to glass as in Verre Eglomise with a very charming drawing of a parlor in the ...

This is a superbly carved enormous carved boiserie panel that would be perfect for using over an entryway door in a room or as a substitute for ...

A large antique ecclesiastical style painted canvas housed in a gilt gesso timber frame. Showcasing painted details, this handsome panel displays initials to the centre surrounded b...

Fine quality pair of circular floral needlework pictures. These pictures depict bouquets of English flowers. They are mounted and framed in their or...

Superb traditional oil painting by Daniel Van der Putten, depicting a wonderful Irish river and farmyard scene with wandering children and animals within the grounds. The remains of Ballycowan Castle in County Offaly are visible in the distance. Oil on board complete with its original exceptional traditional giltwood ornate frame. The Artist's majestic brush work captures with consummate finesse the magical colours of this rural Winter scene and his shadow and light work is superb. Signed lower left Daniel Van der Putten and titled at back. Condition: Perfect showroom condition with no imperfections. Height (entire including frame) 25" (65.5cm). Width: (entire including frame) 31” (79cm). Height (image only) 15.75" (40cm). Width: (image only) 21.5” (54.5cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Van der Putten is Dutch born but resides and paints in England. Exhibited only in the finest Galleries, we are pleased to offer this exceptional Artist’s work on-line. Ballycowan Castle is an Irish castle...

Majolica plate signed Choisy le roi, circa 1890. Decorated with leaves, ferns, pink flowers and Greek border. Very rare colors.

English Victorian Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890.

19th century cast iron shoemaker’s trade sign A highly decorative example of a late 19th century cast iron French shoemakers shop trade sign. Hand crafted from a hand cut iron metal...

Copy of a painting titled "Reclining Nude" showing woman with dark hair sleeping on pillows in a classical setting

Issued in the much sought after and scarce series: Abbé Lorenzo Berlèse Iconographie du genre camellia ou description et figures des camellia les plus belles et les plus rares ...

Superb Painting by Daniel Van der Putten, a view of one of Ireland’s most scenic locations Wicklow mountains in County Wicklow just outside of Dublin. This vintage view depicts a stream with sheep grazing to the left and a Round Tower and a group of cottage ruins with cattle grazing in the distance and a stunning Cherry Blossom Tree to the left. Oil on board complete with its original exceptional giltwood frame. Signed lower right Daniel Van der Putten and titled at back as shown, “Glendalough in Spring” Van der Putten is Dutch born but resides and paints in the UK. Exhibited only in the finest Galleries, it is a great honour to have a Van Der Putten in my Gallery and to have a Painting of St. Stephens...

Painted and gilded papier mache and wood. Decorative with the Beaconsfield crest. Benjamin Disraeli 1st Earl of Beaconsfield was a British statesman, conservative minister, twice pri...

A superb watercolor of golden eagles In an antique birds eye maple frame On paper laid on to card Late 19th century. Signed indistinctly bottom right ...

Quality antique Victorian rosewood banjo barometer, having a shaped wheel barometer by Ballard of Cranbrook, thermometer hygrometer spirit level and a circular silvered engraved dial...

Mr John Gould's tropical framed Bird prints 1955 taken from his limited edition of 1000. The most celebrated British ornithologist of the nineteenth-century John Gould (1804-1881) ...

William Strang (Artist 1859-1921) - David Strang (Etcher/Son of William Strang 1887-1967) - "The Flower Seller" - antique fine art engraving - renowned listed Scottish artist known for his portraits and engravings of peasants - signed and titled at the bottom - initialed and dated in the print - vintage enamel and silver gilt frame - England United Kingdom - circa 1903. Excellent antique condition - minor foxing to the paper edges from the acidic matte board - no loss - no damage - no restoration - minor scuffs & scratches to the vintage frame...

An antique 19th century coat of arms panel of Bristol. This shaped mahogany panel baring the Bristol coat of arms has a polychrome shellac finish and mounted in a shaped moulded fra...