Silk Needlework Picture Showing Shepherdess and Her Flock, England, circa 1840

Provenance: The Rouse Lench Collection A pair of lions resting comfortably on a Prattware plaque molded in high relief. They probably just finished a big meal! Hand painted in three ...

This pair of mid-19th century English corkworks showcases the intricate cutting and piercing of the cork demonstrating the artist's excellent craftsmanship. Each diorama features a ...

This hand crafted cork work shows a romantic scene of an ancient castle in a charming diorama. The castle is perched atop a promontory overlooking a river, complete with forested te...

This pair of antique Wedgwood creamware baskets and stands was made in England circa 1840. The baskets and their stands feature an impressed basketweave pattern and arcaded borders. ...

Superb large English silk and wool portrait, A Mother and Her Four Children, after John Hoppner R.A., circa 1810-20, Within gilt frame. Silk over linen fabric ground, silk floss, worsted wool yarn, Merino wool yarn and oil paint. A remarkable silk picture with painted sky background and each figure with a painted face and hands with the remaining portions of the picture finished in wool. The design comes from a mezzotint after John Hoppner made in the 1790s. John Hoppner specialized in painting mothers and children. The picture depicts a large standing female figure dressed in a white dress and wearing a turban. She stands by two classical columns with her four children in front of her. The youngest child is sitting on the ground playing with her red shoe in her hands with a tambourine by her side. Her elder sister stands behind her. Both girls are dressed in Empire-style muslin dresses...

A fine example of an English Charles II silk needlework picture framed under glass with figures and animals in its border, and foliate decoration throu...

Depicts a fanciful scene of children returning form the harvest in an idyllic rural landscape. The leaders are playing pipes with a dog frisking at their feet, while the remaining pa...

Very fine Italian 18th century silkwork picture depicting Torquato Tasso, the great Italian Renaissance poet, finely wrought with hundreds of grey and w...