18th Century Oil Painting from the School of Jan Van Neck

A pair of mid-18th century George III period mahogany Library Gainsborough armchairs, having serpentine top rails above set back arms, with serpentine seats, supported on chamfered l...

An important pair of mid-18th century Chippendale period mahogany Library Armchairs, having unusual carved and scrolled cartouche-shaped backs, with scroll moulded set-back arms. The Chairs having stuffover seats with gadrooned borders, supported on blind fret carved cabriole legs with scrolled toes. For similar examples see Chippendale's Director, 'French Chairs' Plate XXI Further information: Similar examples of our Library Armchairs can be found in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale book Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director (1762). The pair resembles the right chair design in Plate XXI, catalogued by Chippendale as “French Chairs”. He described in his book that this model “may be executed to advantage, some of them are intended to be open below at the back: which makes them very light without having a bad effect.’ His design illustrates his familiarity with the fashionable French Rococo style represented by the curvilinear form of the chair and scrolled feet. The carved surface decoration on our Chairs is much less elaborate than that on the published design and is more reminiscent of the work of Robert Manwaring...

An important pair of mid-18th century period carved giltwood mirrors, having oval centres surmounted by scrolled and corniced panels with swans. The Mirrors decorated with C-scrolls, leaves and branches, with oval panels with rock decoration below. Replacement mirror...

A mid-18th century George III period well figured mahogany serpentine chest, having tulipwood cross banded and boxwood line inlaid canted cornered top, above four graduated cockbeade...

Important oil on canvas, anonymous work attributed to the 17th-century French school, depicting a refined allegory of Dawn, a mythological figure associated with dawn and the renewal...

"SAINT MATEUS" Italian School from the 18th century. Oil on canvas. Dim.: 54 x 38cm good condition

Roman school, 18th century The Sacrifice of Iphigenia Oil on canvas, Measures: 50 x 64.5 cm The canvas depicts The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, a theme reported by numerous sources, including the Greek tragedies Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides and Agamemnon by Aeschylus, as well as in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The myth tells how the Greeks, under the command of Agamemnon, gathered at the city of Aulis, in Boeotia, from which they then set sail for Troy. The persistent calm of the winds, however, prevents the Greek ships...

Extra Large 18th Century European School, Original Oil Painting, A True Museum Piece. Beautiful detailed work and colors. The canvas is glued to the board for preservation. Signed on...