Antique French "Edouard Detaille" (1848-1912) Oil on Canvas Infantry Painting

Antique English Framed Chromo Lithograph of Painting by Henry Holiday, Circa 1900's. Beautifully Painted: "The Meeting of Dante & Beatrice"

Antique Italian Framed Watercolor Painting Signed by Mario Spinetti, (1848-1925)

Large Antique English Framed Oil on Canvas Ship Painting, Signed "CKM 1876," Charles Keith Miller (British, 1836-1907). Charles Keith Miller (Briti...

Antique late 19th century Italian oil on canvas painting "The Music Lesson," signed "Adriano Cecchi," (1850-1936).

PAUL EMILE LÉON PERBOYRE French, 1851-1929 Cuirassiers Sharing Wine with Rural Countryman Oil on canvas signed lower left "Perboyre" Item # 309ULM18A A rich historical painting that captures the heart and reality of the Franco-Prussian conflict, the scene depicts a troop of Cuirassiers stopping for the afternoon in a non-descript field in the French countryside. Presumably the owner of the field, an older man has come out in the heat of the afternoon to greet the soldiers with a basket of wine bottles, offering a glass to the officers while chatting casually with them. Perhaps he is a local guide offering a sense of what the soldiers might expect in the rural countryside, but more likely it is simply a moment of reprieve in the idyllic countryside and a distinct juxtaposition to the intensity and drama of Perboyre's battle scenes. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was the last use of "cuirassiers" in the French army with uniforms characterized by the distinct helmets known as a "casque à crinière" featuring a plume of horsehair. The cuirassiers wore a breastplate (cuirass) and the red trousers were a standard part of the French military uniform...

(S - 206) Oil painting, circa 19th century with gold frame.  

This well executed original oil painting on wood panel was done by Christian Sell the Younger in circa 1880 in his realistic style. The painting portrays soldiers standing and on hor...

Set in the original carved gilt wood frame and painted in France circa 1860, the antique canvas depicts a pastoral scene with soldiers on horse-drawn carriage stopping in front of a ...