English 19th Century Original William Poole Genre Painting Granny Tells the Tale

English or Dutch original oil painting on canvas of a bucolic scene with a ram and ewe with ducks "At the Water's Edge", signed with initials H ST. This 19th century painting is on i...

American original oil painting on canvas in contemporary gold frame. This is a portrait of Edward W. Blaisdell (1845-1924) a prominent architect who worked primarily on the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. He designed everything from bridges to summer homes to coastal inns. He designed the Grand Passoconaway Inn in York, Maine, which was the center piece of a resort that had all of the latest innovations of the late 19th century incorporated into its structure. He is known for his large shingle style homes that still influence much of coastal Maine architecture. This handsome portrait of a handsome man...

German 19th century original oil on canvas, signed G(ustav) (konrad) SUS. "Dooryard Dispute" shows a scene from daily life, where the lady of the house encourages better behavior from her two dueling roosters. Surrounding the roosters are chickens, chicks and other birds ignoring the dispute and getting on with life. Gustav Konrad Sus...

English William IV period mahogany console table with bold acanthus leaf carved monopodia legs, ending in lion paw feet, removable replaced marble top, circa 1835.

English original oil painting on canvas "Retrieving the Grog Before the Storm"; signed lower left: Thomas LUNY; and indistinctly dated--only a "2" is discernable. This dramatic painting depicts ships outward bound while smugglers in the foreground heave their small boat to shore while others roll a barrel of grog to safety. The sea is building while the white cliffs and stone fortress at the entrance to a harbor stand firm against the impending storm. This is quintessential Luny, displaying his deft handling of the ocean and the exposition of coastal life in the early 19th century. We have had this painting cleaned, rebacked and restored by Northeast Painting Conservation, York, Maine. Thomas Luny (1759-1837), was born in Cornwall but moved to London at an early age and was raised there by his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth. Thomas' father is thought to have been employed in some activity at the London Docks and from thence the younger Thomas was exposed to the maritime world from an early age. He is thought to have been apprenticed to the London artist Francis Holman...

English signed and dated original maritime oil painting on canvas "The Working Harbor". This scene of a working harbor, probably in Kent, is signed and dated: JOHN WILSON (18)70. ...

19th century miniature Swiss oil painting on tin depicting the Legend of William Tell. Showing William Tell on bent knee aiming the crossbow at hi...

An English oil on canvas genre painting from the 19th century by Charles Hunt Jr (1829 -1900), titled "The Intruder". Created in the 19th century by the son of Charles Hunt Senior wh...

Early 19th century Northern European Genre Painting of a Wedding, unsigned, late 18th or early 19th century, an oil on canvas finely detailed view of many celebratory figures in an i...

"The Shepherd" is a 19th-century English painting that showcases a pastoral scene enveloped within a lavish gilt frame. The artwork presents a picturesque depiction of rural life, ca...

19th Century Neoclassical Spanish Large Genre Painting attr. Stunning oil painting on a large-scale canvas features a Gypsy musician serenading a group of nobility, including elaborately dressed ladies. The scene takes place in a romanticized garden setting on an early evening. The background is adorned with colonnades, statues and additional people. This Spanish painting has distinctive characteristics of French and Italian influence of the Baroque and Neoclassical periods. The brilliant artist has mastered the perfect use of chiaroscuro, the interplay of light and dark. The subject and masterful technique indicates it was created by the hand of Jose Jimenez Aranda...

A beautiful 19th Century genre painting in the Dutch style, clearly influenced by Vermeer, with light pouring in from an upper window. Depicting a kitchen maid preparing vegetable on...