Rare pair of portraits, Rose FAVRE circa 1910

Oil on walnut panel representing a young nude Oriental girl, wearing a blue sequin cap and a triple pearl necklace. Very charming atmosphere, undoubtedly signed by a good painter who...

Portrait of a young girl leaning against a carpeted cabinet, her left hand on a casually placed bouquet of roses. She is also wearing flowers in her hair. The gaze is very present, a...

Oil on canvas probably representing a theater actress in Antiquity. She seems to be wearing a staff and a mask of Hercules wearing a lion's head, a rich necklace with a Medusa head a...

Portrait of a young woman ,wearing a bouquet of chrysanthemums in her hair.(Allegory of Spring?) SCHREIBER Charles Baptiste (1847-1902) He studied in...

Portrait of a child with a hypnotic gaze. The signature of the work's author is not legible, but to assess its value, one need only stare.

Believing that the departed continue to hold influence over the lives of the living, many Chinese households honor their ancestors in private family rituals, invoking their spirits for long life, health, and prosperity. Commemorative portraits, which came into vogue in the late Ming and Qing dynasties, were commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to house the spirits of the deceased. When properly cared for, one's ancestors were believed to be a powerful source of honor, protection, and good luck. This pair of ancestor portraits was hand-painted in the late-19th century and beautifully depicts a Qing-dynasty couple. While some ancestral portraits offer a more stylized representation of one's ancestors, this particular pair is painted with incredible realism and life-like expressions. Rather than depict the pair in a regal hall wearing elaborate finery, the couple is shown in a quiet home environment, seated at either end of a square tea table. Their surroundings are minimal, practically undecorated, and they wear simple, matching blue silk robes. Two young children stand beside them, each trying to capture the attention of their grandparent. We love the painting's close attention to detail and the glimpse it offers of Qing-dynasty interiors - from the carved apron of the marble-top table to the red silk lotus slippers...

An oil on canvas portrait of a boy painted in France during the 1830s. Measures: 18.5 x 15.

A pair of Biedermeier portraits, circa 1840. Professionally restored in the 1960s. canvas: 20 ¾ by 24 ½ inches frame: 25 ½ by 29 ¼ inches Found together with the portrait of ...