Balkan Paintings

A fine quality circa 1780 oil on canvas portrait painting of a gentleman in powdered wig, coat, waistcoat, and frilled shirt housed in a period giltwood frame having bead and lamb's tongue design. Red wax seal collection...

This finely executed Russian Orthodox icon depicts St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most venerated saints in Eastern Christianity. The image is housed beneath a meticulously...

Handsome oil portrait of gentleman signed by unknown artist L. Frida (abbreviated).

Group of Three WPA Era Paintings, American, circa 1930s-1950s. From left to right, they are: 1) Brick mason oil painting, American, circa 1930s. It ...

A stunning and very finely produced antique Georgian original framed silhouette portrait of a gentleman dating from the 18th century. The portrait mounted in a thick carved wooden fr...

A traditional Russian icon of St John; the Theologian in Silence, where he appears to be holding the Gospel. The scene's title derives from the saint's hand gesture in which his fing...

19th C. Russian Icon of St. Floros and Lauros with Archangel Michael Holding the Holy Face. This stunning 19th-century Russian icon depicts Saints Floros and Lauros alongside Archangel Michael, who holds the revered Holy Face of Christ. The twin saints, known for their steadfast faith and martyrdom, are portrayed with serene expressions, embodying spiritual devotion and strength. The twin brothers, St. Floros and Lauros The Patron Saints of horses, were architects and stone masons, born in Illyria during the 2nd Century. Ordered to build a heathen temple, they converted the local population to Christianity and dedicated the completed building for Christian worship. They were consequently tortured and thrown to their deaths down a well. According to the Russian version of their lives many years later, the inhabitants of the place where they met their deaths, observed horses drinking water...

Selection of Mid-Century jazz themed paintings, American, circa 1930s-1970s. From left to right, they are: 1) New Orleans jazz watercolor by Leo Meirsdorff...

Antique 19 th c orthodox icon tempera on gold leaf on wood in polychrome enamel embossed brass oklad. Saint George The Miracle Worker defeating the dragon. Great level of master work...

18/19th Century Russian icon of St. John (Angel of the Desert); shown holding a kind of salver, and in it — if we see it up close — is depict...

Presenting a magnificent 19th-century Orthodox icon:The Pantocrator. This piece is painted in tempera on a wooden panel, exemplifying traditional religious artistry from this era. ...

19th Century oil on canvas painting by William Shayer Sr. (1787-1879), titled ‘The Wayside Chat’. The painting is signed at bottom right corner and dated circa 1830. Shayer Sr. was p...