Baltic Wall Decorations

19th century Chinese silk painting. Framed and matted. Features scene of Chinese characters in a ceremony. Beautiful muted colors of green, red, ...

19th century mahogany corner bracket with inlaid vignettes. The vignettes depict a woman and a man fishing.  

An Italian carved and gilt wood wall-hanging bracket in eagle, grape, and shell motif, 19th century. This antique architectural wall decorations from Italy features a three-dimension...

This exceptional Russian Orthodox festal icon presents the principal feasts of the liturgical year arranged around the central depiction of the Resurrection of Christ (Descent into H...

This antique Russian icon, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century, represents a richly layered devotional composition painted in tempera on wood. The icon is arranged in a f...

This is a charming barn scene of a mother hen defending her chicks against a pair of small dogs derives its inspiration from the famous Dutch/Belgium animal painter Henriett Ronner-Knip (1821-1909). The fluffy little white guy is quite adventurous when considering the ferocity of the mother hen; while the little black dog is happy to hide behind his friend. This painting is in the tradition of Victorian dog...

Watercolor on paper mounted on masonite board with ornate gilt frame. Dimensions: (Board) H 13.5" x W 10"

A circa 1900's French portrait of a noble man. Measurements: Height: 35.5" Width: 27.5" Depth: 1"

Late 20th century modernist oil painting of Greco Roman wrestlers done in the classical style. By David Loeb. Oil on handmade paper. Signed on reverse and dated 1989. Loeb was born in 1953 and raised in Chappaqua, New York, David Loeb’s mother and her identical twin were painters, and he has been painting since childhood. He studied with Gillian Pederson-Krag at Cornell University; Reed Kay at Boston University; Louis Finkelstein, Wolf Kahn and Philip Guston at the Yale Summer School of Art and Music; and attended graduate school at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he studied with Robert Barnes...

Oil on board painting depicting a donkey in a frontal portrait. The work features expressive brushstrokes and a palette of earth tones, ochre, and black, contrasted against a light b...

An elegant and richly carved pair of Italian 19th century Baroque st. Giltwood wall brackets. This stunning pair are designed with three handsome scrolled and tapering acanthus leave...

Beautiful Russian icon of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, painted and gilded during the 19th century. Rich in spiritual significance and devotional character, this icon represents one of the most beloved subjects of Eastern Orthodox religious art. The composition depicts the Virgin Mary (Theotokos) tenderly holding the infant Jesus in her arms, emphasizing her role as the Mother of God and intercessor for humanity. The serene expressions, solemn gaze, and sacred intimacy between mother and child reflect the profound symbolism and theological depth characteristic of Russian iconography. Executed in oil and enhanced with gilded decoration, the icon displays the traditional artistic conventions of Orthodox painting, including stylized features, symbolic colors, and a luminous golden background that evokes the divine realm. The gilding beautifully complements the painted surface, creating a rich visual effect and enhancing the devotional presence of the work. Produced during the 19th century, a period of continued flourishing of icon painting in the Russian Empire, this piece would have served as an object of private devotion or as part of a domestic icon corner, a central element of Orthodox spiritual life. Its intimate dimensions make it ideal for display in a collection of religious art, iconography, devotional objects, or Eastern European antiques...