Maine - Wall Decorations

Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left. Presented in a period, if not original, frame measureing 22" x 28" including the frame. This wonderfully atmospheric nocturnal harbor scape...

Lovely pastoral English landscape featuring cows and castles in oil on slate board. Two cows pose near a river. Executed in a slightly naïve style. Beautiful tones. Unsigned. In orig...

Shadowbox containing Grand Tour gutta-percha plaques. Gutta-percha is a rigid, naturally occurring latex derived from the sap of South American Malaysian trees and was produced long ...

Extraordinary portrait miniature in a rare half body pose. The sitter appears to be in mourning. Exquisite details — her book, her rings, the arm garter! She has a Titus or coif...

A very rare surviving Pre-Columbian Nazca Stepped Textile Tunic, Nazca Peru, 200-600 AD. Museum mounted on a linen covered panel. Impressive piece overall. Stepped design and frin...

Charming watercolor of a young woman in a white muslin dress wearing what appears to be coral beads, the "beginner" jewelry of the Regency Period.. Painted with the rare stippling te...

This charming reverse glass painting is titled "Painting" and part of a set with another subject titled "Architecture". The scene depicted is a fête champêtre or outdoor party, a pop...

Absolutely gorgeous Georgian miniature portrait of John Taylor, aged 5 years. Dated 1785. There appears to be a small cutting of hair on the back of the brooch. Oil on ivory. Setting...

Oil on canvas signed in the lower right corner. This painting depicts an American clipper ship with a pilot in the English Channel. The dimensi...

This painting is an oil on canvas and signed in the lower right, dating to about 1920. It does has craquelure which would be expected for an untouched painting of this age, but it d...

Wonderful reverse glass or eglomise painting featuring a young goat herd with a village in the distance. Original gilt frame. Charmingly patinated.

Intaglios, pressed seaweeds from a Victorian album, resin wax seals, and vintage frames come together in a wonderful paint and gilt velvet matted shadow box that originally housed an...

Japanese 17th century school "Tale of Genji Scene" painting on paper, mounted to board. Nicely framed and boxed. Professor Melissa McCormick at Harvard b...

English folk art painting from the 1830s-1840s depicting a seated older woman with a bible or book of psalms to show her literacy and faith. She is wearing an ermine trimmed fur coll...

Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Wildlife artist Julie Jeppsen is known for her paintings combining realism and atmosphere of wild animals in landscape. Julie is a self-taught ar...

Utterly charming portrait of a French or Belgian matron with a gorgeous lace fichu. She has an incredibly expressive, kind face. On verso in white chalk (now covered by backing paper...

Oil on panel. With MacConnal-Mason and Son, Ltd label on reverse. Featuring the 'kill' of an English fox hunt scene. Painting measures 7.25" x 15" an...

Venetian Capriccio, after Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793) Unsigned, with a label from Wandenberg Freres (Paris) affixed to the back of the mat.

"El Toro" Mid-century Modern Romanos Glass Mosaic Abstract Bull. An unusual piece, this is a glass mosaic depicting a stylized bull set within a green-blue gradient. Metal "Romanos" ...

Charming 19th century miniature of a gentleman with a very sweet face. Impressive sideburns! Watercolor on ivory. Very unusual scalloped, green painted frame. 

Landscape painting by Jacob van Strij, brother of Abraham van Strij, School of A.C. Lens and the Antwerp Academy. Featuring cattle with ruins and the far background. In excellent con...

The circular glazed white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, set within a pierced case with ribbon-tied fruiting laurel trails, each side with a ram’s mask capped pilaster, ...

Luminous mountain scene featuring the alps region of Austria Kaisergebirge. This painting is an oil on canvas and signed in the lower left, dating to the turn of the century 1900 to...

Leroy Setziol Monumental Carved Yellow Cedar/ Wall Sculpture for United States National Bank of Portland, 1963 Beginning in 1949, the United States National Bank of Portland embarked on a long-term program of acquiring and commissioning works by Oregon artists for installation throughout its growing network of branches. Working with artists, architects, landscape designers, and craftsmen, the bank sought to create public spaces that reflected the culture, economy, and character of Oregon communities. The program included paintings, sculpture, stained glass, ceramics, and architectural commissions and was celebrated in the 1963 exhibition A Bank As Art Patron at the Museum of Art, University of Oregon. This monumental wall mural by Leroy Setziol (1915–2005) was commissioned in 1963 as part of that initiative. Measuring nearly sixteen feet in length and just over three feet in height (191" x 37" x 7"), the work is composed of multiple hand-carved yellow cedar panels and represents an early large-scale architectural commission created during a formative period in Setziol's career. Composed of multiple hand-carved yellow cedar panels, the sculpture demonstrates Setziol's ability to create a unified visual statement from deeply incised geometric forms, rhythmic patterns, and abstract imagery. Individual sections of the mural vary dramatically in character, ranging from tightly ordered geometric passages to more organic and intuitive carving. Together they create a composition that rewards prolonged viewing and reflects the artist's belief that wood itself could serve as both material and subject. Particularly notable is the panel at the far right of the mural, which incorporates a series of carved livestock brands. Research conducted with the Oregon Department of Agriculture has identified these as registered Oregon cattle brands associated with ranching operations in the Junction City area. Their inclusion provides a rare documentary element within Setziol's otherwise abstract carving and establishes a direct connection between the artwork and the community in which it was installed. More than decorative motifs, the brands appear to acknowledge the agricultural families, ranches, and businesses that formed an important part of the local economy. In doing so, the mural transcends pure abstraction and becomes a reflection of community identity. The carving recognizes an important aspect of the region's agricultural heritage and establishes a direct connection between the artwork and the local community in which it was installed. Born in Portland in 1915, Leroy Setziol followed an unlikely path to becoming one of the Pacific Northwest's most respected sculptors. After service in the United States Army during World War II, he spent time in New York before returning to Oregon. Drawn to carving but lacking formal artistic training, he established a small studio behind the Portland home of his father, a Lutheran minister. During his first year as a professional sculptor he reportedly earned only fifteen dollars from the sale of his work. Working largely in isolation, Setziol developed a highly personal approach to carving that relied on intuition rather than academic training. His sculptures combined deeply incised geometric structures with forms inspired by nature, mythology, and the inherent character of wood itself. By the early 1960s his work had attracted the attention of architects and corporate patrons seeking original works that could be integrated into modern buildings. Commissions such as this mural for United States National Bank marked the beginning of a period that would lead to some of the most significant architectural projects of his career. The following year, architect John Storrs commissioned Setziol to create a series of monumental relief panels for Salishan Lodge in Gleneden Beach...

Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left. This painting measures 23" x 19.75" including the frame. It has a beautiful luminous quality and features a hunter and his dog hunting woodco...

Oil on canvas signed lower right. Presents very well overall and measures 31" x 43" including the frame. Provenance: Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, ME Private Collection G...

A bucolic sunrise scene from the Netherlands or German by Johann Jungblut. Oil on board signed in the lower left. Measures 23.25" x 17.25" including the frame. While this work is ...

Framed hand-colored engraving from George’s-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle depicting ‘English horses’. Mounted on hand marbled paper, matted, and framed in a bob...

Oil on canvas painting of group of gentlemen telling tales at the pub by German artist Fritz Wagner. The painting is signed in the lower right corner and presented in a period frame...

Wonderfully detailed French art sculpture of a cow's head from a Lyon, France butcher shop advertisement. Realistic and lifelike - artistically done! Terracotta sculpture of the cow'...

Fall farm scene painting by John Linnell, oil on board signed and dated in the lower right. The painting measures 26.5" x 28.5" including the fram...

Impressive French verdure tapestry depicting a richly wooded landscape with mounted hunters, hound, rabbit and figures amid abundant trees and foliage. The animated hunt scene unfold...

This superb original botanical watercolor is from a manuscript entitled Hortus Botanicus which illustrated plants according to the Linnaean system and Willdenow’s revisions. The manu...

Unique seaweed "wreath" from a Victorian scrapbook with what appears to be James Madison in the center. Specimens of beautiful green and burgundy seaweed form the wreath. Framed in a...

Signed lower right. Presented in a beautiful gilt frame.

A pair of oil on panel paintings featuring the "Farm in Autumn" and "A Fisherman in the Mountains". Autumn initialed 'D' lower right and The Fisherman ...

This superb original botanical watercolor is from a manuscript entitled Hortus Botanicus which illustrated plants according to the Linnaean system and Willdenow’s revisions. The manu...

Wonderful French painting, in what looks like the original giltwood frame and French matting. The painting features a troubadour inscribing a column with the words, “Viva ou mourir p...

This superb original botanical watercolor is from a manuscript entitled Hortus Botanicus which illustrated plants according to the Linnaean system and Willdenow’s revisions. The manu...

Oil on panel, signed with initials and dated 55' lower right. Additional identifying label on reverse. Nikolai Timkov is one of the best known Russian impressionists in the world. H...

Wonderful small hand-made card with a poem extolling the virtues of mothers under the flap. Clearly a hand-made salute to a beloved mother. Classical Subject with German text around ...

Wonderful “Tassie” of Prime Minister William Pitt (1759-1806). James Tassie was a Scottish gem engraver, who developed a technique using an opaque glass that could replicate any...

Well painted oil on canvas English marine painting. This work is signed and dated in the lower left. I have been unable to make out the signature. It is in good condition and read...

Oil on panel, presented in a gilt frame, measuring 22" x 18" overall with frame. Signed in the lower right. Inscription on reverse Torre del Greco, Naples. This work presents very...

An oil on canvas, signed lower right. Measuring 36" x 46" including the frame. Mr. Valery Tsarikovsky is an internationally respected artist known as Tsar - impressionism today, reflecting our environment vibrancy of the cities, harmony of any weather conditions, creating atmosphere of the present moment. Born in 1952 in Kiev (Ukraine), Val Tsar...

Oil on canvas depicting a vibrant vase of fresh cut flowers, signed and dated in the lower right. The dimensions listed include the frame. John C. Traynor's painting style is rem...

An E. Alvarado 1959 mosaic wall panel commissioned at the Taxco showroom of Los Castillo Plateros depicting the 1467 reconstruction of the temple of Huitzilopochtii after its damage ...

Two-faced drawing. Studies of characters and harbor scene. With an inscription stating it is from the sketchbook in the collection of Dr. Manuel de Espirito Santo in Lisbon. Ink a...

This superb original botanical watercolor is from a manuscript entitled Hortus Botanicus which illustrated plants according to the Linnaean system and Willdenow’s revisions. The manu...

An extraordinary, full-scale painted stage backdrop created for the 2013 Princeton University production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George painted by Susan Donner....

Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left. Measures 43" x 35" including the frame. Presents very well and is ready to hang. Provenance: Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, ME DuMo...

Well preserved large 19th century pressed herbarium specimen hand labeled in French of roses. Matted on hand marbled paper and framed in a gold frame.

This superb original botanical watercolor is from a manuscript entitled Hortus Botanicus which illustrated plants according to the Linnaean system and Willdenow’s revisions. The manu...

This striking aquatint engraving is from the work after Pablo Picasso and Georges Louis Leclerc Comte de Buffon entitled Eaux-Fortes Originales pour des Textes de Buffon. The work wa...

Tempura on heavy paper, signed and dated 1945 lower left. The piece measures 23" x 30" including the frame and presents very well overall. Provenance: Willard Gallery, NYC Bradbu...

Large lid from an antique wallpaper box featuring “The Rhinoceros Hunt” paper. The paper is a rare, American early 19th century block-printed decorative paper. It was less used as a ...

Wonderful 1794 Silk on Silk memorial embroidery--a memorial to J. Wainwright, aged 12 years. Wonderful imagery including a thistle plant (which symbolized the shortness of life), a willow, spring flowers, and an anchor. There is also a tiny turtle in the right bottom corner! Wonderful ombre stitching at bottom suggests water and a grassy bank. Silk is in near perfect condition, which is unusual for a piece this age. Such memorial embroideries were often completed in private boarding schools and academies. The student stitched a design drawn by a teacher or artist who specifically specialized in these designs. The watercolor faces...

Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right and presented in a wonderful gilt frame. This vibrant still life measures 33.5" x 41.5" including the frame. 1855-1936, French Desire Alfred Magne...

This oil on canvas is signed and dated in the lower right and measures 32.5" x 37" including the frame. The scene depicts a young lady playing her guitar by the light of the fire. ...

An oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner and present in a period, if not the original, frame measuring 26.75" x 24" (frame included) featuring boat in the harbor of Venice, ...