New York City - Wall Decorations

Very large 19th century oil on canvas depicting a large bouquet in a metal bowl (or brazier) beside a pitcher and bounty of fruits and vegetables. Mounted in a period giltwood frame...

Contemporary French artist Perrine Blaise paints on thin slices of wood. Weathered effect in shades of blue with sage green, white and tan slices. Abstract shapes. Newly framed in wh...

Shigeru Uchida floating aluminum wall cabinets with sliding doors. Pastoe, Netherlands. Four available, priced separately. Measurements: 35.5” width, 7.25” depth, 10.5” height (each)

Modern Post-War Fish Monoprint composed of blue ink on black paper. Signed at bottom right "Mury" and titled at bottom left "The Monster from Tomkins Cove (NY)." Matted and contained...

Representing Greek mythology scene with Neptune

Antique Persian Heriz Karaja Oriental rug, in small size. An antique Persian Heriz Karaja oriental rug, size 6'0" x 4'8", ...

Copy of a painting of a faux tiled mural of monument showing a medieval knight on horse against a red background

A Very Large and Exceptionally Fine Quality Antique Italian Micro-Mosaic Plaque Depicting "The Saint Peter Square" in Rome. The center medallion surrounded by a beautiful Laurel Wreath in multiple shades of Green Mosaic amidst a black Belgium Marble border. The interior rounded subject depicts Saint Peter Square which is found in Rome, Italy. The entire center panel is made up of a captivating array of tesserae in a variety of shapes and colors, which create this stunning mosaic construct. When inspected from up-close, small rectangular tesserae are found in an assortment of colors, which include: white, green, blue, red, black, brown, orange etc. When the subject is seen from afar, a fantastic image of the entire Saint Peter Square can be viewed as if a painting has been created. The oil on canvas of this scene, by was sold in Christie's Auction for over $2,000,000 USD. The plaque rests in a custom ebonized and gilt square frame. This can be used as a decorative object on the wall to serve as a painting, or, be converted to a table-top by mounting it on a table stand. Rome, Circa: 1850 Giovanni Paolo Panini (Piacenza 1691-1765 Rome), View of Saint Peter's Square, Rome. From Christie's Auction: Giovanni Paolo Panini arrived in Rome in 1711, painting capricci and architectural pieces in a vigorous if slightly eccentric style, and by 1719, when he was admitted to the Academy of St. Luke and the virtuosi al Pantheon, he was a rising star in the Roman art world. From around 1719-1726 he was much in demand for decorative frescoes, including quadratura, ornament and landscape and other genres, often in collaboration with figure or flower painters. During this period he worked for Cardinal Patrizi at Villa Patrizi, Cardinal Annibale Albani at Palazzo Albani (now del Drago) alle Quattro Fontane, Livio de Carolis at Palazzo de Carolis, Cardinal Alberoni at Palazzo Alberoni, Innocent XIII Conti in the Quirinal and in the library of S. Croce in Gerusalemme. In 1724 he married Caterina Gosset, the sister-in-law of Nicolas Vleughels, the director of the French Academy in Rome, to which he was admitted in 1732, and as a result he was much patronized by the French. During the 1720s he developed his figure style away from the awkwardness of his early works into one that concentrated on groups of stylishly-dressed aristocrats and skillfully modelled bystanders, sibyls and pseudo-antique figures. These he noted down in drawings (such as a sketchbook in the British Museum) that he drew upon to populate his paintings. He also began to receive commissions to design and record temporary festivals, often for French ambassadors to Rome. By the beginning of the 1730s Panini was developing a distinctive subgenre of the capriccio in which recognizable monuments are placed in imaginary topographical relationships, which were well-received in the classicizing era of Clement XII Corsini. In 1732 he was one of the panel of judges for the competition instituted by Clement for the Lateran façade, and in the following year painted an impressive View of Piazza del Quirinale for the pope. At about this time he was developing his best-known topographical subjects, interior views of St Peter's and the Pantheon, which were much in demand, to judge by the number of extant versions extending into the 1750s. By about 1734 he was beginning to attract the attention of English patrons, who ordered sets of Roman views, such as those at Marble Hill House (1738) and Castle Howard. In 1736, through Filippo Juvarra, he received important commissions from Philip V of Spain for scenes of the life of Christ in the Chinoiserie room at La Granja in Spain (1736). From as early as the 1720s he had been producing some vedute (view-paintings), initially based on prototypes by Gaspar van Wittel, and he developed the genre in subsequent decades in works that would include impressive panoramic views of the Forum or Palatine, although his staple genre was the capriccio rather than the veduta. He also expanded his repertory of church interiors, adding such churches as S. Paolo fuori le Mura and S. Agnese in Piazza Navona, as well as church interiors recording special events. His son by his first marriage, Giuseppe (1718-1805), began to support him in architectural and festival design projects. By the 1740s Panini was at the peak of his powers, and evidently had a considerable workshop helping him meet demand, especially of capricci to be used as overdoors and other decorative installations. Giovanni Paolo was successful in elevating himself socially above the usual artisanal status of genre painters, and would sometimes include a self-portrait in paintings commissioned by the great and powerful. He also appears to have been successful financially, and owned a substantial palazzo in via Monserrato. He increasingly concentrated on important commissions, such as a view of the Lottery in Piazza Montecitorio (London, National Gallery, 1743-1744), the designs for the festival decorations for the birth of the Dauphin in Palazzo Farnese (Waddesdon Manor, 1751), or the view of an imaginary picture gallery housing the collection of Cardinal Valenti Gonzaga (Wadsworth Atheneum, 1749). In the mid-1750s he received an important series of commissions from the Duc de Choiseul, French ambassador to Rome and soon to become one of the most powerful men in France, that included his best-known compositions, Ancient Rome (Roma Antica) and Modern Rome (Roma Moderna). These large paintings, of which there are three sets (in Boston and Stuttgart, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Louvre) represent imaginary picture galleries based on the Valenti Gonzaga composition but hung with what purport to be Panini's own vedute of ancient and modern sites respectively (with corresponding pieces of sculpture). These paintings sum up the eighteenth-century canon of the greatest works of architecture and sculpture, and the equivalence between modern and ancient Rome. By this time Panini was being assisted by his son by his second marriage, Francesco (1748-1800), who was a skilled draughtsman and painter who continued his father's work after his death in 1765. The Farnborough Hall paintings The Piazza S. Pietro and the Campidoglio are important vedute by Panini painted in 1750 and originally installed, with other works by Panini and Canaletto, in the seat of the Holbech family, Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire (National Trust). Farnborough Hall had been inherited in 1717 by William Holbech (circa 1699-1771), who is documented on the Grand Tour in Florence, Rome and Venice from late 1732 until his return home at the end of April 1734 with his brother Hugh. Holbech is said to have gone on the Grand Tour to recover from a broken heart and to have spent a considerable time there prior to these documented appearances. During his time in Rome he acquired two Paninis, which were seen by an anonymous antiquary around 1746, who referred to various sculptures "all brought from Rome with two pictures, one of the Rotunda, and the other of diverse buildings by Panino" (British Library, Add. MS 6230, pp. 31-32). The Rotunda (the Pantheon) is a painting now in a private collection in New York, and is signed and dated 1734. The Diverse Buildings, which was probably one of Panini's capricci, has not been identified. On his Grand Tour Holbech seems also to have acquired two Canalettos, although they are not mentioned by the antiquary, who may only have had eyes for things Roman. In about 1746-1747, Holbech remodelled the house by creating a Saloon, now the dining room, at the back of the house. This room, the entrance hall, the staircase, library and closet were stuccoed by William Perritt of York, and a bill for this work dated 14 November 1750 survives (or survived until recently; G. Beard, Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain, London, 1975, p. 233). The two Canalettos acquired on the Grand Tour were installed in the Saloon, together with two new works commissioned from Canaletto, who was then in England and working nearby at Warwick Castle in 1748. The two Paninis acquired on the Grand Tour may have been installed in the Library, as Alastair Laing assumes (op. cit.), while three new works commissioned from Panini in Rome were placed in the Hall and Saloon: the Piazza S. Pietro for the overmantel in the Hall (fig. 1), the Campidoglio as the overmantel in the Saloon (fig. 2), and an Interior of St Peter's (now in Detroit) (fig. 3) on the adjacent wall facing the windows. Two of the Canalettos flanked the Campidoglio, while the others were on the opposite wall. The Interior of St Peter's was therefore effectively the fifth member of the Canaletto set, distinct from the two overmantels. Holbech's installation of his Canalettos and Paninis in fixed stucco frames was unusual for England in 1750, and had probably been inspired by what he had seen on his Grand Tour in Northern Italy, where fixed stucco installations of canvases were common in the 1720s and 1730s (Cornforth, II, p. 51). The Campidoglio and the Interior of St Peter's are both signed and dated 1750, a date that corresponds to the payments for the stucco. The commission for the new Paninis would have been made through an agent, possibly the Roman dealer in antiquities Belisario Amidei from whom some of the antique busts in the Hall were acquired in 1745, who was also a picture dealer; or perhaps the painter Pietro Berton, who on 7 December 1750 shipped a Panini to England. The paintings were sold to Savile Gallery in 1929 and replaced by copies by one Mohammed Ayoub. The four Canalettos were exhibited at Savile Gallery in 1930 and entered the London art trade, finding their way at various times to Augsburg, Melbourne, Ottawa and a private collection. The Paninis seem to have been resold immediately to Knoedler & Co. in New York. When the stucco was removed from the library by Holbech's great-grandson, another William Holbech, shortly after his succession in 1812, the Interior of the Pantheon and the Diverse Buildings may have been taken down. Although there is no record of either painting being at Farnborough subsequently, the Interior of the Pantheon at least must have remained there, since it appeared at Knoedler's in 1930 at about the same time as the other Paninis, and was presumably acquired at the same time from the same source. The Campidoglio was a rare subject for Panini: this is the only known extant version, apart from fictive versions in the Metropolitan Museum (1757) (figs. 4) and Louvre (1759) versions of his Roma Moderna composition (but not in the first Boston version of 1757). Probably Holbech insisted on the choice of subject in order to represent the centre of Rome's civic administration to complement the religious one of St Peter's. The Campidoglio may have been of interest to English patrons because it represented the seat of a form of government they were more comfortable with than the papacy. For example, Canaletto painted the subject, together with English subjects, for Thomas Hollis, 'the most bigoted of all Republicans' in 1755, who may have wanted to 'represent London as the heir to the legacy of Ancient Rome and Renaissance Italy' (see Michael Liversidge and Jane Farrington, eds., Canaletto and England, exhibition catalogue, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, London, 1993, p. 25). Canaletto also painted the subject for Sir Richard Neave, Ist Baronet (1731-1814) of Dagnam Park, Essex, at the end of his English stay or shortly afterwards (i.e. 1755-1766) (sold, Sotheby's, London, 10 July 2002, lot 8). Like Holbech, Neave mixed Venetian and Roman subjects, but his Roman subjects steer clear of St Peter's: the others were the Piazza del Quirinale and Piazza Navona. While Holbech had gone to both Venice and Rome and commissioned views of both cities, Rome sets the keynote for his decoration: antique busts line the Hall, and its religious and civic centres are the overmantels in the Hall and Saloon respectively. The Piazza S. Pietro The Piazza S. Pietro shows the piazza much as it appears today, apart from the absence of Valadier's late eighteenth-century clocks on the towers. Bernini's colonnade (1656-1667), both ends of which are visible, reaches out its arms to embrace the viewer. In the center of the piazza is the obelisk moved by Sixtus V in 1586 from the left side of the church where it had formed part of the Circus of Nero. On either side are two fountains, the one on the right by Carlo Maderno (1613) and the one on the left created to match it by Carlo Fontana in 1677. Beyond is the rectangular forecourt to the church, the piazza retta, leading to the façade by Maderno, completed in 1610, and the dome by Michelangelo, Giacomo della Porta and Domenico Fontana. To the right of the façade the roof of the Sistine Chapel is just visible, followed by the Cortile di S. Damaso, the palace of the Swiss Guards and the palace of Paul V. A Cardinal is being driven in a carriage across the piazza at the right in the direction of the Borgo Nuovo and Ponte S. Angelo with his blue-liveried retinue and subsidiary carriages. Unlike the later versions of the subject that depict the Duke de Choiseul, there seems to be no intent to portray any particular cardinal: the procession of a cardinal here is presented simply as characteristic activity within the piazza. Various groups of figures, including well-dressed women in brightly colored dresses, Swiss Guards, priests, gentlemen, idlers and a pilgrim are distributed around the piazza. In the foreground an imaginary heap of fallen masonry provides visual interest in an otherwise dead space. Panini painted the Piazza S. Pietro on a number of occasions, and his works falls into two types, one with the viewpoint shifted slightly to left of the axis, as in the Farnborough Hall version, and one with it shifted slightly to the right. The first type is based on a composition by Gaspar van Wittel, of which there are numerous versions from 1684 until 1721 (Fig. 9 van Wittel). The work by Panini that seems closest to Van Wittel and therefore probably the earliest is the version in the Circolo della Caccia, Rome, which has been dated to the second half of the 1730s, but is probably a decade or so earlier. Another, on the London art market in 2002-2009, and a version with workshop participation at Sotheby's, Milan (20 November 2007, lot 137) and currently on the art market in Rome, are closer to an important painting in Toledo (Arisi no. 308) that is signed and dated 1741 (fig. 6). Van Wittel employed a wide format (about 2:1), showed both of the end faces of the colonnade almost to their full extent, and introduced the theme of a heap of masonry to enliven the foreground. His choice of perspective implies a viewpoint located in the small piazza between the Borgo Nuovo and Borgo Vecchio, now the Piazza Pio XII at the top of the Via della Conciliazione. From this viewpoint a building at the left tended to interfere with the view of the end of the left arm, as can be seen from the Nolli map...

American (circa 1880) painted mural of a panoramic view of the New York City harbor with boats & city landmarks. Originally in the American Stock Exchange...

A set of five French needlepoint panels, circa 1880. Each panel has a different animal or floral them. Size: 1'3 x 3'10.

Copy of an impressionist painting titled "Fort Vimieux" showing a ship aground

Antique French Aubusson Rug Hand Woven 1880 6x7ft Rare Design 178cm x 206cm "This is a great example of an authentic antique French Aubusson rug. This is a very fine, flat woven pie...

A Unique Pair of Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Hanging Wall Sculptures Depicting a beautiful scantily clad woman, hands raised above her head, standing on a designed sp...

American Victorian style (Mid-20th Century) seascape painting of a 3 masted clipper sailboat on rough waters in a gold carved frame (signed G(unter) SEEKATZ)

A French romantic tapestry from the late 19th century, depicting a courtship scene between a young man and his lady, with the two lovers seated amidst ...

As part of Marimekko's ongoing efforts to promote the brand worldwide, this piece is from a line of posters sent to distributors, press, and agents to celebrate the 25th anniversary ...

Oil painting on board by Sara Skaaning. Based in the Island Mon, Denmark, the visual artist Sara Skaaning starts from her surroundings that twists and transforms until completely di...

Late 18th century Aubusson tapestry panel made in France. Measures: Height 8'6'', width 10'6'' Animals in a central oval cameo amongst garlands, birds, scrolling acanthus leaves a...

Italian Renaissance style metal wall plaque of arms and armor displayed on a round shield back.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of "Les Femmes Deux," the latest stunning addition to our beloved series of female abstract portraits. This exquisite limited edition fine art ...

French Victorian large gilt arch shaped horizontal wall plaque with 3 carved winged cupid heads and scroll filigree design.   

Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) oil painting on canvas depicting a white peacock in a garden surrounded by other birds in an ornately carved giltwood frame.

19th century gilt framed oil painting portrait of lady wearing black hat and blue striped dress.  

English Victorian style maple framed oil seascape painting of clipper ship near white coast (20th Century).  

"Les Femmes Un" is a gorgeous limited edition fine art print that exemplifies the essence of modernist portraiture. Capturing the allure and sophistication of a seated woman, the art...

In the 18th century style, village maidens and boys play blindman's buff in a clearing framed by leafy trees with flowers along a low ridge in the foreground and a rolling rustic lan...

Early 16th century flemish late Gothic tapestry, possibly tournai. Provenance: Dinolevi, Florence, circa 1960.

English Victorian Country style maple framed oil painting of 3 dogs hunting (pointers) (signed DORIA).  

"Peasants Plaque" in patinated and engraved bronze and pewter with hand enamel cloisonne by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, American 1960's (signed front bottom center "Kelvin + Philip LaVe...

Antique Persian Sultanabad rug, room size, circa 1900 A one-of-a-kind antique Persian Sultanabad oriental carpet with a thick and lustrous wool pile, knotted by hand, with soft to...

Copy of an Impressionist landscape painting showing water lilies in a pond at Giverny

A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 18th century, with a crane at the center of the idyllic landscape scene, sitt...

American Post-War Design small brass wall sculpture of various circles, squares and rectangles with cut-outs.

An antique 19th Century Flemish Religious New Testament Tapestry, size 3'6"H x 2'11"W, depicting a religious female figure holding an object, which a...

Untitled Print A2 is a refined exploration of Pierre Emmanuel Martin’s signature technique and profound artistic vision. This limited-edition fine art print, one of only 10 in its se...

A breathtaking yellow, black, red and blue color vintage artist Jan Cremer art rug, country of origin / Rug type: Indian rugs, circa date: Vintage / mid-20t...

Étienne Pottier is drawn to the surprising, unpredictable character of ceramics, and his works are, perhaps by consequence, fantastical. The universe he creates is one of legends and...

A French pastoral landscape tapestry from the 18th century, depicting a placid country scene with a young couple conversing and tending to their flock of sheep amidst the beauty and ...

Outstanding hand printed on wool wall tapestry This item will ship from France Price does not include shipping and possible customs related charges.    

Introducing "CHAMP DE COULEUR" - Our newest limited-release art print series. This first work in the collection is an interplay of colors and geometry. "Champ De Couleur" skillfully ...

Introducing "Le Fourré Deux" (The Thicket #2) - second design from our 3 part limited release art print series. Le Fourré is a stunning piece when hung alone, or paired with the othe...

Silkscreen by Carol Eytinge titled Whooping Cranes. The New York born artist is best known for her silkscreens involving birds. This piece is signed with the title. The mat and frame...

Pair of gilt framed oil painting portraits of a 19th Century man and lady.

Seascape / boat scene acrylic on canvas, circa 1970s, Greece. Work boasts attractive color use and applies an impasto technique, which gives the brush strokes a heavily textured ap...

An antique French Aubusson needlepoint tapestry from the 19th century, featuring an oval pendant at center, which envisions an idyllic landscape. The pendant medallion is surrounded by floral garlands and ribbon ties, with soft color tones in the background. Enclosed within a monochrome outer guard border. Handwoven. Wool with silk inlay. Flat-weave with no upward pile. Excellent condition. A great option to add color, warmth, and dimension to your walls, as this is a wonderful antique wall covering...

An antique Chinese watercolor painting on silk depicting a Royal Processions in Beijing in the manner of Zhou Peichun, Late Qing dynasty, active circa 1880 and 1910. Unsigned. Framed...

This rare and exceptionally well-preserved oil on copper painting presents a raucous and theatrically detailed tavern scene, in which a cast of monkeys—standing in for mankind—engage...

Copy of a portrait painting of a bearded man in grey suit, white shirt and blue bow tie Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use

French Art Deco stripped walnut carved wall plaque of 2 fawns.  

Copy of Orientalist painting of a woman asleep with a man drawing a knife.

Gerard Vulliamy (French, 1909-2005), Abstract Composition, Watercolor on Paper, 1954, signed in pencil and dated lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 16" H x 24.5" W; frame: 23" H x 31...

Contemporary artist Guy Leclef from his collection of Paper Works. Cut pieces of hand folded colored pages from various international magazines folded and placed to create a unique a...

"Grodblad" Swedish wall hanging Sweden, circa 1940. Initialed: MMF (Marta Maas-Fjetterström). handwoven

Dutch blue and white Delft porcelain wall plaque (19/20th Century) with scalloped edge and landscape scene of cottage by canal (signed T. Sonneville) (Related item: 043937B, 043937C...

An antique late 17th century Flemish Biblical tapestry, size: 9'5 H x 6'5 W, envisioning the Old Testament Biblical conflict between Cain and Able, with ...

Copy of a portrait of a Dutch nobleman in ruffled collar

A rare display of 6 Harry Bertoia Monoprints, circa 1960s. Bertoia created hundreds if not thousands of one of a kind monoprints in his career, often as working drawings for his scul...

This is a double-sided painting - Side 1: View of Manhattan, signed lower left and dated 1954. Side 2 (reverse): Genre scene with porters. Dimensions: Unframed: 20.5 x 30.5 inches Framed: 32 x 37 inches Sam Diamond, Polish/American (1919 - 1978) - Born May 1, 1919 in Warsaw, Poland. - Family immigrated to the United States in November 1919. - Began drawing at 6 years of age and continued an active interest in art throughout his school years. - Graduated from Long Beach High School in 1936, at 16 years of age. - Awarded a scholarship to Pratt Institute. - Received art certificate from Pratt in 1939. - Enlisted in U.S. Army Signal Corps. - Film Strip Division- doing artwork for training manuals from 1941-1946. - Formed advertising art studio in 1946 - Continued painting and sculpture to present. - Award for Sculpture and Painting, Westchester Art Society...

Copy of a portrait in a classical style of the young Rospigliosi boy scion dressed as a member of the Swiss Guard; Two of four in a series

This best-selling graphic wallpaper is available to order by the roll or sample—the perfect décor for kids, adult, your home or business. Samples a...