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American Empire mahogany marble-top chest, with rojo Alicante marble top, the four drawers with crotch mahogany veneer, brass knobs and escutcheons, tiger birch...

Mountain Bowl for Goat's Milk

19th C. Louis XVI style marble top commode Servante with Kingwood and Tulipwood Banding, Olive Wood String Inlays in Scroll Formations, Corners Adorned with Rounded Bronze Ormolu Mou...

Circa 1850 The hollow 14K yellow gold bangle bracelet is embossed with Rococo style scrolls, foliage and shells. The bracelet is set with two bright white (E color) old mine cut diamonds (approximately 0.60 ct total), a blue spinel, a purple garnet, a bluish green tourmaline, a yellow citrine, and an orange red garnet...

English mahogany two drawer serving table, the top has a gallery surround with a shallow shelf across the back near the crest, two drawers with oval bras...

A fantastic and large pair of French 19th century silvered bronze mounted limoges enameled copper armorial vases. Each vase has a bulbous body with a was...

Beautiful oil on fiberboard painting of a view of Switzerland done by the American artist, John William Casilear. Signed with monogram lower left. Condition is excellent. Circa 1857/1858. The painting is housed in a contemporary frame. Overall framed measurements are 6 5/8 by 8 5/8 inches. lProvenance: Long Island, New York collector. Biography John William Casilear was born in New York City on June 25, 1811. Like his fellow Hudson River School landscapists Asher B. Durand and John F. Kensett, he worked as an engraver before turning to painting. In 1826 Casilear was apprenticed to the engraver Peter Maverick (1780-1831), and at first he primarily executed bank notes. Durand encouraged him to attempt other subjects, however, and during the 1830s he madeengravings after some of the most prominent paintings of the day, including Daniel Huntington's The Sybil (New-York Historical Society). In 1832 he began submitting engravings to the National Academy of Design exhibition and he first showed paintings there in 1836. In 1833 Casilear was elected an Associate of the Academy; he was elevated to full Academician status in 1851. In 1840 Casilear accompanied Durand, Kensett, and another painter, Thomas P. Rossiter (1818-1871), on a trip to Europe. There the artists studied and copied paintings...

This antique 12x14 Kilim is an extremely rare Bessarabian flat weave in new additions to Rug & Kilim’s collection. Handwoven in wool, we believe it originates from Russia circa 1850-...

An exceptional Russian Empire fruitwood and ebonized 4 drawer chest/secretary. The top drawer conceals the drop-down desk featuring 6 drawers and a lapis...

English lead figural fountain of musical pan with flanking plumbed flutes standing atop a circular globe and resting on an octagonal base with flanking frogs. Mid 19th Century. Fount...

A marvelous pair of bronze groups of fame and mercury after the models by Antoine Coysevox, French, first half 19th century. Each depicted on horsebac...

Alfred S. Wall (American, 1825-1896) Untitled (Building the Railroad), 1859 Oil on canvas 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower left For Christmas, 2008, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette featured Alfred Wall's painting, Old Saw Mill from the collection of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, PA. It was painted in 1851 in the town of Lilly, Pennsylvania in the Allegheny Mountains. The newspaper description stated that "though the saw mill is long gone, it still conveys all the warmth and coziness of this time of year. The article, written by Patricia Lowry, continued: At first glance, Alfred S. Wall's painting of a saw mill in snowy woods triggers nostalgia for the coziness of a log cabin, the smell of a wood-burning fire and the warming of chilled hands and feet beside it. But as sentimental as it seems on the surface, Mr. Wall's painting has a deeper and unexpected context. This is more than a painting about sled-riding children and early industry planted in the middle of virgin forest. Intended or not, this is a painting about conquering the great divide of the Allegheny Mountains. For the third consecutive year, the Post-Gazette features a winter-scene painting on the cover of the Christmas Day newspaper. This year's painting, Old Saw Mill, was selected by co-publisher and editor-in-chief John Robinson Block and executive editor David Shribman during a visit to the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg. Mr. Wall, listed as a portrait painter in the 1850 census, was about 26 when he painted Old Saw Mill in 1851. The self-taught artist was born in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, to William and Lucy Wall, who'd emigrated from England around 1820. An artistic sensibility ran in the family: William was a sculptor who carved ornate tombstones here; Alfred's children, A. Bryan and Bessie, were landscape painters, as was Alfred's older brother, William Coventry Wall. For more than a century the Walls formed a prominent art dynasty in Pittsburgh, and Alfred, eventually a partner in the city's most prestigious art gallery, was well known as a painter, dealer and restorer. In Old Saw Mill, two wood cutters, each holding an axe, meet outside the mill; one points in the direction of the forest. On the other side of the stream, one child pulls another down the hillside on a sled. Just behind the hill's slope, the roof of a building appears, perhaps the home of the sawyer. The luminous, late afternoon light comes from the northwest, casting lengthening shadows on the snow under a darkening sky. The saw mill in "Old Saw Mill" likely would have been impossible to track down had Mr. Wall, presumably, not written on the back of the painting: "old saw mill near Jct. 4, Portage RR, Pa." "There was no Junction 4," said Mike Garcia, park ranger at the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, about 90 miles east of Pittsburgh near Gallitzen, Cambria County. "But there was an Inclined Plane No. 4 at Lilly, and there was a saw mill there." In fact, there were at least six saw mills at Lilly over the years, said longtime resident Jim Salony, president of the Lilly-Washington Historical Society. But when he saw an image of the painting, Mr. Salony had no trouble coming up with a location. While there are no known photographs of the saw mill, he believes it stood near the intersection of Portage and Washington streets, next to Bear Rock Run. Mr. Salony, retired academic dean at Mount Aloysius College, didn't know exactly when the mill was torn down, but it's been gone since at least the late 1800s. He was pleased to learn of the painting, even though that knowledge came too late for inclusion in a new book about Lilly, The Spirit of a Community, for which he served as primary author and editor. It runs to more than 700 pages. For a little town -- population 869 last year -- Lilly has a lot of history. Nestled in a bowl on the western slope of the Allegheny Mountains about 3 miles south of Cresson, Lilly was first settled in 1806 by Joseph Meyer and his family, who named their 332-acre land patent Dundee. Although the Meyers had left by 1811, other settlers followed, but the community didn't flourish until the 1830s, when the Allegheny Portage Railroad began its 23-year-run through the town. For 200 years the Alleghenies had stood as an impediment to trade and travel between Pittsburgh and the east. A canal from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh would change that and compete with New York's Erie Canal. But a portage railroad would have to be built, on which teams of horses would lead the canal boats over the mountains. Engineer Sylvester Welch began his surveying from the small settlement at Lilly. The railroad would require 10 inclined planes, some quite steep, between Hollidaysburg and Johnstown. To build it, trees had to be cut along a 120-foot-wide right-of-way for 36 miles, along which track and engine houses had to be built. William Brown, who owned the saw mill on Bear Rock Run, built at least one of the engine houses at Inclined Plane No. 4; an 1834 contract also included fencing the dwelling lots at the head and foot of the plane. Lilly is located at what was the foot of Inclined Plane No. 4., giving the community one of its early informal names, Foot of Four. Named in 1883 for Richard Lilly, who'd completed the grist mill there, Lilly had another early name: Hemlock, so dubbed by a Portage Railroad traveler who smelled the bark stripped from the trees at the saw mill. Because there isn't another Allegheny Portage Railroad location like it, where a cut in the mountains opens into a bowl, Mr. Salony thinks it was Lilly that Charles Dickens wrote about following his trip from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh on the Pennsylvania Canal in late March 1842, describing what he saw after emerging from "the bottom of the cut": "It was very pretty while traveling, to look down into a valley full of light and softness, catching glimpses through the tree-tops of scattered cabins; children running to the doors; dogs bursting out to bark, who we could see without hearing; terrified pigs scampering homeward; families sitting out in their rude gardens; cows gazing upward with a stupid indifference; men in their shirt-sleeves looking on at their unfinished houses, planning out to-morrow's work; and we riding onward, high above them, like a whirlwind." To get to Lilly, Mr. Wall may have taken the Pennsylvania Canal from his home in Allegheny City, now the North Side. He'd married young, at 21, to Sarah Carr in 1846, the same year he began his career as an artist. By 1880 they were living in a brick townhouse at 104 (later 814) Arch St., now demolished. Across the river in Pittsburgh he shared a studio at 67 Fourth Ave. with his brother William; they later moved to Burke's Building, today the city's oldest office building at 209-211 Fourth. But often they worked outdoors, sometimes as part of the colony of artists that grew up around painter George Hetzel beginning in the late 1860s at Scalp Level...

Dimensions (h x l x d): 12 5/8 x 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in Weight: 28.7 toz

Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies with lids for various items. Slotted back panel fo...

Victorian Classical sterling silver mustard pot. Made by Charles Thomas Fox & George Fox in London in 1858. Drum-form with straight and inset sides, and open bottom. Cover flat and h...

A unique production from the Napoleon III period, this silvered bronze table mirror features two adjustable foliate candle holders that slot into gudgeons affixed near the base of a ...

Dimensions (H x L x D): 14 7/8 x 9 x 6 3/8 in Weight: 33 toz.

This is a rare 31-star medallion printed American flag, celebrating the addition of California to the Union. The flag is printed on silk and has a spectacular “Great Star” canton pat...

Vintage Art, possibly circa 1850s. Dimensions. 22 1/2 W ; 1 D ; 22 1/2 H.

Rare pair of finely chiseled matte and shiny gilt bronze sconces. An imposing tied ribbon overhangs the sconces. A knotted link is in the center from which two berry branches come ou...

Antique English mahogany lyre back chair drew its design element from the Greek Classical period. The lyre back chairs began appearing over 300-yeards ago and are still used to this day. This would make for an ideal desk chair. **Fabric has a small cigarette...

This is a Blue Swedish more clock, is it Original paint? I don`t think so but I do think its an Older paint.

Tiffany Sterling Silver tableware/barware serving piece / " Cookies-Berries " Tazza . The piece is in great condition . Minor wear consistent with age / use . Marked Tiffany & Co, 22...

English pine sideboard, with the top half having six drawers below a shaped shelf. The back has applied carved moldings and a center crest. The lower half has five shaped drawers and...

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...

Mughal Indian Emerald Necklace With ornate hand enamel on the reverse Adjustable cord for length Made circa 1850 Measurements: 8.5" long

Rare Sample of Antique Etruscan revival circa 1850s Locket Pendent( 1 inch wide and 2 inch long), 25 inch original Victorian hand made chain, all tested close...

Late 19th Century NW Persian Carpet ( 3'8" x 14'8" - 112 x 448 cm )

English Chinoiserie figural and pagoda two tiered scalloped side table with flanking gilt brass pine cone finials, faux bamboo gilt leg supports, and resting on lions paw claw feet, ...

Presented is an 1859 “Map of the United States of America, the British Provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with Part of...

The Aucoc firm was founded in 1821 by Casimir Aucoc and in 1835 moved their headquarters to the prestigious Rue de la Paix in Paris. The firm regularly collaborated with Christofle and Bon-Taburet, one of the most innovative goldsmiths from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Known for their unique and luxurious styles and craftsmanship the Aucoc firm received numerous medals of recognition from several international exhibitions. Notable clients included King Louis-Phillippe of France, the Duke of Orleans, Napoleon III and his wife Princess Eugenie as well as Queen Victoria of England...

Car-Travelling In The South Of Ireland In The Year 1856. Bianconi's Establishment Print Sz: 10 7/8"H x 14"W Frame Sz: 19"H x 23"W Published 1856 by Ackermann & Co Engraver: John...

Antique Shanxi province pierced apron elm side table - pair. A rare pair of elm side tables from the Shanxi Province of China. These side tables have ...

A most popular drawing master, Lesourd-Beauregard exhibited extensively at the Paris Salons, and was awarded a medal in 1842. He is famous for his in depth botanical studies done in...

Up for sale here is a really impressive mid 19th century painting. Very fine quality and great color! Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 13 by 17.

FACTORY / HOUSE: Bonnet STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1850 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 39mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Key W...

Exceptional French Garnet and Enamel 19th Century Bracelet of fine enamel, foiled back garnets with natural pearls. French manufacture with appropriate hallmarks of silver. 1850's France. Beautiful quality 19th Century jewel...

French bronze and crystal eight scrolled arms amethyst prism chandelier with a fluted central bulbous column, floral medallions, and crystal ball finial...

A Rare 19th Century Meissen Porcelain ‘Schneeballen’ (Snowball) Covered Bowl and Underplate with Encrusted Flowers, Vines, Leaves, and Birds. This piece is very rare and extremely hi...

American bronze and lead seated figural young Bacchus garden fountain with decorative grape motif and flowing water into lower grape wine barrel. Founta...

English brass figural knight and decorative bear shield door stop with step back rectangular base, Mid 19th Century. Knighted Guy Earle of Warwick.

English Burl walnut and figural cherub wedge-wood hinged letter box with compartmentalized fitted interior, locking mechanism with key, decorative circular rope motif, and original e...

Beautiful Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Wide Engraved Wedding Band. This simple beautifully crafted band is thick and wide. The inside of the band is engraved "June 12th, 1856". ...

A fine antique silver card case or snuff box. With engine turned engraved decoration throughout. Marked with an Austrian silver assay mark for 13 Loth, Vienna, and 1856, along with...

1950s Italian modernist grand scale wall mirror consisting of shaped brass frame with gently arched and rounded top which slightly tapers towards the bottom This chic and rare mirror...

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 2'9" x 4'8" - 83 x 142 cm )

Presented is "Colton's New Map of the State of Texas Compiled from De Cordova's Large Map", published in Alivin J. Johnson’s “New Illustrated Family Atlas.” The map was published in ...

Chinese Silk Embroidery From Mid 19th Century ( 5" x 3' - 13 x 92 cm )    

Original watercolor of a hunter and his dog taking a late afternoon stroll in the countryside. Signed middle bottom and dated 1852 or 1853 J. Hamilto...

Figural wooden carving of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Immaculate Conception). Carved in folkloric style, this well-preserved statue retains its original coat of polychrome paint. Its flesh tones, light-blue, and silver-gilding vividly shine through a natural patina that has become glossy from a century’s worth of handling. The Virgin as the "Immaculata" (conceived in immaculate purity), is posed on the globe of the world, in triumph over sin, represented by the serpent that tempted Eve with a forbidden apple. The sculpture's facial features include glass eyes and eyelashes. This rare antique sculpture is perfect for a collection of sacred antique...

Author: BURNEY, Fanny - Madame D'arblay. Title: Diary and Letters of Madame D'arblay. Publisher: London: for Henry Colburn, 1854. Description: NEW EDITION. 7 vols., 6-11/16...

This plate has a center panel with Mandarin court scenes framed by a border with scrolls, interlaced marquis, and marine motifs. It has a very tiny frit chip on the inside rim.

English birch two over three drawer chest, besides the useful scale of this chest, the most notable feature is the beautiful figuring of the birch grai...

19th century French Régence style giltwood loveseat or sofa. This stunning most unusual antique French Regence style or Napoleon III gilt wood loveseat, canape or sofa has been profe...

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 5'7" x 8'10" ‐ 170 x 270 )

19th century red lacquered chinoiserie tilt top side table. Original deep, rich Chinese red lacquered finish. Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may cause antique and...

Pair of 1850s French Empire side chairs. Hand carved.

This portrait bust in relief of a French nobleman is mounted in the original gilt frame, though the subject’s identity and the artist remain a mystery. Beautifully sculpted, the bust...

“River View” signed by George Higgins. Exhibited in Boston from 1859-1862

MH Extraordinary MH Russian .875 silver cigar box dated 1886, assay IYS (Ivan Yev Stigneev). This box features trompe l'oeil wood panels with realistic grain. The center of lid is engraved and has crossed Russian...