Exhibited John Shirley Fox (United Kingdom, 1860-1939) oil on board pastoral landscape painting depicting highland sheep and lambs atop a heather-covered moor overlooking a calm body of water to the left with steep, cloud-covered hills in the background beneath an overcast, blue sky. Signed in red "John Fox" lower right. Housed in a molded giltwood […]
Lot 936: 10 Marcus Elieser Bloch Fish Engravings
Ten (10) Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723-1799) copper plate engravings with hand coloring on laid paper from ALLGEMEINE NATURGESCHICHTE DER FISCHE (General Natural History of Fish), privately published, Berlin, circa 1782-95. Includes: Plate 149, "Balistes Aculeatus"; Plate 173, "Coryphaena Pentadactyla"; Plate 189, "Pleuronectes Punctatus"; Plate 267, "Sparus Pagrus"; Plate 273, "Sparus Raii"; Plate 282, "Labrus […]
Lot 935: Mark Catesby Bird Print, The Large Lark
Mark Catesby (United Kingdom, 1683-1749) copper plate engraving with hand coloring on laid paper from THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA, AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, London, Vol. 1, 1741-1743 (1731-1771) depicting Plate 33. "The Large Lark" Inscribed "Alauda Magna, Ornithogalum luteum &c." Housed and matted under glass in a simple wood frame. Plate: 14" H […]
Lot 934: 2 Catesby Bird Prints, incl. Red Belly'd Woodpecker, Blew Bird
Two (2) Mark Catesby (United Kingdom, 1683-1749) copper plate engravings with hand coloring on laid paper from THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CAROLINA, FLORIDA, AND THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, printed for C. Marsh, London, 1754. Includes: Plate 19, "The Red Belly'd Woodpecker" and Plate 47,"The Blew Bird". Plate 47 with "MC" monogram, in the plate, lower left. […]
Lot 933: Small O/B Painting of Dog and Cat, signed
Small oil on board painting depicting a cat and dog resting on a green pillow in front of a red background. Signed "Adolph" lower right,. Housed in a ornate giltwood frame. Sight: 6 3/8" H x 9 3/8" W. Framed: 13 1/8" H x 16 1/8" W. Probably American, early 20th century. PROVENANCE: Private Williamson […]
Lot 931: Louis E. Delius W/C Painting, Landscape at Night
Louis E. Delius (New York/South Carolina, 19th Century) watercolor and gouache on cardstock landscape painting depicting a small bridge over a stream that leads to a larger body of water surrounded by trees and illuminated by a full moon. Signed "L. Delius" lower right (obscured by mat). Pencil and ink stamp numerals, en verso of […]
Lot 932: American School O/C Painting, Still Life w/ Asian Vases, Signed
American School oil on canvas Chinoiserie still life depicting a blue and white Canton porcelain vase with yellow flowers, a lidded jar, and part of an oyster shell on a wooden table with light purple drapery against an Asian style screen in the background. Signed "V. Gernaty Ky" lower right. Eitel's Milwaukee label, en verso. […]
Lot 930: Ernest Fredericks O/C Painting, PA Landscape, Near Bedford
Ernest T. Fredericks (Arkansas/Illinois, 1877-1959) oil on canvas painting titeld "Pennsylvania Landscape, Near Bedford" depicting a hilly spring landscape, a cabin visible in the middle ground before a mountain range. Signed "Ernest Fredericks" lower right. Excerpt from The Chicago Daily News, dated Saturday, June 8, 1940, describing one of Frederick's exhibitions with artist information, with […]
Lot 928: Erwin Lauffer Oil on Canvas Farm Landscape
Erwin Otis Lauffer (Ohio, 1889-1977) oil on canvas impressionistic painting depicting a rural landscape with a figure in the foreground before a stone bridge, houses and other buildings in the midground, and mountains in the background. Signed "Erwin O. Lauffer, 1942" lower right. Original purchase receipt attached en verso. Housed in a contemporary giltwood frame […]
Lot 929: 2 O/B Landscapes: Nelson Wilson & Robert Weisman, Exhibited
Two (2) oil on board impressionist paintings, including Nelson Wilson of Indiana and Robert Weisman of Chicago. 1st item: Nelson D. Wilson (Indiana,1880-1950) oil on board painting depicting two hunting dogs in a wooded landscape. Signed "Nelson B. Wilson, '29" lower right. Housed in a painted frame. Sight: 11 1/8" H x 15" W. Framed: […]