Francis Sydney Muschamp (United Kingdom, 1851-1929) watercolor and gouache on paper painting depicting an interior scene with a brunette woman in a white dress seated on a blue upholstered chair holding a peacock feather fan and a man in red leggings and ruffled tunic leaning on the back of the chair, both listening to a […]
Lot 454: 18th Cent. Portrait of a Noblewoman, poss. Maltese
18th century oil on canvas portrait depicting a lady with dark hair and eyes, waist length, wearing a white dress with blue sash, within a black painted oval, with armorial or heraldic shield painted in the upper left corner. Maltese export license stating the painting was removed from Malta in 1978 with an ultimate destination […]
Lot 455: Louis Hippolyte Mouchot O/C, A Game of Dice, 1875
Ludovic (Louis Hippolyte) Mouchot (France, 1846-1893) oil on canvas genre painting depicting a group of figures, in renaissance attire, gathered in an interior playing a game of dice around a card table. Signed "Ludovic Mouchot" lower right. Title and incorrect date and attribution on nameplate, lower center. Housed in an ornate giltwood frame with bead […]
Lot 453: English School O/B Painting of a Horse
English School oil on board painting depicting a brown horse in profile, saddled and tied to a hitching post situated between a white picket fence. Unsigned. A. Gardner, Hackney Rd., London framer label, en verso of board. Housed in a rococo style giltwood frame with carved corners and centers. Sight: 8 1/2" H x 11 […]
Lot 451: Pair 19th Century Portraits, Lady and Gentleman
Pair of English School oil on canvas portrait paintings, depicting a lady and gentleman, presumably a wife and husband. The male subject is depicted as a young man with brown hair and blue eyes wearing a black suit, yellow waistcoat, white shirt and cravat ascot tie against a interior backdrop with red drape to the […]
Lot 452: Alex de Andreis O/C, Portrait of a Cavalier with a Banner
Alex de Andreis (France/Belgium/United Kingdom, 1880-1929) oil on canvas half length portrait painting depicting a cavalier attired in a red coat with a lace collar and a wide-brimmed hat holding an embroidered green banner, and with an architectural column in the background. Signed "De Andres" lower right. Housed in an ornate gilt and gesso frame […]
Lot 449: 3 European or English Tea Caddies
Three (3) European or English tea caddies including one (1) burlwood tea caddie with hinged lid, brass top handle and ornate brass escutcheon, interior lid lined with fabric and fitted for two compartments, not retaining divider; one (1) rectangular coffin form walnut caddy with hinged lid, inlaid escutcheon and gilt ball feet, opening to reveal […]
Lot 450: British School, 19th C. O/C Landscape "Figures by a Mill"
Large British School, 19th century, oil on canvas landscape depicting a stone mill and two figures resting on rocks nearby, surrounded by dense foliage, under a cloudy blue sky. Unsigned. Label with title "Figures by a Mill" en verso and chalk inscription CB PAYNE. Housed in a period giltwood frame with acanthus leaf decoration, circa […]
Lot 448: 4 Desk Items, incl. Grand Tour After Sansovino Magazine Rack & Bronze Busts
Four (4) Grand Tour desk accessories, including bronze magazine holder, busts, and inkstand. 1st item: Intricate, pierced bronze magazine or file holder modeled after Antonio Gai's (Italy, 1686-1769) bronze gates of the Loggetta built by Jacopo Sansovino in St. Mark's Square, Venice, Italy, having hinged front with swivel latches, leather-covered wood backing with bronze flourish […]
Lot 446: 4 Austrian Habsburg Black Forest Antler Trophies
Four (4) Austrian Habsburg carved black forest roe deer antler trophies, all mounted onto carved oak leaf mounts, three with painted Heraldic shields and one with a shield reading "Gaisbach" and dated "1914". Ranging in size from 10" H x 7" W to 12" H x 7 1/4" W. Early 20th century. PROVENANCE: Private Nashville, […]