Giuseppe Aureli (Italian, 1858-1929) watercolor and gouache painting of a rustic, Roman tavern interior with two young men and a woman conversing at table on which sits a bottle of wine. The tablecloth, clothing of the central figure, and woman’s arms appear unfinished. Signed “Aureli” and dated 1883 in red, lower right. Housed under glass […]

Johann Anton Zitterer (Austria, 1761-1840) oil on canvas half-length portrait of a gentleman, possibly a government official, identified as Johann Georg Regenhart, with powdered hair or wig, dark jacket, and blue and gold vest or undershirt. He holds in his elevated left hand a letter inscribed “Ex Officio 1786.” Signed and inscribed “Joh. Georg Regenhart […]

British school oil on canvas bust-length portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, after the engraving by William Holl (British, 1807-1871), itself after the original by Sir John Watson Gordon (Scottish, 1788-1864). Mary looks to the veiwer’s right and wears pearls, a black veil, and a cross pendant. Behind her at right the crown rests before […]

Diana Mendoza (Peru, 20th c.), “Salve Regina Mater,” oil on canvas painting with raised gilt highlights depicting the Madonna and Christ Child. Signed lower left. Sight: 35 1/2″ H x 23 1/2″ W. Frame: 44″ H x 32″ W. CONDITION: Painting is in excellent condition with craquelure effect, as made. Area of wear and scratching […]

British or Continental school oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a man on horseback who stops on a roadway as a woman approaches on foot. Sunlight breaks through the cloudy sky to illuminate the horse and rider while the trees at right shade the woman. Unsigned. With Robert Fisher Ltd., London, label marked “COHEN” affixed […]

Spanish Colonial oil on canvas painting of The Nativity. Mary and the Christ child are depicted with halos and surrounded by shepherds, with a donkey and bull’s head visible in the background. With Chattanooga Art Association and Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, labels affixed to stretcher and frame. Housed in an ebonized wood frame. Sight: […]

European School, late 19th-early 20th century, oil on canvas painting depicting Cupid with his harp as he discovers Psyche asleep with the amphora filled with beauty ointment by her side, a scene from The Metamorphoses of Apuleius or The Golden Ass. Housed in a carved and pierced gilt frame. Sight: 34 1/8″ H x 27 […]

After Giovanni Francesco Romaneli (Italy, 1610-1662) oil on canvas painting, “The Cumaean Sibyl,” depicting the Greek prophetess seated under a tree and resting on a column, holding a Latin book and gazing downward, 19th c. or earlier. With partial Henry Graves & Company label affixed to back of stretcher. Housed in a deep cove molded […]

Attributed to Philipp Peter Roos (German//Italian, 1655-1706), also known as Rosa di Tivoli, oil on canvas Italianate pastoral landscape painting with multiple figures surrounded by sheep, goats, and cattle before a ruined stone structure and opposite a stream, 17th century. A rider in red points toward a mountainous vista and interacts with a woman who […]

Continental School, likely Dutch / Netherlands or Flemish, 17th century oil on wood panel bust-length portrait of a man with goatee, dressed in the attire of a burgher, including ruff and wide-brimmed black hat. Unsigned. Housed in a painted wood frame. Panel: 13 3/4″ H x 11 1/4″ W. Framed: 19 1/4″ H x 17 […]