William Henry Pike (United Kingdom, 1846-1908), "Bandits," oil on canvas painting depicting uniformed soldiers leading two prisoners past a group of men at the left standing under a wooden structure; a leafless tree and birds contrast against a sunset sky and a church steeple is in left background. Signed "Pike" lower left and dated '89 […]
Lot 332: Paul Grolleron oil on board, Wounded Soldier
Paul (Louis Narcisse) Grolleron (French, 1848-1901) oil on panel painting of a wounded soldier walking along a desolate road, his arm bandaged, his sword hanging at his side, barely visible beneath his coat. Signed P. Grolleron lower left. Later giltwood molded frame. 13 3/4" H x 9" W sight, 16 3/4" H x 12 5/8" […]
Lot 330: Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour painting, The Message
Jean-Jacques Berne-Bellecour (French, 1874-1939) oil on board painting depicting a soldier delivering a message to or preparing to take dictation from an officer, who is seated at a table on a terrace having tea. Signed lower left. Housed in a later carved, painted and giltwood frame. Sight – 13 1/2" H x 16 1/2" W. […]
Lot 329: William Shakespeare Burton oil, King of Sorrows
"King of Sorrows," a recently rediscovered oil on canvas by William Shakespeare Burton (United Kingdom, 1830-1916). The large scale painting, considered one of the painter's most important paintings, was exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1897. It depicts Jesus Christ just prior to his crucifixion, seated in a prison cell atop a Middle […]
Lot 328: Henri Jean Guillaume Martin O/C, L’Homme au Pressoir
Henri Jean Guillaume Martin (French, 1860-1943), oil on canvas pointillist painting depicting a vineyard worker in a field, standing atop a wagon and working at a grape press. We wish to thank Marie-Anne Destrebecq-Martin, wife of Henri Jean Guillaume Martin’s grandson, Cyrille Martin, for adding this work to the Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin Catalog Raisonne and […]
Lot 326: Antique Chi-Chi Caucasian Area Rug
Antique Chi-Chi, Northeast Caucasian area rug, 69" x 47", wool on wool, blue and ivory with various greens, blues, brown, rust, yellow and teal. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: the collection of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Slaymaker, Nashville, Tennessee. Purchased from Ro's Oriental Rugs, Nashville, TN in 1982. CONDITION: Ends reinforced. Two corners reinforced. Scattered […]
Lot 327: Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk
Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk area rug, 58" x 43", cotton and wool, center blue medallion, ivory primary field, russet secondary field, floral sprays and spandrels, secondary colors of blues, pinks, yellow, green and lavender. First quarter 20th century. Provenance: the collection of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Slaymaker, Nashville, Tennessee. Purchased at Heart of Country Antiques […]
Lot 325: Antique Persian Ingeles Area Rug
Persian Ingeles area rug, 90" x 49-1/2", wool on cotton, large center dark blue medallion with three smaller medallions, beige secondary field, figural, animal, floral and geometric designs. Secondary colors of russet, green, blues, yellow, salmon and black. Persia, late 19th-early 20th century. Provenance: the collection of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Slaymaker, Nashville, Tennessee. Purchased […]
Lot 324: Antique Lenkoran Caucasian Rug, dated
Lenkoran Caucasian area rug, 96-1/2" x 49", with date at one end, wool on wool, russet ground and three abstracted tortoise medallions, secondary colors of celadon, yellow, blues, pink and brown, dated 1916. Provenance: the collection of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Slaymaker, Nashville, Tennessee. Purchased from Said Karkouti Oriental Rugs, Lexington, KY in 1980. CONDITION: […]
Lot 323: Antique Caucasian Kazak Area Rug
Antique Caucasian Kazak area rug, 48-1/2" x 42-1/2", wool on wool, 3 medallions, dark blue field, rust, cream and ivory, other colors of blues, beige and black. First quarter 20th century. Provenance: the collection of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Slaymaker, Nashville, Tennessee. Purchased from Ran Harris Oriental Rug Co., Nashville, TN in 1984. CONDITION: Overall […]