Two (2) small Spanish Colonial Cuzco school oil on metal panel paintings including one depicting The Archangel Saint Michael and the other depicting The Madonna and Child. Unframed. 7 1/2″ H x 5″ W and 5 3/4″ H x 4 1/2′ W. 19th century or earlier. CONDITION: Both paintings in overall good condition with light […]
Lot 129: Eastern Orthodox Madonna & Child Icon w/ Silver Oklad
Eastern Orthodox oil on board polychrome painted icon depicting Madonna and the Christ child with repousse and chased silver oklad with Greek letters including the Christogram “Iota Sigma Chi Sigma” meaning “Jesus Christ,” 19th c. or earlier. Hallmarked upper left. Museum acquisition label en verso. 10 1/2″ H x 8 3/4″ W. PROVENANCE: Deaccessioned by […]
Lot 128: Antwerp School 17th C. Madonna & Child with St. John the Baptist, Ex-Sothebys
Antwerp School, early 17th century oil on copper panel painting of Mary with the infant Christ and John the Baptist. Mary embraces Christ, who gazes at her while he stands in her lap and grasps an apple with his left hand. John the Baptist watches them at lower left and carries a banderol that reads […]
Lot 127: After Van Dyck, Madonna & Child in a Landscape w/ Saint Joseph
Oil on canvas painting after Sir Anthony van Dyck’s “The Holy Family in a Landscape” (traditionally known as Rest on the Flight to Egypt, c. 1630), in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Christ sleeps on Mary’s breast while the two embrace. Joseph stands to the left in partial shadow cast by the thick […]
Lot 126: William Hilton O/C, Shakespeare’s King Lear
William Hilton II, R.A. (England, 1786-1839) oil on canvas bust-length painting of Shakespeare’s King Lear in three-quarter view with left hand raised to display his shackled wrist. Heavy impasto describes highlights in Lear’s hair and on the right side of his face while shadows obscure the left side. Unsigned. Housed in a giltwood frame with […]
Lot 125: Horace Vernet Portrait of a Military Officer, Possibly Nicholas I of Russia
Emile Jean Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863) oil on panel portrait of man in military regalia, possibly Tzar Nicholas I (r. 1825-1855). He stands in three-quarter pose with left arm akimbo and before a windswept sky, with a rampant horse and rider in the distance to his right, and wears a cuirass and sword. Unsigned. With […]
Lot 123: Jehan Georges Vibert O/C Painting, Preening Cardinal
Jean-Georges Vibert (French, 1840-1902) oil on canvas religious genre painting depicting a Catholic Cardinal viewing his reflection in a French Empire style cheval mirror while another Cardinal watches on from a nearby sofa, all set in an opulent room. Rococo style giltwood and composition frame with artist name on central plaque. Sight: 14″ H x […]
Lot 122: Large Jan Baptist Lambrechts O/C, Kitchen Interior Scene
Jan Baptist Lambrechts (Flanders/France, 1680-1731) oil on canvas kitchen interior genre painting with a woman, likely a cook, seated at a table in a domestic setting. She holds apples in her apron and vegetables including cabbages, leeks, and cauliflower rest on the table and on the floor nearby. Behind her a faintly visible, seated man […]
Lot 121: Attr. Godfrey Kneller, O/C Portrait of John Banks
Attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller (Germany/England/Netherlands, 1646-1723) oil on canvas half-length portrait of a man, said to be John Bankes or Banks, M.P. (1627-1714), who wears a blue silk coat and white stock. Unsigned. With partial James Bourlet & Sons, Ltd. (London) label affixed to back of frame. Sight: 29″ H x 24″ W. Framed: […]
Lot 120: Pr. 17th c. European Pendant Portraits, Gustavus Adolphus & Maria Eleonora
Northern European school pair of oil on panel bust-length pendant portraits depicting a man and a woman in fine clothing, likely Gustavus Adolphus or Gustaf II Adolf, King of Sweden (r. 1611-1632), and Queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, 17th century. Item 1: Painting of a bearded man, likely Gustavus Adolphus, shown in three-quarters pose with […]
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