19th century British oil on board landscape depicting a figure watering a group of cows foreground and village in the background. Signed lower right in red, T. Preston (Partially obscured) and signed en verso, T. Preston/ London painted with the left hand. Housed in a carved Louis XIV style gilt frame. Sight – 7 1/2" […]
Lot 158: Ludwig Hans Fischer, O/C, Austrian Landscape
Ludwig Hans Fischer (Austria, 1848-1915) oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a river rushing between brown trees and mountains under a hazy sky. Signed L. Fischer lower left. Housed in a carved gilded frame. Sight -15 3/8" H x 19 1/2" W. Framed – 26" H x 30" W. Late 19th/early 20th century. Provenance: Knoxville, […]
Lot 155: Catherine Nichols, Pastel Landscape with Cows
Catherine Maude Nichols (United Kingdom, 1847-1923) pastel on paper landscape painting depicting cows in a forest setting drinking water from a creek. Signed lower left corner, C M Nichols. Housed under glass in a giltwood frame with floral and beaded molding. Sight – 27 1/4" H x 21 1/4" W. Framed – 36 1/4" H […]
Lot 156: Constant Artz, O/B, Duck Painting
Constant David Ludovic Artz (Netherlands, 1870-1951) oil on board landscape painting depicting a family of ducks resting in a sheltered meadow. Signed Constant Artz, lower left. Housed under glass in an ornate antique giltwood carved frame with floral and acanthus leaf decoration. Sight – 6" H x 8 1/8" W. Framed – 15" H x […]
Lot 152: Attr. Hippolyte-Dominique Berteaux, O/C Landscape
French oil on canvas painting attributed to Hippolyte-Dominique Berteaux (France, 1843-1928) depicting a landscape with a shepherd and a flock of sheep. Signed with monogram and "Berteaux" lower right. Housed in a Louis XIV style frame. Sight – 14 5/8" H x 22 1/2" W. Framed – 24 5/8" H x 32 1/2" W. French, […]
Lot 153: William Mellor, O/C, Posforth Ghyll
William Mellor (United Kingdom, 1851-1931) oil on canvas landscape titled, Posforth Ghyll/Bolton Woods/Yorkshire, depicting a Fall river scene setting with figures on left side of bank. Signed lower left. Titled en verso. Housed in a Louis XVI gilt frame. Sight – 11 1/2" H x 17 3/8" W. Framed – 20 1/2" H x 26 […]
Lot 150: Jack L. Gallagher, O/B, Stagehand
Jack L. Gallagher (American, 20th century) oil on board painting depicting Stagehand, the only racehorse to ever win the Santa Anita Handicap as a three-year-old in 1938, and his jockey. Signed "J. L. Gallagher", lower right. Name of horse and artist information, en verso. Housed in a gilded Louis XIV style frame. Sight – 19 […]
Lot 151: Jack L. Gallagher, O/B, Wise Prince
Jack L. Gallagher (American, 20th century) oil on board painting depicting Wise Prince, winner of the Hialeah Turf Cup Handicap in 1938 and owned by Felix Spatola, and his jockey. Signed J. L. Gallagher, lower right. Name of horse, owner's name, and artist information, en verso. Housed in a gilded Louis XIV style frame. Sight […]
Lot 148: 2 Sterling Strauser Floral Still Life Paintings, both 20" x 17" framed
Two (2) Sterling Boyd Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board still life paintings depicting a vase of flowers rendered in a heavy impasto technique against green beige backgrounds. Signed and dated "Strauser 1970" lower left and lower right. Housed in carved gilt wood frames. Sight – 13 1/4" H x 10 1/2" W. Framed – […]
Lot 149: 2 Sterling Strauser Floral Still Life Paintings
Two (2) Sterling Boyd Strauser (Pennsylvania, 1907-1995) oil on board still life paintings depicting a vase of flowers rendered in a heavy impasto technique, smaller painting against light brown background, larger painting against brown background. Smaller painting signed and dated "Strauser 72", lower right. Larger painting signed and dated "Strauser 73" lower left. Copy of […]