Jules Rene Herve (French, 1887-1981), small oil on canvas impressionist landscape of a park scene with a monument visible in the background. Signed lower right and en verso. Sight 8" x 10", framed 14" x 12". Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): Jules Herve was born in Langres and attended L'Ecole des Beaux Arts in […]
Lot 74: Jules R. Herve o/c, Pond Boats
Jules Rene Herve (French, 1887-1981), large oil on canvas impressionist landscape depicting Le Jardin du Luxembourg. Children are clustered in the left foreground, renting pond boats. Signed lower right and en verso. Molded giltwood frame. Sight – 25" H x 31" W. Framed – 33 1/4" H x 40 1/8" W. Biography (courtesy Askart: The […]
Lot 73: Austrian Portrait, pos. J. Croce
Austrian oil on canvas, possibly Johann Nepomuk della Croce (Austrian, 1736-1819) depicting a Madonna type figure with a downward gaze. German inscription en verso. Sight: 12" H x 9 5/8" W. Frame: 18 1/4" H x 16" W. Late 18th/Early 19th century. Biography: Johann Nepomuk della Croce, was an Austrian painter born at Pressano, in […]
Lot 72: 16th c. Italian portrait, Castrucio Castricane
16th or 17th century portrait of Castruccio Castricane or Castracani, oil on canvas laid down on masonite panel, depicting a head and shoulder profile view of the military leader and Duke of Lucca, who lived from 1281-1328. Unsigned. The painting is likely from a so-called "Uomini Famoi" ("Famous Men") series, a derivation of the image […]
Lot 70: William Mellor landscape, Baxenghyll Falls
William Mellor (United Kingdom, 1851-1931), oil on canvas painting, Baxenghyll Falls, Ingleton, titled en verso, signed lower right, old shipping label on back. Original gilt and molded frame: 23-1/8" H x 17-1/2" W, Sight: 17-1/4" H x 11-1/2" W. Biography: William Mellor was a Yorkshire-born landscape painter, who specialized in views of Wales and England's […]
Lot 69: William Mellor landscape, Pecca Falls
William Mellor (United Kingdom, 1851-1931), oil on canvas painting, Pecca Falls, Ingleton, titled en verso, signed lower left. Old shipping label on back. Original gilt and molded frame: 23-1/8" H x 17-3/8" W; sight: 17-1/4" H x 11-1/2" W. Biography: William Mellor was a Yorkshire-born landscape painter, who specialized in views of Wales and England's […]
Lot 68: F.H. Henshaw Landscape
Frederick Henry Henshaw (RBSA, United Kingdom, 1807-1891), oil on canvas landscape of mountain stream with boulders. Signed and dated, 1851, lower left. Old shipping label on back of painting. Likely original gilt and molded frame: 34-3/8″ H x 42-1/4″ W, Sight: 27-3/8″ H x 35-3/8″ W. Biography: British landscape painter Frederick Henry Henshaw was born […]
Lot 67: Camille Pissarro Drawing, Portrait of His Mother
Camille Pissarro (French, 1831-1903), "Portrait de la mere de l'artiste", (Portrait of the Artists's Mother), 1884, drawing in pencil on buff wove paper. Bust length portrait of an elderly woman wearing a turban. Signed with the artist's monogram stamp (ref. Lugt, 613e) in black ink, lower right. Dated in pencil upper right: 7 Janvier 1884. […]
Lot 66: Mary Cassatt Etching: Mother and Child
Mary Cassatt (American,1845-1926) drypoint etching on laid paper with margins, "Looking into the Hand Mirror III". Unsigned, circa 1905. Green mats and molded giltwood frame. 8-1/4" x 5-3/4" plate; 10-7/8" x 8-1/2" sight; 22" x 20" framed. Provenance: the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Burton Silbert, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Scattered light thumbdings;to margin, slight raising […]
Lot 64: Large Meissen Centerpiece
Meissen porcelain centerpiece, the oval pierced basket encrusted with applied flowers, the pedestal naturalistically modeled and adorned with several Bacchanalian putti figures (including one with wreath, holding a goblet). 17-1/4"H x 15-1/2"W x 11"D. Circa 1953. Provenance: the collection of Stephen and Lisa Steiner Small, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Overall very good condition. 1 cherub has […]









