Eleven hand colored etchings on laid paper of quadrapeds in their natural habitats (mostly rat/mouse family) by I. Nufsbiegel. Includes Lepus minutus Pall; Mus minutus Pall; Myoxus Muscardinus; Mus Lagurus Pall; Mus Cricetus Linn niger; Didelphys Marsupialis Linn; Arctomys Citillus; Sorex aquaticus Linn (2 views), Talpa europea Linn; and Arctomys Citillus. All approximately 8-1/2" x […]
Lot 543: Two 17th c. style Portraits of Dutch Gentlemen
2 Portraits Dutch Gentlemen, probably painted during the 19th century in the 17th century style. 1ST ITEM: Oil on canvas portrait of bearded gentleman in fur hat. Newer burled wooden frame. Sight: 10-3/4 x 10-1/8. Frame: 15-1/4 x 14-3/4. 2ND ITEM: Oil on board portrait of bearded gentleman with ruffled collar and brimmed hat. Old […]
Lot 541: 6 Ornithology Bird Prints & W. Lewin egg prints
Group of 6 ornithology bird prints. 1st- 3rd items: Three G.E. Edwards hand-colored prints, The Puffin and the Razorbill, Black-footed Penguin and The Wild Swan, plate: 9-1/4 x 7-1/2, sheet: 11-1/2 x 9. 4th Item: One E. Albin hand-colored print of spotted woodpecker, plate: 9-3/4 x 11-3/4, sheet: 11-1/2 x 8-5/8. 5th Item: Hand-colored print […]
Lot 540: 7 Zoology and Botany prints, 18th and 19th c.
Includes five colored animal engravings of quadrupeds Weibl Hippotamus v. Gordon, Der Tiger, Der Urson, and Der Pasan. Each has Buff n.d.Vier printed in lower left margin. Hinge mounted in ivory mats with gold highlights. 5-3/4" x 3-1/4" sight, 9-3/4" x 7" matted. Circa 1790. Together with a colored engraving of Hylobates Syndactyla (The Siamang) […]
Lot 539: Group of 18th c. butterfly, tick and spider prints
Item 1:Three Moses Harris (British, 1731-1785) Moth and Butterfly studies, hand-colored engravings on paper watermarked "J Whatman 1794". Plates X (plate size: 12" x 9-1/2"), XX (plate: 12" x 9-1/4"), III (plate: 10-1/4" x 9-3/8"). Paper: 16-1/4" x 11". Item 2: Group of 7 hand-colored Insects featuring ticks and spiders, late 18th C. Published by […]
Lot 537: 21 Matthias Merian Garden Engravings 1664 and 1714
21 Matthias Merian Prints, 17 from the first edition and 4 from the Valentini edition. Item 1: "Der Fruchtbringenden Geselschaft Nahmen Vorhaben, Gemalde und Worter" by Ludwig, Prince of Anhalt engravings by Matthias Merian first edition, published in Frankfurt, 1664. Plate include: 11, 35, 83, 127, 145, 188, 217, 252, 270, 280, 283, 294, 310, […]
Lot 538: 7 Shell Engravings, 18th century
Seven shell engravings from Les Delices Des Yeux et de L'esprit, ou Collection Generale des Differentes Especes de Coquillages Que La Mer Renferme, George Knorr, Nuremberg, 1764-73, drawn by J. C. Keller and C. Kleemann, plates engraved by G. Trautner, H. J. Tyroff, and V. Bischoff. Hand-colored copper engravings on laid paper, unframed, 10-1/4" x […]
Lot 536: 2 Etchings: 1 by J.T. Arms and 1 after Rembrandt
Etchings by John Taylor Arms and after Rembrandt. (1) John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953) etching, 'Lescure", village scene, pencil signed and dated, 1928, lower right. Sight: 7" x 4-1/2". Frame: 17 x 13-1/4. Not examined out of frame. (2) After Rembrandt etching, "Study of Three Heads', probably a 19th century impression. Plate signed and dated […]
Lot 534: Italian School, Mary Magdalene, 19th c. o/c
Italian School oil on canvas portrait of Mary Magdalene. Signed in pencil en verso, "Head of a Virgin from a Holy Fam. Group." Sight: 9 x 9. Canvas: 12-1/8 x 12-1/8. Frame: 15-5/8 x 15-1/4. Mid 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Judge W. Dale Young, Maryville, TN. Condition: Painting in overall excellent condition. Paint on […]
Lot 535: 2 Pen & Ink Drawings, Religious Subjects
Two pen and ink drawings of Religious Subjects. 1ST ITEM: Framed Graphite, Pen and Ink Wash, "Christ from the Cross," 18th century. Sight: 16-11/16" x 11-11/16". Frame: 24 x 19-1/8. Not examined out of frame. 2ND ITEM: Graphite, Pen and brown ink wash, 'Angel appearing to Joseph and Mary," 17th century, unsigned. Not examined out […]